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September 25, 2020
David Klion
The Unbearable Realism of
The Comey Rule
Showtime’s new miniseries attempts to salvage a lesson from an unmitigated disaster.
September 22, 2020
Magazine
Adolph Reed Jr.
TV Race Fables and the Privilege of a Raging Class
“The Cosby Show,” “#blackAF,” and the misleading fixation on the “racial wealth gap”
August 6, 2020
Alex Shephard
The Problem With MSNBC Isn’t That It’s Too Liberal
It’s that it’s not very good.
June 26, 2020
Jo Livingstone
I May Destroy You
Is About So Much More Than Rape
The latest series from Michaela Coel captures the contradictions of trying to make art in an age of corporate dominance.
May 15, 2020
Jennifer Wilson
The Great
’s Empowerment Problem
Hulu’s new show wants to portray an ultracompetent female ruler. But it fails to capture the real genius of Catherine the Great.
May 13, 2020
Alex Shephard
Don’t Blame the Coronavirus for Quibi’s Failure
The blinkered logic of venture capital is written all over the new streaming service.
May 13, 2020
John Semley
Have a Good Trip
Demystifies Psychedelics
Netflix’s documentary captures the newfound acceptability of mind-altering substances.
May 6, 2020
Magazine
Lidija Haas
The Backlash Appeal of
Mrs. America
Why do we watch dramas about right-wing women?
May 1, 2020
Philippa Snow
Hollywood Keeps Trying to Rewrite Its History
Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series is the latest to imagine a better, fairer Golden Age, while never truly reckoning with the past.
April 28, 2020
Magazine
Rachel Syme
How
Normal People
Captures a Hyper-Aware Romance
The Hulu adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel centers on two very connected, very guarded lovers.
April 24, 2020
Alex Shephard
Can Michael Jordan Fill the Huge Sports-Size Hole in Our Hearts?
A new 10-part documentary about the NBA legend is unexpectedly poignant now that sports are gone.
April 20, 2020
Philippa Snow
Merritt Wever Is Too Good For
Run
In the new HBO thriller, Wever is a triumph. Why does her character have to spend time loathing her body?
April 17, 2020
Jo Livingstone
Samantha Irby Is All Grown Up
The most distinctive voice in blogging returns with a third essay collection, “Wow, No Thank You.”
April 1, 2020
Alex Shephard
Sunderland ’Til I Die
Is TV’s Best Show About Failure
The Netflix documentary series is the next best thing to watching sports themselves.
March 28, 2020
Jo Livingstone
The Bonkers Appeal of
Tiger King
Heavy lies the crown in Netflix’s bewildering documentary series about a glamorous but unbalanced zookeeper.
March 19, 2020
Philippa Snow
The Brilliant Fault Lines of
Little Fires Everywhere
The Hulu show is a drama of misplaced intentions, exploitation, and white fragility.
March 16, 2020
David Klion
The Plot Against America
’s Powerful Warning
The new HBO show, adapted from Philip Roth’s novel, imagines life under a fascist president.
March 5, 2020
Magazine
Lidija Haas
Hillary Clinton’s Neverending Story
Can Hulu’s new documentary ever set the record straight?
March 3, 2020
Alex Shephard
Chris Matthews Was Everything Wrong With Cable News
The longtime MSNBC host might be gone, but his influence is everywhere.
March 2, 2020
Adam Weinstein
60 Minutes
Celebrates a War Criminal
Why did the CBS program ignore a historic Afghanistan cease-fire to profile Eddie Gallagher, the Trump-pardoned Navy SEAL?
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