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PBS/The Atlantic Downton Abbey Ends With Good Cheer
The fifth season finale successfully warmed hearts, despite another Bates tragedy, a very nasty butler, and some inedible broth.
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PBS/The Atlantic Downton Abbey Gets a Fresh Influx of Villainery
A sociopath, a drunk, and a tramp nearly ruined Rose's London wedding, even as the show's resident scoundrel showed his softer side.
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Gary Hershorn/Reuters Neil Patrick Harris Might Be the Host the Oscars (and Viewers) Need
Hosting the Academy Awards is a tough gig. On Sunday, Harris will attempt to get it right, likely with an eye toward the performance of a familiar contemporary.
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Fox Which Empire Characters Are Built to Last?
Ratings are skyrocketing, but after seven episodes, it's time to take stock of the Empire landscape. Is this a complete canvas or just The Cookie Show?
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PBS Downton Abbey: Can Love Last In a Cold Climate?
There were two engagements this week, but both appear to be at risk thanks to unpleasant family members.
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Fox Empire: A Sloppy Episode With a Courtney Love Bonus
Fox's hit musical drama fell apart a bit this week, though the show's bright spots remain compelling.
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20th Century Fox It's Been 15 Years Since Leonardo DiCaprio Took a Risk on a Movie
Hot on the heels of Titanic, The Beach was a critical and commercial failure, but it also featured a remarkable performance from an often-predictable actor.
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PBS On Downton Abbey, Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves
Mary cut her hair and Daisy continued her studies, but the bravest move of all was Edith's.
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Fox Empire Continues to Grow (as Its Sexual Politics Remain Muddy)
Taraji P. Henson is giving one of TV's elite performances, transforming caricature into a genuine, warts-and-all character.
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Showtime Why Isn't Shameless' Fiona Treated Like the 'Difficult Men' of TV?
The character, played by Emmy Rossum, is a rare example of a compelling female antihero.
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PBS On Downton Abbey, Two Rivals Finally Face Off
On Super Bowl Sunday, a showdown between Yorkshire's most pompous patriarch and an interloping art historian was perhaps inevitable.
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Fox Is Empire's Depiction of the Hip-Hop World Authentic?
The show tackles questions of realness in the genre through the attempted recruitment of imprisoned rapper Titan.
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Douglas C. Pizac/AP The Power of the Sundance Brand
From the Coen Brothers in 1985 to Richard Linklater in 1991 to James Ponsoldt in 2006, indie filmmakers have both benefitted from and added to the annual film festival's cachet.
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PBS Downton Abbey Has One New Trick Up Its Sleeve
What is going on with Thomas? His sickly pallor and kitchen thievery spiced up an otherwise standard fourth episode of the show's fifth season.
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HBO Adam and Jessa: Probably the Best Part of Girls This Season
With Hannah and Shosh stuck as bonkers caricatures, Adam Driver and Jemima Kirke play the most genuine characters in the third episode of the show's fourth season.
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Fox Empire's Gay Son Is the Show's Greatest Asset
Audiences were promised King Lear and Def Jam, not Suge Knight's Mystic River. So why are we getting more of the latter?
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PBS Downton Abbey Delves Into the Dowager Countess's Secret Past
For all its failings, the fifth season's third episode gave the indomitable Violet her very own Doctor Zhivago.
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HBO Girls: Hannah Goes to Iowa (Finally)
Three Atlantic staffers discuss "Triggering," the second episode of the HBO show's fourth season.
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Danny Moloshok/Reuters At the Oscars, Best Actress and Best Picture Rarely Coincide
Best Actor nominees are almost twice as likely as their female counterparts to have starred in Best Picture-nominated films.
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Fox Searchlight Oscar Nominations Reward Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel
Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu and Wes Anderson's quirky hits lead with nine nominations apiece. But a risky screener gambit didn't pay off for Selma, which scored merely two nods of its own.
