Sophie Gilbert

Why Are People So Mad About Don’t Look Up?

Climate change is a tough subject for any film, let alone a satire.

• Kevin Townsend, Sophie Gilbert, David Sims, and Spencer Kornhaber
• January 14, 2022

For Women, Is Exercise Power?

In Let’s Get Physical, Danielle Friedman traces the fascinating, loaded history of female fitness.

• Sophie Gilbert
• January 13, 2022

The ‘Meta-emptiness’ of Emily in Paris

Can the joyfully escapist Netflix show also argue for the importance of escapism?

• Kevin Townsend, Sophie Gilbert, Megan Garber, and Spencer Kornhaber
• January 7, 2022

I Have Some Questions About the World of Teletubbies

Where do they come from? Are they prisoners? Are we complicit in their captivity? Why do my children love them so?

• Sophie Gilbert
• December 30, 2021

Succession Is a Game of Monopoly

Did the finale finally flip over the board?

• Kevin Townsend, Sophie Gilbert, Hannah Giorgis, and Megan Garber
• December 17, 2021

A Perfect—And Cyclical—Succession Finale

The conclusion to Season 3 was both brilliant television and a patchwork of things the show has already done.

• Sophie Gilbert
• December 13, 2021

And Just Like That Is a Far Cry From Sex and the City

HBO Max’s spin-off revisits the original show’s memorable characters, but they’re fish out of water in 2021.

• Sophie Gilbert
• December 10, 2021

The 16 Best TV Shows of 2021

The year’s most distinct and worthwhile series

• Sophie Gilbert, Megan Garber, and Shirley Li
• December 9, 2021

Has Succession Done the Unthinkable?

An episode chock-full of emotional violence may have ended with real tragedy.

• Sophie Gilbert
• December 5, 2021

Adele’s 30 and the Year of the Breakup Album

“Mommy’s been having a lot of big feelings recently.”

• Kevin Townsend, Shirley Li, Spencer Kornhaber, and Sophie Gilbert
• December 3, 2021

Stephen Sondheim’s Knotty Vision of Musical Theater

The late composer-lyricist took a calcified medium and made it engage with the human condition.

• Sophie Gilbert
• November 30, 2021

The Tragedy of Tom and Shiv

The only real relationship on Succession is a marriage entirely corrupted by the family business.

• Sophie Gilbert
• November 21, 2021

The Anachronistic Joy of Dickinson

Why is television using old settings to tell modern stories lately?

• Kevin Townsend, Sophie Gilbert, Shirley Li, and Spencer Kornhaber
• November 19, 2021

Kristen Stewart, Diana Spencer, and the Ghost of Anne Boleyn

Does Spencer portray Princess Diana the person, or just the public image?

• Kevin Townsend, Sophie Gilbert, David Sims, and Shirley Li
• November 12, 2021

The Problem With Emily Ratajkowski’s My Body

The model and actor’s new book of essays is a fascinatingly solipsistic portrait of the tension between empowerment and objectification.

• Sophie Gilbert
• November 11, 2021

You Won’t Regret Rewatching The Ring

Almost 20 years ago, the modern horror classic offered an eerily prescient warning about viral media.

• Kevin Townsend, Sophie Gilbert, David Sims, and Lenika Cruz
• November 5, 2021

Where Sex Positivity Falls Short

Television wants to help us get better at talking about sex, but some of its recent offerings miss a crucial point.

• Sophie Gilbert
• November 3, 2021

January 6 Wasn’t a Riot. It Was War.

Four Hours at the Capitol, a new HBO documentary, is a vivid, terrifying picture of violent insurrection.

• Sophie Gilbert
• October 22, 2021

The Best Show on TV Is Stuck

In its third season, HBO’s award-winning series Succession needs to remember the dramatic stakes that made it great.

• Sophie Gilbert
• October 15, 2021

‘The Most Influential Action Movies Ever Made’

James Bond has been in theaters across six decades. But with No Time to Die ending Daniel Craig’s run, where will the franchise go next?

• Kevin Townsend, Sophie Gilbert, Shirley Li, and David Sims
• October 14, 2021