Sophie Gilbert
The Lie of Little Women
Peering into the secrets of Louisa May Alcott’s real life sheds light on her treasured coming-of-age tale.
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Netflix The Innocent Man Tells Half a Story
The new Netflix true-crime series lasers in on miscarriages of justice, but doesn’t fully question how they came to pass.
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Netflix What Dumplin’ and Queen America Say About Female Beauty
A new crop of works uses pageants to explore outdated ideals of physical perfection.
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Katie Martin / The Atlantic The 22 Best TV Shows of 2018
The new and returning series that stood out the most
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Amazon Studios The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s Gauzy, Gorgeous Fantasy
The second season of Amy Sherman-Palladino’s 1950s comedy about an indomitable performer is as delightfully escapist as ever.
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Showtime What Is Escape at Dannemora, Really?
The Showtime series about a real-life prison break is just the latest work in the Peak TV era to suffer from existential confusion.
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Paper Magazine The Hard Lessons of Amanda Bynes’s Comeback
The former teen star broke down in excruciatingly public fashion five years ago. Her return brings up pointed questions about the way society handles struggling celebrities.
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Rick Wilking / Reuters Enemies Explores an Ongoing Constitutional Crisis
The Showtime series by Jed Rothstein and Alex Gibney looks at the recent history of American presidents trying to supersede the rule of law.
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AMC The Ravishing Way Park Chan-wook Uses Color in The Little Drummer Girl
The director explains the symbolism behind the AMC miniseries’ vivid palette.
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HBO The Gorgeous Savagery of My Brilliant Friend
The HBO adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s first Neapolitan novel is a strikingly faithful achievement.
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Netflix The Kominsky Method Is a Strange, Slapdash Show
Chuck Lorre’s new Netflix series about an aging acting coach and his bereaved best friend is a curiously confused affair.
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AP / Bettmann / Getty / Kathy Hutchins ... Karina Longworth Makes Old Hollywood New
The writer and critic has found a cult following with her podcast, You Must Remember This, unpacking the myths to show age-old stories and stars in a new light.
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HBO The Grotesque Brilliance of Sally4Ever
The HBO series from the British writer Julia Davis is depraved cringe comedy at its most inexplicably compelling.
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Amazon The Romanoffs Defends the Men of #MeToo
“Bearing false witness is the worst crime that you can commit,” says a character in the most recent episode of the Amazon series.
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Amazon Homecoming Is a Taut, Paranoid Puzzle Box
The new Amazon drama by Sam Esmail stars Julia Roberts and Bobby Cannavale in a highly stylized mystery.
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Netflix How Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Thinks About Female Power
The dark new Netflix series presents a surprisingly complex vision of what women could do with supernatural abilities.
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Netflix Bodyguard Is Tense, Twisty, and Totally Absurd
The new Netflix drama has been a sensation in Britain, but does it translate?
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Netflix / The Atlantic / Paul Spella The Real Horror in The Haunting of Hill House
The Netflix adaptation discards the authentic fear at the heart of Shirley Jackson’s 1959 novel.
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Brinkhoff / Mogenburg A Classic Sondheim Musical Gets a Thrilling Twist
Marianne Elliott’s gender-flipped Company mines modern ambivalence about marriage.
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Anne Marie Fox / HBO Camping Is Awful, but Not Awful Enough
The new HBO miniseries, based on a British comedy of the same name, makes you feel for its characters, and ruins the show in the process.
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Amazon The Romanoffs Is a Self-Indulgent, Intriguing Muddle
Matthew Weiner’s new Amazon series is star-studded, ambitious, and frequently bizarre.
