Sophie Gilbert
Is Television Ready for Angry Women?
Producer Marti Noxon has two shows about women’s pain and rage debuting this summer—and the timing couldn’t be better.
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Netflix Disenchantment Subverts the Cartoon Fairy Tale
Matt Groening’s new Netflix series pushes the envelope, but not far enough.
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Dennis Van Tine / STAR MAX / IPx Donald Trump and the Currency of Tapes
Why eavesdrops, hot mics, and other unorthodox recordings are such a staple feature of the 45th presidency
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Marc Burckhardt 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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Amazon Ordeal by Innocence Is the Darkest Agatha Christie Drama Yet
The Amazon three-parter is a star-studded but ponderous tale about toxic family dysfunction.
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Netflix Can Television Destroy Diet Culture?
Netflix’s Insatiable and AMC’s Dietland both feature fat heroines who are bullied for their body type. But they’re very different shows.
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HBO Succession’s Masterful Finale Tips the HBO Show’s Hand
Never has the Roy legacy seemed more tragic, or more toxic.
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Netflix The Middling, Melancholy Charm of Like Father
Netflix’s new feature comedy starring Kristen Bell and Kelsey Grammer is unremarkable in every way except one: It’s barely funny.
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Netflix How Will Orange Is the New Black End?
As the Netflix series heads toward a possible final season, its conclusion could be hopeful or honest, but not both.
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NBC The Existential Comfort of Making It
The NBC crafting competition is a balm for troubled times.
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Netflix Orange Is the New Black Is Still Worth Watching
Despite the Netflix show’s reliable inconsistency, few series are as willing to take this many risks.
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Netflix The Disaster Zone of Netflix’s Dark Tourist
The new eight-part series supposedly travels to the most mad, macabre, and morbid places in the world.
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FX Snowfall’s Compelling Second Season Is All About Power
The FX drama about the crack epidemic—which has added the crime writer Walter Mosley to its creative team—finds its groove.
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Showtime Who Is Sacha Baron Cohen Satirizing?
In his new Showtime series Who Is America?, the British comedian shows the best and worst of his comedy.
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HBO The Unknowable Robin Williams
Come Inside My Mind, airing on HBO Monday night, is a thoughtful and wistful portrait of an elusive subject.
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Simon Dawson / Reuters A Very British Protest
As President Donald Trump spent the second day of his U.K. visit with Prime Minister Theresa May, thousands of people gathered in London to march in characteristically creative style.
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Matt Sayles / AP Images Emmy Nominations 2018: Netflix Takes Over
For the first time, the streaming service received more total nods than HBO, ending the premium-cable channel’s 17-year domination.
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Hulu A Maddening Season Finale for The Handmaid’s Tale
In its sophomore stretch, the Hulu show abandoned narrative logic and character development to keep its story constrained.
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Matt Dunham / AP England’s Unfamiliar Emotion: Hope
In the wake of results at the 2018 World Cup that no one was expecting, a nation adjusts awkwardly to success.
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Netflix The Real Love Affair on GLOW
The Netflix series is about a relationship, but not in the traditional sense.
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HBO The Twisted, Enthralling Rot of Sharp Objects
The HBO miniseries, directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and adapted from Gillian Flynn’s thriller, probes the dark heart of small-town America.
