Sophie Gilbert
The Radical Sincerity of The OA
More than two years after the surprise release of their Netflix series about an interdimensional traveler, Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij are back with an installment that’s even more ambitious than the first.
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Laura Cavanaugh / Getty / Hulu / Showtime ... When Women Are Accused of Complicity
Recent television shows and news stories raise a similar question: Can systems of oppression function without the involvement of women?
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Netflix The Patriarchal Allure of The Family
A new Netflix series delves into a shadowy religious group with long-standing political ties to Washington. Is it as powerful as the show suggests?
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HBO Succession Is Better Than Ever
Jesse Armstrong’s caustic HBO drama about a media dynasty is superb in Season 2.
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Netflix GLOW Goes Post-plot
In its third season, the Netflix comedy about women wrestlers takes an odd approach to storytelling.
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Deborah Feingold / Corbis / Getty Remembering the Peerless Toni Morrison
The author, teacher, Nobel laureate, and grande dame of American letters has died at the age of 88.
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Netflix The Ballad of Taystee Jefferson
In its final season, Orange Is the New Black faced a conundrum over its most pivotal character.
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HBO The Intimate Horror of Share
The HBO feature about a 16-year-old who discovers her assault has gone viral is a stunningly immersive work.
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Netflix / Chad Griffith / Paul Spella / ... What Orange Is the New Black Saw Coming
“I didn’t have a specific vision, because I was mostly terrified,” Jenji Kohan said of ending the Netflix series.
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HBO In Defense of Big Little Lies’ Second Season
Could any show meet the expectations that the HBO series set?
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Netflix Why That 13 Reasons Why Scene Took Two Years to Cut
Inside the decision to edit the controversial series
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Universal Pictures / YouTube I Watched the Cats Trailer, and I Have Some Questions
Four legs good, two legs completely bonkers
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Richard Shotwell / Invision / AP Emmy Nominations 2019: HBO Ascendant
Game of Thrones dominated a surprisingly open-minded slate of nods that recognized critical favorites.
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Hulu The Cruelty of Aunt Lydia
In a flashback episode, The Handmaid’s Tale tried to explain how one of its characters became a monster. But it missed the most crucial element of her personality.
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HBO The Cultural Fault Lines of I Love You, Now Die
Erin Lee Carr’s two-part HBO documentary thoughtfully complicates the narrative of a boy’s suicide, and of the girlfriend who encouraged the act.
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Netflix The American Paranoia of Stranger Things 3
The rollicking third season of Netflix’s nostalgic hit mines the conspiracy theories woven into pop culture.
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Starz A Supernatural Spy Story Goes Dark in The Rook
The Starz series about a British agent with extraordinary abilities forgets to have fun.
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Associated Press What E. Jean Carroll Means for #MeToo
The advice columnist’s account of being sexually assaulted by Donald Trump has more power than it might seem.
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Associated Press Why Rita Moreno Almost Quit Show Business
“They didn’t know what to do with a Latina girl.”
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Showtime The Loudest Voice Stops Short of Revealing Roger Ailes
Showtime’s biopic about the former Fox News executive can’t find the core of its characters.
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HBO The Near-Future Shock of Years and Years
The HBO series stars Emma Thompson as a populist leader with dark plans.
