The Visceral, Woman-Centric Horror of The Handmaid's Tale
The Hulu show has created a world that’s visually and psychologically unlike anything in film or television.
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Netflix GLOW Is a Total Delight
The Netflix show about a short-lived ’80s wrestling league for women is smart, funny, and subversive.
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Netflix Did Hulk Hogan Neuter the First Amendment?
A new Netflix documentary considers the dangerous ramifications of Bollea v. Gawker for the free press.
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Spike The Intriguing Chills of The Mist
Spike’s new series, adapted from a Stephen King novella, is an absorbing supernatural thriller.
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The Jaunty Horror of Orange Is the New Black
The Netflix show’s sense of humor has never felt so out of place.
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Hulu How The Handmaid’s Tale Freed Itself
The Hulu show was at its best when it moved beyond the source material, which bodes well for a second season.
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SyFy The Shlock and Gore of Blood Drive
SyFy’s new grindhouse drama is a cornucopia of horrors, set in a dystopian world where humans are fuel.
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Joan Marcus / The Public Theatre The Misplaced Outrage Over a Trumpian Julius Caesar
For as long as the Shakespeare play has been staged, it’s been referencing contemporary political leaders.
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Associated Press Running Through the Pain
In The Long Run, Catriona Menzies-Pike delves into the history of women’s marathoning while considering the sport’s impact on her own life after unimaginable loss.
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Netflix Orange Is the New Black Gambles Big
In its fifth season, the Netflix show digs deep into human nature, and the result is both intriguing and incoherent.
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CBS James Corden's Optimism Prevails in London
The host of CBS’s Late Late Show paid tribute to the stoic nature of the city in the first of three shows filmed in the U.K. capital.
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HBO A Sunny, Funny View of Old Age
In If You’re Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast, a new documentary airing on HBO, acclaimed nonagenarians including Carl Reiner and Betty White challenge stereotypes about life after 90.
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HBO The Leftovers: A Nicer Story
In “The Book of Nora,” a brilliant and continually surprising television show came to an end.
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Twelve Books How Al Franken Got America to Take Him Seriously
The Minnesota senator’s new book explores his strange career path from Saturday Night Live to Congress.
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Toby Melville / Reuters The Tragedy of Men
In a pithy and insightful new book, the British artist Grayson Perry laments how ill-suited masculinity is for modern life.
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Ben King / HBO The Leftovers: Seeing Double
Kevin took another trip to get to grips with himself.
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ABC ABC's Dirty Dancing Remake Is a Sad, Strange Production
This definitely isn’t love.
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Associated Press Roger Moore, Sultan of Self-Deprecation
Throughout his long career, the suave British actor—who died at age 89—refused to take himself too seriously.
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Andrew Yates / Reuters The Horror of an Attack Targeting Young Women
The reported suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester was aimed at preteen and teenage girls enjoying one of the best nights of their lives.
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HBO The Leftovers: Time to Dive
In the sixth episode of the third season, Laurie says some goodbyes.
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HBO The Leftovers: Among the Sea Lions
Matt, Laurie, and the Murphys find a love boat.
