Sophie Gilbert
The Challenge of Margaret Atwood
With her new book—the much-awaited sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale—the Canadian author is leading a resistance. But it’s not the one you might think.
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Hulu This Way Up Is a Bountiful Binge Watch
Hulu’s latest British import is a delightful, openhearted comedy about a woman recovering from a nervous breakdown.
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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.
