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 Innocents Is the Most Netflixy Drama Yet
The new eight-part supernatural series about teenagers on the run feels like a weaker mishmash of other streaming hits.
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HBO The Lazy Trope of the Unethical Female Journalist
With Camille Preaker, Zoe Barnes, and Rory Gilmore, Hollywood’s depictions of women reporters have never been further from reality.
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Hulu Minding the Gap Is an Extraordinary Feat of Filmmaking
The Hulu documentary by Bing Liu examines masculinity and trauma through the lens of three Illinois skateboarders.
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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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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.
