Back in Westeros Back in Westeros
Game of Thrones’ final season depicts a fractured world’s last shot at redemption.
Apr 19, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt
‘Love After Lockup’ and Its Subtle Message of Prison Abolition ‘Love After Lockup’ and Its Subtle Message of Prison Abolition
An insightful look into reentry for the newly freed, the reality TV show puts into stark relief the injustice of the criminal-justice system.
Apr 11, 2019 / Malcolm Harris
Strange News From Another Star… Strange News From Another Star…
What life on another planet can teach us about our own.
Mar 5, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
‘Documentary Now!’ Finds Truth in Spoof ‘Documentary Now!’ Finds Truth in Spoof
Bill Hader and Fred Armisen’s IFC show inspires awe for the third season.
Feb 27, 2019 / Pilot Viruet
How Pop Culture Primed Us for ‘Alternative Facts’ How Pop Culture Primed Us for ‘Alternative Facts’
When movies, TV shows, and video games deride science, facts, and reason, the harm to our political culture can be profound.
Jan 29, 2019 / Peter Biskind
‘True Detective’ Gets Bleaker and Better ‘True Detective’ Gets Bleaker and Better
Carried by Mahershala Ali, the haunting new season of the HBO series marks a return to form.
Jan 11, 2019 / Sam Sodomsky
‘Survivor’ and the Strange Thrill of Late Capitalism’s Reality TV ‘Survivor’ and the Strange Thrill of Late Capitalism’s Reality TV
The show fabricates a society to study how power is distributed within it, and in doing so, magnifies the demands that capitalism makes of ordinary people.
Dec 18, 2018 / Erin Schwartz
‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Makes a Spectacle of Nostalgia ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Makes a Spectacle of Nostalgia
The second season of Amy Sherman-Palladino’s show is stuck in its comfort zone.
Dec 7, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Marshall
HBO’s Hauntingly Faithful Adaptation of ‘My Brilliant Friend’ HBO’s Hauntingly Faithful Adaptation of ‘My Brilliant Friend’
The TV series is just as unflinching and intimate as Elena Ferrante’s novel.
Nov 20, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Marshall
In ‘The Haunting of Hill House,’ Hell Is Other People In ‘The Haunting of Hill House,’ Hell Is Other People
The Netflix series is the latest contribution to a recent horror renaissance.
Nov 12, 2018 / Erin Schwartz