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TelevisionMay 31, 2023
The Janus-Faced End of “Succession”
At once cruel and compassionate, the finale of the much-loved HBO show revels in the space between tragedy and comedy.
Vikram Murthi
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TelevisionApril 11, 2023
The Biting Workplace Comedy of “Party Down”
Returning over a decade after it was originally canceled, the cult series remains a potent satire of meritocracy and Los Angeles.
Vikram Murthi
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FilmJanuary 25, 2023
The Anxious Influences of Netflix’s “White Noise”
What has Noah Baumbach wrought in his adaptation of the 1985 postmodern novel?
Vikram Murthi
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TelevisionJanuary 12, 2023
The Honesty of “Atlanta”
After four seasons, Donald Glover’s television show leaves behind a fascinating and complicated legacy.
Vikram Murthi
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FilmOctober 19, 2022
The Ghosts of “Irma Vep”
Olivier Assayas’s clever and beguiling HBO miniseries responds to the state of cinema in the age of streaming.
Vikram Murthi
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TelevisionSeptember 29, 2022
The Real Butt of Nathan Fielder’s Joke
His awkward social comedies always leave you wondering: Whom should you be laughing at?
Vikram Murthi
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TelevisionJuly 6, 2022
“The Kids in the Hall” Stands the Test of Time
In a recent reboot, the comedy troupe’s work remains as trenchant as ever.
Vikram Murthi
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TelevisionJune 15, 2022
Does “Severance”’s Workplace Satire Work?
On the ups and downs of the year’s most talked-about office drama.
Vikram Murthi
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FilmMarch 30, 2022
The Oscars: Awkward Spectacle
The Academy Awards felt like a hyperactive fever dream, but really it was just a terribly engineered event that reeked of neediness and obsolescence and that was given its sole moment of excitement by an act of unscripted violence.
Vikram Murthi
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FilmMarch 10, 2022
The Wonder and Horror of Delayed Adulthood
With Worst Person in the World, Joachim Trier completes a trilogy of films that interrogates an aging generation facing a murky future.
Vikram Murthi