The Manic Pixie Dream Girl in the Attic: On Netflix’s “Love Is Blind”Samantha Pergadia reviews Netflix’s “Love Is Blind” in the context of Victorian literature....SAMANTHA PERGADIATELEVISION
Yacht, Rocks: On HBO’s “The White Lotus” and Picturesque DreadJorge Cotte reviews HBO’s “The White Lotus.”...JORGE COTTETELEVISION
Visions of Selves and Systems: Muslim Lives on American TelevisionFarah Bakaari reviews “Ramy,” “Mo,” and shows about Muslim life on American TV....FARAH BAKAARITELEVISION
Jeremy Strong Theory: On Acting and Talking About ActingR. Colin Tait discusses Michael Schulman’s profile of Jeremy Strong....R. COLIN TAITTELEVISIONFILM
Police and Thieves: On Tony Gilroy’s “Andor”Aaron Bady reviews Tony Gilroy’s “Andor,” streaming on Disney+....AARON BADYDEAR TELEVISIONTELEVISIONSF
The Tough Love of Judy Davis in “Nitram”Dan Callahan analyzes the unique screen presence of actress Judy Davis, most recently starring in the film “Nitram.”...DAN CALLAHANTELEVISIONFILM
iPhone TV: A Conversation with Kim Jee-woonMichael Szalay asks Kim Jee-woon about his new Apple TV+ series, “Dr. Brain.”...MICHAEL SZALAYAROUND THE WORLDTELEVISIONFILM
Send More Cops: On Travis Linnemann’s “The Horror of Police”Jarrod Shanahan reviews Travis Linnemann’s penetrating new book, “The Horror of Police.”...JARROD SHANAHANLAWTELEVISIONFILMPOLITICS
The Heirs and Their Hair: On HBO’s “House of the Dragon”Sarah Mesle assesses the first season of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” spinoff, “House of the Dragon.”...SARAH MESLEDEAR TELEVISIONTELEVISION
Petro-Menopause in “Borgen: Power & Glory”Julia Leyda and Anne Marit Waade explore the link between transitioning away from fossil fuels and menopause in the Danish Netflix series “Borgen: Power & Glory.”...ANNE MARIT WAADE, JULIA LEYDAAROUND THE WORLDTELEVISIONFILM
When Reality Isn’t: On Nathan Fielder’s “The Rehearsal”Israel Daramola reviews Nathan Fielder’s “The Rehearsal.”...ISRAEL DARAMOLATELEVISIONFILM
Self-Narrative TV in Uncertain TimesMadeline Ullrich examines self-narrative television through the lenses of "Somebody Somewhere" and "Life & Beth."...MADELINE ULLRICHTELEVISIONFILM
Dog Days: An Interview with Mo RoccaJosé Vergara speaks to Mo Rocca, writer for “Wishbone,” about turning classics into a children’s television series starring a dog....JOSÉ VERGARATELEVISION
The One Where We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to LiveVictoria Myers considers the resonances between the author Joan Didion and the star persona of Jennifer Aniston....VICTORIA MYERSTELEVISION
The Art of the “Girl-Writer”: On Annie Berke’s “Their Own Best Creations”Sophia Stewart reviews Annie Berke's new book on the creative lives of women writers in postwar television...SOPHIA STEWARTTELEVISION
Does the Mind Not Rebel? Tony Soprano and the Path to a Greener PsychoanalysisEmily Schlesinger re-watches The Sopranos and considers new paths forward for psychoanalysis in the Anthropocene...EMILY SCHLESINGERTELEVISION
The Elements of Style: Diana Without DianaOn the heels of Kristen Stewart's Oscar nomination for Spencer, Soraya Roberts dives into the trouble of styling Princess Diana ...SORAYA ROBERTSTELEVISIONFILM
The Undoing: The Unusual, Unhappy “And Just Like That”Philippa Snow reviews And Just Like that..., HBO Max's sexless, zombified, tragicomic return to Sex and the City ...PHILIPPA SNOWTELEVISION
Nonlinear Delivery Options: The Times of "Station Eleven"Jorge Cotte thinks about the persistence and power of art across the various timelines the HBO Max miniseries Station Eleven....JORGE COTTETELEVISION
Why Are We Stuck Here: "Squid Game," Trauma, and RepetitionHannah Amaris Roh argues that Squid Game's simplicity masks its meta-commentary on the trauma of capitalism...HANNAH AMARIS ROHTELEVISION
Increased Visibility, Increasing Restrictions: Abortion on TVLauren Herold, PhD, and Steph Herold, MPH, ask why the increased visibility of abortion on television doesn't equal progress...LAUREN HEROLD, STEPH HEROLDTELEVISION
Single Girls Forever: How TV Envisions Friendship Between WomenKelly Coyne asks why TV series from Laverne and Shirley to Girls5Eva need to represent adult female friendship through girlhood...KELLY COYNETELEVISION
On "Evil" and Procedural FailureElizabeth Alsop considers the supernatural series Evil alongside neo-procedurals like Mindhunter, Twin Peaks: The Return, and Search Party...ELIZABETH ALSOPTELEVISION
Guiding Lights: On “Her Stories: Daytime Soap Opera and US Television History”Annie Berke reviews Elana Levine's "Her Stories: Daytime Soap Opera and US Television History," on a pivotal genre and its diverse fandom ...ANNIE BERKETELEVISION