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Jeremy Strong Theory: On Acting and Talking About Acting
R. Colin Tait discusses Michael Schulman’s profile of Jeremy Strong....
Television
Police and Thieves: On Tony Gilroy’s “Andor”
Aaron Bady reviews Tony Gilroy’s “Andor,” streaming on Disney+....
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.”...
iPhone TV: A Conversation with Kim Jee-woon
Michael Szalay asks Kim Jee-woon about his new Apple TV+ series, “Dr. Brain.”...
Send More Cops: On Travis Linnemann’s “The Horror of Police”
Jarrod Shanahan reviews Travis Linnemann’s penetrating new book, “The Horror of Police.”...
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.”...
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.”...
When Reality Isn’t: On Nathan Fielder’s “The Rehearsal”
Israel Daramola reviews Nathan Fielder’s “The Rehearsal.”...
Self-Narrative TV in Uncertain Times
Madeline Ullrich examines self-narrative television through the lenses of "Somebody Somewhere" and "Life & Beth."...
Dog Days: An Interview with Mo Rocca
José Vergara speaks to Mo Rocca, writer for “Wishbone,” about turning classics into a children’s television series starring a dog....
The One Where We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to Live
Victoria Myers considers the resonances between the author Joan Didion and the star persona of Jennifer Aniston....
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...
Does the Mind Not Rebel? Tony Soprano and the Path to a Greener Psychoanalysis
Emily Schlesinger re-watches The Sopranos and considers new paths forward for psychoanalysis in the Anthropocene...
The Elements of Style: Diana Without Diana
On the heels of Kristen Stewart's Oscar nomination for Spencer, Soraya Roberts dives into the trouble of styling Princess Diana ...
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 ...
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....
Why Are We Stuck Here: "Squid Game," Trauma, and Repetition
Hannah Amaris Roh argues that Squid Game's simplicity masks its meta-commentary on the trauma of capitalism...
Increased Visibility, Increasing Restrictions: Abortion on TV
Lauren Herold, PhD, and Steph Herold, MPH, ask why the increased visibility of abortion on television doesn't equal progress...
Single Girls Forever: How TV Envisions Friendship Between Women
Kelly Coyne asks why TV series from Laverne and Shirley to Girls5Eva need to represent adult female friendship through girlhood...
On "Evil" and Procedural Failure
Elizabeth Alsop considers the supernatural series Evil alongside neo-procedurals like Mindhunter, Twin Peaks: The Return, and Search Party...
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 ...
The Way We Laugh Now: On I Think You Should Leave
Adam Fales watches I Think You Should Leave and asks what's so funny about sad men telling massive lies to themselves and others?...
Pulling The Chair Out
Ed Simon reviews Netflix's The Chair and considers the academic obsession with fictional portrayals of the academy....
Elizabeth Ito’s Neighborhood: “City of Ghosts” and the Rise of Netflix Animation
Phillip Maciak explores the extraordinary niche that “City of Ghosts” occupies in Netflix’s varied animated programming....
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