Television

"Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television." —Woody Allen

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  Rebel Girls

  Elizabeth Alsop considers the third season of “Yellowjackets.”

  Elizabeth AlsopApr 12

  • Television

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  Down the Manson Rabbit Hole

  Abby Aguirre considers Errol Morris’s new documentary “CHAOS: The Manson Murders.”

  Abby AguirreMar 16

  • Film

  • Television

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  A Haunting in Jamaica

  René Johannes Kooiker explores Marlon James’s series “Get Millie Black,” in which detectives chase ghosts as well as criminals.

  René Johannes KooikerMar 5

  • Television

  • Cultural Studies

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  The Power of the Moving Image

  Peter B. Kaufman argues that video has become our dominant cultural medium, yet we lack reliable archives for the audiovisual record.

  Peter B. KaufmanFeb 11

  • Film

  • Television

  • Politics

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  That’s Nature for You

  Annie Berke reviews Jenny Slate’s new motherhood meditation, “Lifeform.”

  Annie BerkeJan 23

  • Film

  • Television

  • Memoir & Essay

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  A Woman in the Captain’s Chair, Trump in the White House

  Thirty years after its premiere, David K. Seitz revisits “Star Trek: Voyager” and its groundbreaking first woman captain.

  David K. SeitzJan 16

  • SF

  • Television

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  Talking Gets Us Nowhere

  Ryan Hamilton reviews Disney+/Hulu’s series about the Troubles in Northern Ireland, “Say Nothing.”

  Ryan Hamilton Dec 31, 2024

  • Television

  • Politics

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  Watching “The Diplomat” After Election Night

  Paul Allen Anderson analyzes the failures of the liberal dream in Netflix’s “The Diplomat,” in light of Donald Trump’s reelection.

  Paul Allen AndersonDec 15, 2024

  • Television

  • Politics

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  Seriality and Slow Grief

  Lauren Eriks Cline looks back at 20 years of the TV series “Lost” and the lessons it holds for us today.

  Lauren Eriks ClineDec 11, 2024

  • Television

  • Cultural Studies

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  Cults, Yoga, and #YouToo

  R. John Williams considers what the HBO docuseries “Breath of Fire” reveals about “new” religious experiences.

  R. John WilliamsDec 5, 2024

  • Television

  • Cultural Studies

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  It’s Time for My Voice to Be Deferred

  In the latest installment of Screen Shots, Michael Szalay reviews Alfonso Cuarón’s new Apple TV+ series “Disclaimer.”

  Michael SzalayNov 9, 2024

  • Television

  • Film

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  The Elizabeth Strout Formula

  Annie Berke considers adaptation, crossovers, and genre in her review of the novelist’s latest, “Tell Me Everything.”

  Annie BerkeNov 7, 2024

  • Fiction

  • Film

  • Television