Television

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

iPhone TV: A Conversation with Kim Jee-woon
Michael Szalay asks Kim Jee-woon about his new Apple TV+ series, “Dr. Brain.”
Michael SzalayNov 11, 2022
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 ShanahanOct 31, 2022
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 MesleOct 24, 2022
- Dear Television
- Television
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 LeydaOct 18, 2022
When Reality Isn’t: On Nathan Fielder’s “The Rehearsal”
Israel Daramola reviews Nathan Fielder’s “The Rehearsal.”
Israel DaramolaOct 14, 2022
- Film
- Television
Self-Narrative TV in Uncertain Times
Madeline Ullrich examines self-narrative television through the lenses of "Somebody Somewhere" and "Life & Beth."
Madeline UllrichAug 17, 2022
- Film
- Television
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.
José VergaraJun 24, 2022
- Television
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.
Victoria MyersApr 18, 2022
- Television
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 StewartMar 30, 2022
- 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
Emily SchlesingerFeb 23, 2022
- Television
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
Soraya RobertsFeb 16, 2022
- Film
- Television
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 SnowJan 24, 2022
- Television