When Not Every Second Counts
In the latest installment of Screen Shots, Michael Szalay reviews season three of FX’s “The Bear.”
"Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television." —Woody Allen
In the latest installment of Screen Shots, Michael Szalay reviews season three of FX’s “The Bear.”
Michael SzalayJul 21
Josie Torres Barth reviews Molly A. Schneider’s “Gold Dust on the Air: Television Anthology Drama and Midcentury American Culture.”
Josie Torres BarthJul 13
Jenny Boyar writes about her midlife rediscovery of singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant.
Jenny BoyarJul 5
Hannah Bonner connects Kōhei Saitō’s book “Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto” to Sara Sowell’s short film “Color Negative” by way of the Kardashians.
Hannah BonnerJul 2
Hannah Sage Kay reviews David K. Seitz’s “A Different Trek: Radical Geographies of ‘Deep Space Nine.’”
Hannah Sage KayJul 1
Olivia Stowell reviews Emily Nussbaum’s “Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV.”
Olivia StowellJun 26
Henry Luzzatto puzzles over John Mulaney’s Netflix talk show “Everybody’s in L.A.”
Henry LuzzattoJun 24
Anna Bogutskaya assesses “Ripley,” Netflix’s new adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s most infamous literary creation.
Anna BogutskayaJun 8
Harry Waksberg reviews a new book about a German television series about the Holocaust, written by Magdalena Saryusz-Wolska.
Harry WaksbergJun 7
Cinque Henderson writes a personal tribute for Helen Vendler.
Cinque HendersonMay 29
Isabel Bartholomew reviews Grace Lavery’s “Closures: Heterosexuality and the American Sitcom.”
Isabel BartholomewMay 25
Michael Szalay on twinned productions and other IP shenanigans in “Anatomy of a Fall,” “Constellation,” and “The Signal.”
Michael SzalayMay 25