Beamed from Within: On Harlan Ellison’s “Greatest Hits”
Greg Cwik reviews the new compilation of work from writer Harlan Ellison.
"Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television." —Woody Allen
Greg Cwik reviews the new compilation of work from writer Harlan Ellison.
Greg CwikMay 24
Adam Fleming Petty reviews Lucas Mann’s “Attachments: Essays on Fatherhood and Other Performance,” rooting his analysis in his personal experience.
Adam Fleming PettyMay 6
Enzo Escober reviews Julio Torres’s body of work, but most of all, his debut feature, “Problemista.”
Enzo EscoberMay 2
In the latest Screen Shots column, Elizabeth Alsop explores the ubiquity—and limitations—of the “trauma backstory.”
Elizabeth AlsopApr 29
Alyx Vesey bemoans the cancellation of HBO Max’s series about a female hip-hop duo, “Rap Sh!t.”
Alyx VeseyApr 25
Maria Bose and Jason Willwerscheid analyze corporate moves to adapt prestige video games into prestige TV.
Jason Willwerscheid, Maria BoseApr 12
Ned Resnikoff reviews Pamela Robertson Wojcik’s “Unhomed: Cycles of Mobility and Placelessness in American Cinema.”
Ned ResnikoffApr 10
Julia Gunnison reviews Radu Jude’s “Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World.”
Julia GunnisonApr 5
Christopher T. Fan reviews Netflix’s new show “3 Body Problem.”
Christopher T. FanMar 30
Peter Campion reviews David Thomson’s “Remotely: Travels in the Binge of TV.”
Peter CampionFeb 26
Sheila Liming gets to the bottom of Apple TV+ and Katherine Jakeways’s “The Buccaneers.”
Sheila LimingFeb 20
Michael Szalay compares apples and Apples in parsing the streamer’s strategy financially, aesthetically, narratively, and otherwise.
Michael SzalayFeb 16