Reviving “Ophelia”: On Returning to the Music of Natalie Merchant
Jenny Boyar writes about her midlife rediscovery of singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant.
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
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
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.
Maria Bose, Jason WillwerscheidApr 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
Sean T. Collins explores a quartet of sleazy, sensual, sensational shows from 2023 that dared to go beyond prestige-TV dramedy realism.
Sean T. CollinsFeb 8
Philippa Snow examines the anti-heroism offered by Bravo’s reality show “Vanderpump Rules.”
Philippa SnowJan 29