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Hopper Stone / Max The Key to Understanding HBO’s The Sympathizer
Think of it as a ghost story.
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Will Heath / NBC The Politician Whom SNL Is Tiring Of
With months to go before the election, the show is running out of things to say about Donald Trump.
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Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani. Source: Getty. How Hollywood Fell Short for the Fall Guys
Stunt work doesn’t have its own category at the Oscars. Here’s why that should change.
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Illustration by Joanne Imperio / The Atlantic. Source: … The Cruel Social Experiment of Reality TV
The new Hulu film about an atrocious moment in ’90s television is shocking, but revelatory.
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Ed Miller / Netflix The Baby Reindeer Mess Was Inevitable
The hit Netflix show appeals to many of our worst instincts as viewers.
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Conaco / Max Conan O’Brien Keeps It Old-School
His true gift lies in his combination of an entertainer’s desperate desire to be liked and an antagonistic streak.
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NBC A Gross and Fabulous Mother’s Day, Courtesy of SNL
Maya Rudolph’s return to the show proved why she’s so beloved.
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Max Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show Goes Too Far
The comedian wants you to know everything about his life, but sheer voyeurism is only so revealing.
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Will Heath / NBC SNL Completely Misses the Point of the College Protests
An awkward, unfunny cold open fails to meet the moment.
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Netflix The Art of Putting On Airs
In the 21st century, you are who you pretend to be. It’s a world Tom Ripley was made for.
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Investigation Discovery The Uncomfortable Truth About Child Abuse in Hollywood
A new series about the “dark underbelly” of kids’ TV raises crucial questions about abuse in Hollywood. But it doesn’t go far enough.
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Ludo Studio Is This the End for Bluey?
The third-season episode “The Sign” seems to point to an ending of sorts for the hugely popular Disney show.
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Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani. Source: Netflix / … Prestige TV’s New Wave of Difficult Men
The small screen is offering up heroes who are resolutely alienated, driven to acts of violence that they don’t want to inflict and can’t enjoy.
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Rosalind O'Connor / SNL Ken Will Never Die
On Saturday Night Live, Ryan Gosling confronted his love for the character he made—and who will define him forever.
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John Johnson / HBO Larry David Learned Nothing, and Neither Did We
Curb Your Enthusiasm ended in the most fitting way possible: not with a bang, but with a shrug.
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HBO The Everyday Indignity of Dining Out
On Curb Your Enthusiasm, anything can happen when Larry David walks into a restaurant.
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Netflix The Real Issue With Netflix’s 3 Body Problem
In adapting a sweeping and cerebral trilogy for TV, the new show forgets one of the original story’s biggest themes.
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Eric McCandless / Disney Even Oprah Doesn’t Know How to Talk About Weight Loss Now
Like much of America, the media mogul is feeling the cultural impact of the Ozempic era.
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FX Truman Capote’s Ultimate Weapon
FX’s Feud showed how attention can be wielded to comfort—and to wound.
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Gilles Mingasson / Disney Why That Big Abbott Elementary Cameo Made So Much Sense
As the show has gotten more popular, it hasn’t abandoned its distinct regional humor.
