Television

Marilyn Manson Told Us What He Was

A new HBO documentary portrays the actor Evan Rachel Wood’s attempts to get justice for alleged abuse.

• Sophie Gilbert
• March 22, 2022

Pachinko Is Moving and Sublime—And at Odds With Itself

Apple TV+’s adaptation of the epic novel is stirring and sumptuous. But it also underestimates its protagonist’s appeal.

• Shirley Li
• March 16, 2022

The Simple Brilliance of That Amazon Go SNL Sketch

The show delivered incisive commentary by hewing close to shoppers’ realities—and adding a small dose of horror.

• Amanda Wicks
• March 13, 2022

‘We’re Going to See an Exodus From Russia to Hollywood’

Four takeaways from American studios’ boycott of Russia

• Shirley Li
• March 12, 2022

The Gen-Z Drama That Launched a Million Memes

Euphoria taps into the idea that adolescence these days is bleak, so bleak that there’s nothing anyone can do but laugh and walk away.

• Shirley Li
• March 3, 2022

The Show That Made Single Motherhood Into Art

Pamela Adlon’s Better Things is a tribute to all the people who carry their families because no one else will.

• Sophie Gilbert
• March 2, 2022

20 Perfect TV Shows for Short Attention Spans

For both quick laughs and thoughtful reflections, try one of these highly bingeable half-hour comedies.

• Shirley Li
• March 1, 2022

A Vulnerable SNL for a Vulnerable Time

The show has struggled to tackle the grimness of recent events. Last night, John Mulaney proved to be an ideal host.

• Amanda Wicks
• February 27, 2022

Justice for Pamela

The brutal sixth episode of Pam & Tommy should have audiences rethinking how culture treated the ’90s sex symbol.

• Kevin Townsend, Sophie Gilbert, Spencer Kornhaber, and Shirley Li
• February 26, 2022

When Work Is a Terrifying Dystopia

Severance is an unsettling satire about never being able to leave the office.

• Sophie Gilbert
• February 25, 2022

A Whodunit Whose Culprit Depends on How You Tell the Story

The Afterparty is one of a series of works that privilege multiple points of view—leaving us looking for truth among conflicting accounts.

• Megan Garber
• February 19, 2022

Why Hollywood Can’t Quit Guns

How the industry moved on from the deadly Rust shooting

• Shirley Li
• February 17, 2022

A Comedy Special About Wanting to Cheat on Your Husband

Ali Wong’s latest show is hilarious, filthy, and accessible despite its potentially alienating subject matter.

• Shirley Li
• February 17, 2022

Netflix’s Inventing Anna Writes a Check It Can’t Cash

Shonda Rhimes’s new show has a juicy, based-on-a-true-story premise but doesn’t seem to understand our fascination with grifters.

• Shirley Li
• February 11, 2022

The Horror of an Optimized Life

In The Girl Before, residents of an austere house are compelled to live according to its mysterious rules.

• Sophie Gilbert
• February 11, 2022

When Home Improvement Is Self-Improvement

A new group of makeover shows is grappling with a timely truth: Needing help doesn’t make you a failure.

• Megan Garber
• February 7, 2022

Yellowjackets Is So Much More Than a ‘Female Lord of the Flies’

The real horror is the friends we made along the way.

• Kevin Townsend, Shirley Li, Megan Garber, and Lenika Cruz
• February 4, 2022

We Need to Talk About Miranda

And just like that, the most rational character on Sex and the City has become someone totally at odds with her former self.

• Sophie Gilbert
• February 4, 2022

Curse of the ’90s Bombshell

In a new miniseries, the Pamela Anderson–Tommy Lee sex tape isn’t just a tabloid frenzy. It’s a moment that actually changed the world.

• Sophie Gilbert
• February 3, 2022