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Reuters / Kevin Lamarque Making Fun of How South Asians Talk: A History
Donald Trump’s reported mockery of Narendra Modi’s accent is a disturbing reminder of the long tradition of using “brown voice” for caricature.
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ABC The Upside-Down Logic of Stormy Daniels
The adult-film actor and director is engaged in a promotional tour where she can’t discuss events she says never took place.
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Peter Morgan / Reuters The Epic Grift of Dirty Money
Netflix’s new six-part documentary series is an enthralling take on cons and corporate malfeasance, from money laundering for cartels to the Trump Organization.
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HBO What Was Steven Soderbergh Doing With Mosaic?
It helps to think about Italian Divisionism, Schizopolis, and ambiguous images.
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Paramount Waco Skims a Very American Tragedy
The new Paramount miniseries about the 1993 siege doesn’t quite get to the heart of how David Koresh happened.
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Ron Batzdorff / NBC This Is Us: When Death Becomes a Tease
A central character’s demise in the NBC drama initially came as a shock. Until it turned into the opposite.
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TNT The Alienist Is the Grisliest Period Drama Yet
TNT’s new prestige series focuses on a doctor using criminal psychology to pursue a serial killer in 1890s New York.
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David Russell / HBO High Maintenance's Barbed Take on Mass Mourning
The HBO comedy’s second season opened with an unnamed horror sending Brooklyn’s pot smokers into narcissism.
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Starz The Propulsive Intrigue of Counterpart
The new Starz show is a twisty spy thriller with endless layers.
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Jeff Daly / FX The Assassination of Gianni Versace's Flawed Beauty
FX’s American Crime Story uses lavish detail to tell of an iconic designer’s murder—and what it said about society.
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Tim Mosenfelder / Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty … When Pop Culture Sells Dangerous Myths About Romance
Entertainment glorifying or excusing predatory male behavior is everywhere—from songs about “blurred lines” to TV shows where rapists marry their victims.
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NBC Saturday Night Live Takes a Swipe at Celebrity Journalism
The show’s sharpest sketch yet on the #MeToo movement skewered E!’s confused coverage of the Golden Globes, while a Bill Murray parody of Steve Bannon fell flat.
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Netflix The State of the Food Industry Is Rotten
A new Netflix documentary series tries to shine a light on how corporate malfeasance and fraud affects everything we eat.
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Amazon Which Dystopia Are We Living in Anyways?
While Black Mirror frets about individualism taken too far, Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams on Amazon returns to the terror of the collective.
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Mario Anzuoni / Reuters 2018: The Golden Globes’ Year of (Literal) Fashion Statements
The hottest accessories on Sunday’s red carpet? Words.
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Jordan Strauss / Invision / AP What the Men Didn't Say
At the 75th Golden Globe Awards, not one male award winner used their platform to mention the biggest story of the night.
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Reuters The Biggest Moments of the 2018 Golden Globes
#MeToo took center stage, Oprah electrified, and Lady Bird and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri dominated.
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Netflix The End of the F***ing World Is Pitch-Black Perfection
The new eight-part Netflix series is about a heartwarming love affair between a budding psychopath and a sulky teenager.
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Mike Blake / Reuters What Will Happen When the Red Carpet Is Forced to Get Serious?
With a wear-black protest in the works, Sunday’s Golden Globes could represent a shift for Hollywood’s most vapid tradition.
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FX / ABC / NBC / Amazon / … 36 TV Shows to Watch in 2018
The year’s most anticipated series include Lena Waithe’s The Chi, the return of Jessica Jones and American Crime Story, and more.
