The Art of the “Girl-Writer”: On Annie Berke’s “Their Own Best Creations”
Sophia Stewart reviews Annie Berke's new book on the creative lives of women writers in postwar television
Sophia Stewart reviews Annie Berke's new book on the creative lives of women writers in postwar television
Sophia StewartMar 30, 2022
Emily Schlesinger re-watches The Sopranos and considers new paths forward for psychoanalysis in the Anthropocene
Emily SchlesingerFeb 23, 2022
On the heels of Kristen Stewart's Oscar nomination for Spencer, Soraya Roberts dives into the trouble of styling Princess Diana
Soraya RobertsFeb 16, 2022
Philippa Snow reviews And Just Like that, HBO Max's sexless, zombified, tragicomic return to Sex and the City ...
Philippa SnowJan 24, 2022
Jorge Cotte thinks about the persistence and power of art across the various timelines the HBO Max miniseries Station Eleven.
Jorge CotteJan 14, 2022
Hannah Amaris Roh argues that Squid Game's simplicity masks its meta-commentary on the trauma of capitalism
Hannah Amaris RohDec 22, 2021
Lauren Herold, PhD, and Steph Herold, MPH, ask why the increased visibility of abortion on television doesn't equal progress
Lauren Herold, Steph HeroldDec 21, 2021
Kelly Coyne asks why TV series from Laverne and Shirley to Girls5Eva need to represent adult female friendship through girlhood
Kelly CoyneNov 24, 2021
Elizabeth Alsop considers the supernatural series Evil alongside neo-procedurals like Mindhunter, Twin Peaks: The Return, and Search Party
Elizabeth AlsopOct 31, 2021
Annie Berke reviews Elana Levine's "Her Stories: Daytime Soap Opera and US Television History," on a pivotal genre and its diverse fandom
Annie BerkeOct 19, 2021
Adam Fales watches I Think You Should Leave and asks what's so funny about sad men telling massive lies to themselves and others?
Adam FalesOct 11, 2021
Ed Simon reviews Netflix's The Chair and considers the academic obsession with fictional portrayals of the academy.
Ed SimonSep 21, 2021
Phillip Maciak explores the extraordinary niche that “City of Ghosts” occupies in Netflix’s varied animated programming.
Phillip MaciakJun 24, 2021
Joshua Glick considers the differentiation strategies of the streaming platforms in historical context.
Joshua GlickJun 24, 2021
On “The Underground Railroad,” illumination travels across media, refracting and shapeshifting.
Jorge CotteJun 24, 2021
Kristen Warner explores the “illusion [of] the democratizing, diverse ideal of streaming.”
Kristen WarnerJun 24, 2021
Michael Szalay on what the rise of streaming platforms and their dark family dramas tell us about the US flagging empire.
Michael SzalayJun 23, 2021
Albert Wu and Michelle Kuo explore how Cobra Kai manages to tackle American empire, wealth disparity, and rising fascism without cynicism.
Albert Wu, Michelle KuoJun 8, 2021
Hannah Manshel and Margaret A. Miller explore the various colonial and anti-colonial valances of Amazon's The Wilds.
Hannah Manshel, Margaret A. MillerMay 22, 2021
Philippa Snow watches Hulu's Framing Britney Spears and a few other films about the destruction of women at the hands of hateful men.
Philippa SnowMay 18, 2021
In the wake of Michael Apted's passing, Claire Marie Healy revisits the director's most lasting monument: the sprawling, poetic Up series.
Claire Marie HealyApr 21, 2021
Peter Coviello misses his family in New Jersey — and everything else in the pandemic year — through a full rewatch of The Sopranos.
Peter CovielloApr 19, 2021
Maya Gurantz dissects the structure and comes to terms with the compulsive appeal of streaming abuse documentary series.
Maya GurantzApr 15, 2021
In an excerpt from The Generic Closet: Black Gayness and the Black-Cast Sitcom, Alfred L. Martin Jr. explores the politics of writers' rooms.
Alfred L. Martin Jr.Apr 7, 2021