Relevance Ruined The Handmaid’s Tale
In its pursuit of the zeitgeist, the Hulu show forgot about storytelling.
The Unstoppable Rise of Phoebe Waller-Bridge
The creator of "Killing Eve" returns with a second (and final) season of "Fleabag," the series that made her an international star.
By Rachel Syme
Finding the Real Gentleman Jack
Can the show capture the daring—and the difficulties—of a lesbian businesswoman’s life in Victorian England?
By Rachel Syme
Top Billing
For too long, Gwen Verdon missed out on her share of the spotlight.
By Rachel Syme
The Best, Most Inaccessible Show on Television
Much like “Twin Peaks,” “The OA” is a visual vortex that raises more questions than it answers.
By Rachel Syme
The Branding of Frida Kahlo
Can the artist’s things tell us what drove her?
By Rachel Syme
The Anguish of the “Old Millennial”
“The Other Two” portrays a micro-generation that’s too young for Gen X complacency and too old for YouTube fame.
By Rachel Syme
The Nerdy, Ruthless Parodies of Documentary Now!
The show’s new season lays bare the pretensions of beloved films.
By Rachel Syme
Russian Doll Is a Spiky Comedy About Self-Destruction
In the new Netflix show, Natasha Lyonne plays a droll, chain-smoking New Yorker, caught in a Groundhog Day-esque loop.
By Rachel Syme
You’re the Worst’s Brilliant, Imperfect Ending
Two of the most flawed characters on television plan a wedding.
By Rachel Syme
Mrs. Maisel’s Redeeming Bravado
In its second season, critics have rightly pointed out the hit show’s weaknesses. So why is it still so watchable?
By Rachel Syme
Monica Lewinsky’s Very Long Road to Vindication
How Blair Foster’s documentary “The Clinton Affair” reassesses history in the wake of the MeToo movement
By Rachel Syme
The Menacing Midcentury Aesthetic of Prestige TV
What lies beneath the sleek stylings of dystopian shows like "Homecoming"
By Rachel Syme
How Making A Murderer Reinvented Itself
The show’s focus on two captivating women makes its second season worth watching.
By Rachel Syme
How Netflix Made The Haunting of Hill House Less Scary
The show based on Shirley Jackson’s novel ultimately shies away from the book’s raw horror.
By Rachel Syme
The Good Place Comes Down to Earth
The show's third season illuminates the hard work of living a better life.
By Rachel Syme
American Vandal’s Uncanny Portrait of Generation Z
The true crime mockumentary’s second season sharply depicts a world of intensive reputation management.
By Rachel Syme
BoJack Horseman’s Brilliant Crack-Up
The Netflix show's new season is a darkly funny reckoning with grief.
By Rachel Syme
The Bold Dreaminess of To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before
How a frothy new Netflix movie reinvigorates the high-school rom-com genre
By Rachel Syme
No Trend Is Spared in Younger
How the show’s new season skewers the book world
