Celebrity Life
Ted Lasso and TV’s Strange Quest to Build the Perfect Man
In the age of toxic masculinity, shows like Ted Lasso give us characters that sometimes read more as instruction manual for manhood than real human person
Roadrunner Illuminates Anthony Bourdain the Man—But Are Its Means Totally Legit?
Morgan Neville's 'Roadrunner' may make you feel you know Anthony Bourdain the man much better than before. But some of its tactics have been called into question
Atypical Fell Short as Both Autistic Representation and Entertainment. At Least It Was Eclipsed During Its Own Time
The Netflix dramedy about an autistic teenager was far from a game changer, but a new crop of autistic-informed entertainment has emerged in the four years since it debuted
Netflix’s My Unorthodox Life Is More Bravo Docusoap Than Real-Life Unorthodox
Netflix, like Eve in the Garden of Eden, has finally seized the low-hanging fruit—and it’s a juicy one.
The Loneliest Whale Brings Us on an Invigorating Search for an Elusive Creature of the Deep
Even if you don’t care much about whales, this documentary might make you care about people who care about whales
Black Widow Is a Showcase for Florence Pugh and Scarlett Johansson First and a Marvel Superhero Movie Second
There are three types of people in this world: those who are first in line for every Marvel movie, those who slouch toward them indifferently, and those who would prefer to stay at home and listen to Maria Callas, or watch Get Smart episodes on YouTube, or reorganize their kitchen cabinets. Black Widow is good…
HBO Max’s Gossip Girl Reboot Is Perfectly Fine for a Show That Shouldn’t Exist
Tailored to the sensibilities of current teens, 'GG' 2.0 is less “problematic” and more diverse than its predecessor
Three New Music Documentaries Celebrate the Cosmic Connection Between Artist and Audience
Questlove’s Summer of Soul, Edgar Wright’s The Sparks Brothers and the Hulu docuseries McCartney 3,2,1 remind us of the ways music unites us
Don Cheadle Steals the Show in Steven Soderbergh’s Twisty Noir Entertainment No Sudden Move
Set in 1950s Detroit, Steven Soderbergh's playful but pointed neo-noir No Sudden Move is a thrilling ride
HBO’s Luxury Resort Satire The White Lotus Is the Must-See Show of the Summer
'Enlightened' creator Mike White returns to HBO with a darkly hilarious, existentially terrifying wealth satire set at a luxury resort
The Reopening of Springsteen on Broadway Brought Broadway Out of Hibernation—and One Packed Theater Into a Brighter Future
On June 26, the intimate performance by the Boss became the first show to launch after some 470 days of silence in New York’s theater district
False Positive Strives for Elevated Pregnancy Horror But Misses the Mark
Broad City's Ilana Glazer co-wrote and stars in this pregnancy horror film, which doesn't trust its audience enough to avoid hamfisted exposition