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The 10 Best TV Shows of 2021
From the nonsensical sketches of ‘I Think You Should Leave’ to the breathtaking achievement of ‘The Underground Railroad’
The Director of Hellbound and Train to Busan Wants to Emphasize That Korean Entertainment Didn’t Merely Explode Overnight
The story of Hellbound first came to director Yeon Sang-ho in a dream, or perhaps more accurately, a nightmare: Yeon was running away from unknown beings chasing him, and he was scared. “That sense of fear really left a strong impression on me, and I thought I should write something about this,” Yeon, 43, says…
The 5 Best New TV Shows Our Critic Watched in November 2021
From 'Arcane' to 'The Sex Lives of College Girls' to 'Yellowjackets.'
21 State-of-the-Art Tech Gifts for Every Personality on Your Holiday List
Our roundup of the best gear and gadgets to give this holiday season.
How the Real Estate Sales on Selling Sunset Actually Work
There is something endlessly enticing about watching real estate shows featuring multi-million dollar mansions. The imported marble countertops, the elevators, the infinity pools with a view of the city—it’s so unattainable for the average person that watching it feels more like a fantasy than reality show. Therein lies the appeal of Selling Sunset, the Netflix…
The Mean-Girl Dynamics of Selling Sunset Don’t Quite Work in Season 4
There is a reason certain reality TV show feuds remain etched in our minds, even as pop culture has moved on. From Lauren Conrad and Kristin Cavallari in Laguna Beach to Lauren Conrad (again) and Heidi Montag in The Hills, the formula was very simple and yet strangely nuanced: Two young, beautiful and classed white…
How Amazon’s The Wheel of Time Stacks Up Against Its Source Material
Warning: Spoilers ahead for the Amazon Prime Video series, The Wheel of Time The Wheel of Time, a fantasy TV show based on the novel series of the same name by Robert Jordan, premiered Nov. 19 on Amazon Prime Video, bringing new audiences and longtime fans alike to an adaptation of an expansive story. Developed…
The Strange Shortsightedness of Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson
Even as it pushes back on the demonization of Jackson, the film never steps outside its surprisingly conservative frame.
What to Know About The Wheel of Time Books Before Watching the Amazon Prime Series
There’s a lot of TV coming our way this holiday season, and one of the most buzzed-about shows out there is Amazon’s new fantasy series The Wheel of Time, developed by Rafe Judkins and starring Rosamund Pike. As the series’ Nov. 19 premiere date approaches—when the first three of eight episodes will be released at…
Everything to Know About the Original Cowboy Bebop Before You Watch the Netflix Adaptation
The Japanese anime series Cowboy Bebop, which premiered in 1998, is widely regarded as director Shinichirō Watanabe’s magnum opus. Set in 2071, in a post-apocalyptic world where Earth has become largely uninhabitable, the story follows a ragtag group of bounty hunters, known as cowboys, aboard the spaceship “Bebop.” As they traverse planets and moons in…
If You Like Sex Education, You’ll Love Mindy Kaling’s The Sex Lives of College Girls
Like so many young women in real life but so few in current pop culture, when they get hurt, they get right back up again.