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Roxana Hadadi is a TV critic who also writes about film and pop culture, with the closed captions on and motion smoothing off.

  1. buzz buzz hmmm
    Our Spooky, Sexy Yellowjackets Theories“Burial” gives us a drunken dance party, a Fight Club–style beatdown, and more questions about the Yellowjackets’ deteriorating state.
  2. ted talk
    Ted Lasso Has a Major Character FlawIn the spirit of “Be curious, not judgmental,” we’re curious whether the show remembers why we cared about these people in the first place.
  3. close read
    This Is Vintage Tom and ShivThe implosion of Father Sexmas and his scorpion bride has been fermenting for quite some time.
  4. chat room
    Alexander Skarsgård Doesn’t Know What’s Going On Between Shiv and Matsson Either“Is it acrimonious or are they aroused by this?”
  5. buzz buzz hmmm
    Our Spooky, Sexy Yellowjackets TheoriesAfter a week off, Yellowjackets is back with a cannibalism shocker and an assessment of Sandra Bullock’s filmography — both divisive!
  6. chat room
    Succession’s David Rasche Says Karl Has Never Been AngrierThankfully, Kendall stuck the landing: “I had to give him a spanking, and let’s just move on.”
  7. soul sisters
    Polite Society’s Khan-Fu SisterhoodRitu Arya and Priya Kansara on what it takes to execute a flying backward spin kick in a dress.
  8. living+
    Let’s Play BiteyThis week, Tom and Shiv get it on. Good for them (and us!).
  9. close read
    Extrapolations’ Good Intentions Aren’t Good EnoughOnly once does the Apple TV+ series allow for the idea that in a climate emergency, there can be virtue in breaking the rules.
  10. vulture movie club
    Bend It Like Beckham Wants You to Be Your Bravest SelfWhat Bend It Like Beckham articulated so well is that the adolescent desire to prove oneself has no borders or boundaries.
  11. tropes
    4 Things I Never Want to See on TV Again, Courtesy of The DiplomatShe’s not a regular ambassador, okay?
  12. buzz buzz hmmm
    Our Spooky, Sexy Yellowjackets TheoriesThere’s definitely something weird going on with the wind, the trees, and our friends.
  13. scene stealers
    Florida Man’s Florida Woman Steals the ShowEccentric villainy, funky humidity, and Abbey Lee take center stage in the Sunshine State.
  14. tom nomsgans
    A Toast to Tom Eating His Feelings on SuccessionLet’s celebrate the most memorable ways Tom has used food and drink to convey his headspace. May his plate forever groan.
  15. tv review
    Barry’s Last LaughIn its concluding act, Bill Hader’s series gives in to the darkness.
  16. buzz buzz hmmm
    Our Spooky, Sexy Yellowjackets TheoriesAs one big mystery is solved, a dozen more pop up in its place.
  17. chat room
    Beef’s Young Mazino Doesn’t Think Paul Can Forgive Danny“He’ll never forget, he’ll never get over this. But I think that there’s still love, and love is irrational.”
  18. close read
    Succession’s Echoing CrescendoThrough its evocations of the past, “Connor’s Wedding” suggests the Roy children have been subconsciously practicing for this world-exploding moment.
  19. movie review
    How to Blow Up a Pipeline Picks a FightThe film, inspired by Andreas Malm’s book, has its heart on its sleeve and its agenda in its punching fists.
  20. buzz buzz hmmm
    Our Spooky, Sexy Yellowjackets TheoriesWas Christina Ricci doing a Gollum voice in her interrogation scene with Elijah Wood? That’s precious.
  21. tv review
    Beef Feels BadBut who needs feel-good TV when Steven Yeun and Ali Wong make existential turmoil so compelling?
  22. meat deets
    ‘Who’s Gonna Throw Up First?’“Edible Complex” writer Jonathan Lisco dissects Yellowjackets’s long-awaited feast.
  23. backstories
    One Take. Three Days. A Painstaking Dance.Here’s how the explosive John Wick: Chapter 4 Dragon’s Breath shoot-out came together.
  24. buzz buzz hmmm
    Our Spooky, Sexy Yellowjackets TheoriesIn season two’s “Edible Complex,” Chekhov’s gun meets Jackie’s ear.
  25. at the club
    An Ode to John Wick’s Many Nightclub BrawlsThe whole world was John Wick’s dance floor, and what a delight to watch him bust a move (and some heads).
  26. buzz! buzz!
    Citizen Detectives, Get SleuthingYellowjackets is already leaving us with more questions than answers about our favorite not-not-cannibal girls.
  27. buzz buzz hmmm
    Our Spooky, Sexy Yellowjackets TheoriesSeason-two premiere “Friends, Romans, Countrymen” gives us much to chew on.
  28. tv review
    Yellowjackets Bites Off a Lot, But Not More Than It Can ChewAn ambitious and only occasionally unwieldily second season offers proof the Showtime hit could be in it for the long haul.
  29. remembrance
    The Purposeful Presence of Lance ReddickFrom The Wire to John Wick, the late actor was in perfect control of all his performative gifts.
  30. close read
    Swarm’s Most Dangerous DevotionThe Prime Video series about a murderous stan falls short in exploring the ways female companionship can be amplified into something more sinister.
  31. tv review
    Does Ted Lasso Know What He’s Doing? Does Ted Lasso, for That Matter?The third round of the Apple TV+ series seems unsure where to go next.
  32. endings
    How Long Can You Keep Doing This?Joe can’t keep getting away with murder.
  33. highs and lows
    The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2023 OscarsJenny the Donkey! David Byrne hot-dog fingers! An Oscar for Michelle Yeoh! What more could you want? (An Oscar for Angela Bassett.)
  34. exit interview
    ‘We Have to Interrogate How We Feel About Our Heroes’The Last of Us co-creator Craig Mazin questions the inherent positivity of love.
  35. chat room
    Benjamin Bratt Asked to Keep the Penis Ring From the Poker Face FinaleBreaking down the disdain and desire that drive Charlie Cale’s final nemesis: “He’s obsessed with Burn Notice and thinks, ‘I could be on TV.’”
  36. close read
    Poker Face Toes the Thin Blue LineIs it possible to make a show about crime and punishment that isn’t copaganda? That’s a mystery season one couldn’t quite solve.
  37. close read
    The Last of Us Is Lost in the Darkness of the American MythThe first season navigates a devastated nation defined by tribalism and filled with individuals enduring and surviving at the expense of others.
  38. movie review
    A Grim, Mesmerizing Portrait of Romantic ManipulationPalm Trees and Power Lines makes it difficult to look away.
  39. stunt awards
    More Fight Scenes Should Be This ‘Cartoony’The best movie showdown in recent memory is four minutes of glorious, over-the-top action.
  40. tv review
    Daisy Jones & The Six Is Too Big to Feel This SmallAn enjoyably indulgent but paper-thin adaptation shrinks Taylor Jenkins Reid’s best-selling novel into a claustrophobic love triangle.
  41. spoilers
    The Nevers Ending StoryThe long-delayed second part of the canceled HBO series came and went so quietly you were bound to miss it. Here’s what went down.
  42. spoilers
    Red Rose’s Ending Is Invasively ThornyDespite a few supernatural feints, the British thriller is ultimately more concerned with the dangers of casually ubiquitous surveillance.
  43. chat room
    The Last of Us’s Gabriel Luna on Finding Tommy“The voice and the movement, all of that was important. But I felt once I put the boots on, the character was mine to inhabit.”
  44. adult themes
    Awful Adults Haunt Lockwood & Co.’s Ghost-Hunting TeensJoe Cornish’s Netflix series suggests adolescent anti-authoritarianism is society’s most valuable asset against dispassionate grown-up greed.
  45. movie review
    The Blue Caftan Finds the Perfect FitMaryam Touzani’s film is as precise and vivid as its titular garment.
  46. backstories
    How The Last of Us Raised Death From BelowMonths of preparation, weeks of night shoots, and dozens of extras went into unearthing Kansas City’s infected infestation.
  47. endings
    Let’s Talk About the Ending of Knock at the Cabin Knock at the Cabin changes the ending from the novel and suggests that acquiescing to fate, rather than fighting it, is bravery — even grace.
  48. close read
    The 1619 Project’s Standout Episode Resonates With Infuriating TimelinessA six-episode adaptation of the sprawling New York Times effort can’t help but feel scattered, but “Capitalism” is honed to a sharply incisive point.
  49. endings
    Even Nicolas Winding Refn Doesn’t Know What Copenhagen Cowboy’s Ending Means“Sometimes getting everything is not the right answer.”
  50. emergency discussion
    Velma and the Case of the Condescending RebootThree new TV revamps of varying quality offer a lesson in how to wield nostalgia responsibly.
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