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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. fire and blood
    Is Queen Alicent Acting in Bad Faith?The presence of a certain seven-pointed star adds an intriguing new wrinkle to House of the Dragon’s Targaryen-Hightower power struggle.
  2. fire and blood
    Wow, It Kinda Sucks to Be a Velaryon Right Now, Doesn’t It?More money, more incest-caused problems!
  3. finales
    Reservation Dogs Grew Up With the Help of Its Grown-upsIn learning from their elders this season, the Rez Dogs found themselves and refound each other.
  4. whole lotta hamm
    Confess, Fletch Gets Jon Hamm’s Appeal Like Nothing Has Since Mad MenHamm’s willingness to directly engage in a thorough send-up of Don Draper makes Fletch goofier and, well, hammier.
  5. tv review
    Andor Is the Cure for Star Wars EnnuiThe franchise hasn’t felt this challenging, invigorating, or dangerous in quite some time.
  6. chat room
    House of the Dragon’s Fabien Frankel on Ser Criston Cole’s Wedding Woes“He has to go in like, I’m going to f - - - ing give it everything I’ve got, and let it be what it is after that.”
  7. what we got
    Let’s Cast the Sublime BiopicSpoiler: we didn’t cast Lou Dog.
  8. close read
    Atlanta’s Van-ishing ActAs the series’ narrative ambitions have grown, every character has benefited, save Zazie Beetz’s Van.
  9. chat room
    Rap Sh!t’s RJ Cyler Wants to Explore Lamont and Mia’s New Dynamic Next Season“Even if they don’t end up together, they’ll still end up being great co-parents.”
  10. highs and lows
    The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2022 Emmy AwardsWhy was Zedd in charge of interrupting and playing off the best of TV?
  11. movie review
    What Hides in the Heart of SaloumSaloum burrows its way into your raw nerve endings, your clenched teeth, your jostled bones.
  12. close read
    The Rings of Power Looks on the Bright SideThe unfailingly well-lit fantasy series’ radiant beauty is illuminating both figuratively and literally.
  13. close reads
    Baz Luhrmann’s Tortured ArtistsElvis makes a point about exploited artists that Luhrmann first approached in Moulin Rouge!
  14. a long talk
    ‘Look, Trust Me’Mo collaborators Mo Amer and Ramy Youssef parse their shared creative language.
  15. chat room
    Flatbush Misdemeanors’ Kristin Dodson Has Big Dreams for Zayna“I hope Kerby Jean-Raymond is hearing this: I would love Zayna to get an internship working with Pyer Moss.”
  16. lingering questions
    Hey, What Happened to These Only Murders in the Building Plotlines?A certain number of red herrings is understandable, but these dangling threads could have used more attention.
  17. let’s do it again
    The 102 Best Movie Sequels of All TimeWho in the world wanted a Top Gun sequel? Not even Tom Cruise, but that didn’t stop Maverick from getting made and soaring in our ranks.
  18. tv review
    House of the Dragon Is Built on a Shaky FoundationOne thing’s for certain: This prequel is definitely a Game of Thrones series. As for what else it is, that’s harder to say.
  19. lingering questions
    Who Actually Died in That Westworld Finale?Are we being tricked? Possibly.
  20. finale thoughts
    For All Mankind’s Wrenn Schmidt Thought ‘This Might Be It’ for Margo“Margo is making choices every step of the way, making the best choice she can in terrible circumstances.”
  21. found in translation
    The Historic Power of Prey Is in Your Ears“Finally, the light came on,” the film’s Comanche language expert says. Then came the hard part.
  22. endings
    Let’s Talk About the Body-Horror Ending of ResurrectionIts contracting ambiguity and literalness make for unexpected nightmare fuel.
  23. tv review
    The Sandman’s Lost DreamNetflix’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s legendary comic works well when it has a strong sense of its titular character. If only it stayed that way.
  24. behind the seams
    Nope’s Vintage T-shirts Were Telling Us SomethingCostume designer Alex Bovaird explains what band merch, a Nudie suit, and one gravity-defying shoe have to do with Jean Jacket.
  25. yes chef!
    ‘Holy Shit, Have They Not Cut Yet?’How The Bear captured 18 frantic minutes at the Beef in one take.
  26. cut it out
    What’s Happening in the Deleted Scenes From Nope?Why were we denied Antlers Holst’s oversize-loungewear ’fit?
  27. backstories
    What You Can and Can’t See in Nope“A true point of view is where you just see enough but are yearning to see more,” says the film’s cinematographer on three key visual choices.
  28. tv review
    Rap Sh!t Is Having the Most Fun This SummerIssa Rae’s first post-Insecure series is charmingly acted, perpetually funny, and utterly immersive.
  29. a long talk
    Zahn McClarnon Is Just Being HonestAfter 30 years elevating supporting roles, the Dark Winds lead wants to take more risks.
  30. emergency discussion
    The Final Moments of The Rehearsal Premiere Test Reality’s LimitsNathan Fielder’s genius and K. Todd Freeman’s acting chops deliver pure mindfuckery.
  31. movie review
    The (Literal) Stink of Corruption in Costa Brava, LebanonPart family drama, part political statement, Mounia Akl’s debut is wistful and uncompromising.
  32. tv review
    Resident Evil Is Plagued by PredictabilityBrief, welcome glimpses of silliness hint at what could have been if this Netflix series were more willing to deviate from the franchise’s mythology.
  33. kitsch fix
    What Is Taylor Kitsch Doing on The Terminal List?Watching Riggins go full CIA commando is a grueling test for my thirsty fandom.
  34. tv review
    Ray Liotta Keeps the Unstable Black Bird GroundedIn one of his final roles, the late actor brings much-needed poignancy and pathos to a stilted true-crime miniseries.
  35. close reads
    Natalie Portman Put on a Cape for This?Thor: Love and Thunder lets down Jane Foster, who never makes it past a catchphrase in her return to the MCU.
  36. awards season
    The Good, the Bad, and the Weird of This Year’s Emmy NominationsAbbott Elementary domination: good! Reservation Dogs snub: bad, bad, bad.
  37. emmys 2022
    The Emmys Chose MonotonyThere’s simply too much TV for the nominations to be this repetitive.
  38. a long talk
    Jeremy Allen White Had Some Questions About The Bear’s FinaleThirst Twitter’s current obsession analyzes Carmy’s tics and all that tomato sauce.
  39. finales
    Some Pointed Questions for The BoysAn attempt to untangle what season three was trying to say about our political system and what it could mean for future seasons.
  40. tv
    The Working-Class Sitcom Strikes BackA new crop of absurd comedies turn their nose up at the fantasy of upward mobility.
  41. buffering
    Bad Design, Good Comedies, and Severance: Our TV Critics Rate the Streamers“The homepage is so busy, the search function is awful, and I am not particularly compelled by much of its original programming.”
  42. role call
    Chad L. Coleman Answers Every Question We Have About The WireThe actor on navigating Cutty’s “Invisible Man complex” and the real Baltimoreans who added texture to his performance.
  43. tearing you asunder
    Stranger Things 4’s Most and Least Devastating DeathsRanked by tears shed and byes waved.
  44. movie review
    The Forgiven’s Toothless Indictment of White CrueltyThe satire, starring Jessica Chastain and Ralph Fiennes, grasps for profundity but lands on insincerity.
  45. chat room
    The Bear’s Lionel Boyce Didn’t Bake Those Doughnuts, But He Did Glaze Them“I tried to make doughnuts, and boy, did I burn those. It’s not easy.”
  46. meat deets
    The Bear’s Ebon Moss-Bachrach on the Art of Playing the Obstacle“No one ever told me to pull back, which I’m shocked about, and maybe was a mistake.”
  47. the baz of it all
    Counting the Baz-isms in Baz Luhrmann’s ElvisBaz Luhrmann can do many things, but he cannot do less — especially not in Elvis.
  48. heartbreak hotel
    What to Watch While Coming Down From ElvisMovies, documentaries, and TV shows to watch after Baz Luhrmann’s megamusical about the King.
  49. urgent reconsideration
    Atlanta Season Three Was a Bad TripAfter a four-year break, Donald Glover’s FX series returned unsure of what it wanted to say. Four Vulture writers and critics try to make sense of it.
  50. tv review
    Loot Is At Odds With ItselfA perfectly pleasant but ideologically hollow comedy about an ultrarich girlboss? In this economy?
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