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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. tv review
    Renée Zellweger Makes The Thing About Pam InexplicableWhatever it is this miniseries is trying to accomplish via its fictionalized extension of existing true-crime IP, Zellweger is a distraction.
  2. vulture movie club
    The Time Has Come to Appreciate John Carter As the Goofy Throwback Epic It IsThe colossal bomb that lost Disney $200 million now seems far from the creative disaster it was dismissed as back in 2012.
  3. emergency discussion
    Does Winning Time Really Need to Look Like That?A constant-motion visual offense makes sense for this story, but whether it elevates or undermines the viewing experience is up for debate.
  4. a painted smile
    About That Cameo at the End of The Batman“Gotham loves a comeback story.” Does it, though?
  5. chat room
    The Dropout’s Naveen Andrews Saw Sunny Balwani As Lady Macbeth“I always felt that there was this huge void of insecurity in Sunny, and what made him interesting was I don’t think he was aware of it.”
  6. chat room
    Euphoria’s Angus Cloud Recommends a Good Cry“I’ll be having other stuff I want to cry about that I ain’t cried about yet, and then I watch a sad-ass kids’ movie, like Coco or some shit.”
  7. lingering questions
    All the Things We’re Still Waiting for Euphoria to AddressAn unevenly paced season full of dangerous and dramatic moments ended by letting several subplots disappear into the ether.
  8. spoilers
    We Need to Talk About FezcoAnd the Euphoria cliffhanger involving our softest neighborhood drug dealer.
  9. exit interview
    Danny McBride Wants to Give You ClosureThe man behind The Righteous Gemstones talks season two, cliffhangers, and what led the Gemstone family astray.
  10. the other ava
    A Plea to Abbott Elementary: Let Ava Stay TerribleJanelle James’s scene-stealing principal gives the breakout comedy a hard edge that doesn’t need to be softened.
  11. my stories are on
    Want to Binge Euphoria Without Getting Depressed? Watch It Like a Soap Opera.Soap operas are all about heightened feelings, impulsive decision-making, and vibes, and that’s exactly what Euphoria is doing.
  12. a long talk
    Asghar Farhadi Doesn’t Believe in HeroesThe Iranian director discusses his statement rebuking the Iranian government, the nuances of A Hero, and how he prefers his tahdig.
  13. tv review
    Morena Baccarin Is the Spark That Brings The Endgame to LifeThe charismatic TV veteran simply eats up everything this series gives her.
  14. encounter
    Doodles, Death, and Saying Yes With Edi PattersonThe Righteous Gemstones scene-stealer on the pleasures of embodying “walking id” Judy Gemstone.
  15. tv review
    Prepare to Give Yourself Over to SeveranceApple TV+’s immersive, Philip K. Dick–esque mystery-thriller is one of the best new series of 2022.
  16. spoilers
    Let’s Talk About the Ending of The Girl BeforeSure, your landlord might be a serial killer, but real-estate prices are rough out there!
  17. the big game
    An Ode to the Varsity Blues ‘I Don’t Want Your Life’ SpeechA ’90s artifact that has endured the ravages of time.
  18. tv review
    Inventing Anna Is a Long Con With a Dwindling PayoffIn elevating its central scammer into some kind of girlboss champion, this bloated miniseries denies its subject the responsibility of her actions.
  19. emergency discussion
    What’s Going on With The Book of Boba Fett?And why should we care?
  20. tv review
    Suspicion Is a Lecture Masquerading As a ThrillerThis new Apple TV+ series’s greatest fantasy is its belief that all it takes is one good billionaire to change the status quo.
  21. chat room
    Sarita Choudhury on the Auntie Approval That Shaped Seema PatelThe And Just Like That … star talks ’shippers, spinoffs, and her favorite New York City real-estate stories.
  22. psa
    The Book of Boba Fett Catches Up With Our Two Favorite BoysOn a show in which the titular character is increasingly an afterthought, we got mini-episodes of both Justified and The Mandalorian season three.
  23. chat room
    Righteous Gemstones’ Tim Baltz Shares All the Details of BJ’s Lynchian Baptism“He feels like a special little boy in that outfit, so why not twirl?”
  24. tv review
    As We See It Confirms Jason Katims’s Elite Tearjerker StatusTV’s impresario of earnestness once again taps into the desire to love and be loved with a thoughtful ensemble of actors on the autism spectrum.
  25. tv review
    Single Drunk Female Is a Jarringly Light Portrait of Alcoholism and AddictionThe Freeform series’ zealous devotion to buoying the inherent darkness of its subject matter means it fails to take any real risks.
  26. buzz buzz hmmm
    Our Spooky, Sexy Yellowjackets TheoriesTime to render some post-finale verdicts.
  27. tv review
    On the High Seas or in Court, La Fortuna Excels in David-vs.-Goliath ModeIf the Lincoln Lawyer author Michael Connelly were to secretly write fanfiction for the National Treasure universe, it might look like this.
  28. close reads
    Trinity Valley Deserved Better From CheerThe scrappy team with the gigantic chip on their shoulders and a simmering dislike of Navarro should have been season two’s central focus.
  29. chat room
    Yellowjackets’ Liv Hewson Fears for the Future of Van and Taissa“They do love each other, but they don’t know how to tell each other that.”
  30. spoilers
    Where Does Yellowjackets Go Next?Until season two arrives, let’s consider what that finale has left us buzz-buzzing about.
  31. close reads
    Search Party’s Millennial Horror Was Always Going to End This WayAt its end, a series that’s always been defined by fear turns the subtext into the whole damn text.
  32. tv review
    Beneath the Clichés, Archive 81 Is a Slow-Burning Horror ScorcherRebecca Sonnenshine’s podcast-inspired Netflix series effectively chips away at the conviction of our senses.
  33. meat deets
    Who Is the Girl (Seemingly) Hunted and Eaten in the Yellowjackets Premiere?The girl is tallish, has dark hair, and is wearing the gold heart necklace with which Jackie begins the series. Let’s speculate wildly!
  34. chat room
    Yellowjackets’ Courtney Eaton on Lottie’s ‘Doomcoming,’ Cast Theories“It made sense that the two who are struggling the most are leading the charge.”
  35. tv review
    The Righteous Gemstones Pushes Past the High Jinks in Season TwoTons of full-frontal male nudity? Yes. A genuinely thoughtful exploration of the gap between generational inheritance and independence? Also yes!
  36. body-ody-ody art
    Will Gong Yoo’s Neck Tattoo in The Silent Sea Save Humanity? Basically, Yeah.Of the many mysteries in Netflix’s latest sci-fi series, what Gong Yoo is hiding under that collar is of primary importance.
  37. movie review
    Memoria Is Curious, Complex, and Almost Undone by Its Third ActApichatpong Weerasethakul and Tilda Swinton’s experimental Memoria is curious, complex, and almost undone by its patience-testing third act.
  38. remember that time
    A Brief Appreciation of The Matrix Reloaded’s Orgasm CakeA look back on the goofy, gonzo scene almost two decades after it riled critics.
  39. close reads
    The Elves Just Can’t Catch a BreakFrom The Lord of the Rings through The Witcher, fantasy has long positioned elves as victims of humanity’s selfishness.
  40. who’s your daddy
    Wait, That Guy? Explaining That Finale Reveal in The Witcher Season TwoHow to make sense of the final moments of “Family.”
  41. close reads
    Succession’s Sincerity ConundrumIn a world where caring for another person might mean harming your own interests, does love between the Roys matter?
  42. tv review
    The Witcher Spreads Itself Thin in Season TwoAn ambitious but uneven sophomore season piles on new villains, new prophecies, and new allegiances — and becomes unwieldy in the process.
  43. vulture investigates
    So, What’s Kerry’s Deal on Succession?Season three made it very apparent that something is going on between Logan and his personal assistant. Let’s review the tape.
  44. best of 2021
    The Best TV of 2021As the television landscape keeps expanding outward, these are the shows that are pushing it forward.
  45. best of 2021
    What Made a TV Show Great in 2021?Our critics break down what goes into naming the best of the year.
  46. spoilers
    Who Got The Worst Deal In That Succession Finale?Everyone is potentially screwed here, but some people are definitely more screwed than others.
  47. tv review
    Cowboy Bebop’s New Shine Can’t Replace Its Old SoulWhat Netflix’s adaptation of the cult-classic anime gains in visual thrill, it loses in its understanding of the original’s melancholy center.
  48. overnights
    Invasion Recap: A GuestGet it together, Malik family!
  49. overnights
    Invasion Recap: Make ContactFinally, someone says what we’ve all been thinking: alien. Thank you, Hashimoto!
  50. overnights
    Invasion Recap: Space JunkHow much longer will Invasion deny us clarity on what is going on in the titular invasion?
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