Falling in Love, Business Proposal StyleThe hit K-drama’s commitment to embracing nearly every classic romance trope is so impressive that it demands closer examination.
Bridgerton Takes It Slow in Season TwoHeavy with sexual tension but light on actual sex, the new season isn’t quite a Whistledowner, but it’s not a ton of fun, either.
ByJen Chaney
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Let’s Make Is It Cake More ChaoticNetflix’s new meme-based competition series could really benefit from having more people run around blindfolded with knives.
Catherine Cohen’s Destabilizing TwistThe ground is always slipping around underneath Cohen’s Netflix special, playing with which emotions are real and which aren’t.
ByKathryn VanArendonk
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An Ode to Drive to Survive’s Saddest ManThe perennial loser of Netflix’s F1 series, Guenther Steiner faces new troubles in the latest season that nod to the sport’s dark underbelly.
The Adam Project Feels Like a Fake MovieDerivativeness in and of itself isn’t always a problem. But when it’s all handled this shoddily, what comes through is crass, careless opportunism.