Chris Feil

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Chris Feil is a freelancer writer and co-host of the This Had Oscar Buzz podcast. His previous work can be found at Vulture, Vice, Paste, and The Film Experience. 

• POSTED November 27, 2023

  
  For Once, Maximalism Makes a Baz Luhrmann Movie Feel Less Like a Baz Luhrmann Movie
  Faraway Downs' extended runtime smooths out some of Australia's rough edges, but it also undercuts its "Baz-ness."
• POSTED November 28, 2022

  
  With The Kingdom: Exodus, Lars von Trier Faces His Mortality as Only He Can
  The master provocateur returns to his 1990s series with unfinished business and an undiminished urge to push buttons.
• POSTED December 23, 2021

  
  Christmas With the Gays: Ten Classic Queer-Themed Holiday TV Moments
  An LGBTQ-themed holiday playlist, from The Golden Girls and MSCL to Pose and Schitt's Creek.
• POSTED April 13, 2021

  
  Nine Types of People You Meet In The Circle
  From the Cuddly Nerd to the Shirtless Bro to the Chill Bisexual, the Netflix series has its archetypes.
• POSTED December 10, 2020

  
  Grading TV's First True Crop of Gay-Themed Holiday Movies
  Lifetime, Hallmark and others are finally telling LGBTQ stories, but there's plenty of room for improvement.
• POSTED October 17, 2020

  
  HBO's American Utopia Brings a Blissful Concert Experience Home
  Spike Lee directs David Byrne's Broadway concert — and you'll feel like you're there.
• POSTED June 3, 2020

  
  Ramy Continues to Feature TV's Best Standalone Episodes
  The Hulu series' second season shines in its one-off episodes.
• POSTED April 29, 2020

  
  Ten Great British Baking Show Contestants Who Deserve Their Own Series
  Nadiya is back! Now give these past bakers their own shows as well…
• POSTED March 25, 2020

  
  Netflix's Crip Camp Will Open Your Eyes and Your Heart
  How a 1970s summer camp for teens helped spur the decades-long disability rights movement.
• POSTED March 11, 2020

  
  Cherise is Getting Her Own High Fidelity Episode (And We Can't Wait)
  Why we can't get enough of Da'Vine Joy Randolph's record store clerk with big dreams.
• POSTED February 15, 2020

  
  The New High Fidelity’s Perfect Playlist
  The best musical moments from the Hulu series starring Zoë Kravitz.
• POSTED January 3, 2020

  
  The 15 Essential Animated Shorts on Disney+
  A guide to Disney's evolution through their short-form classics.
• POSTED December 12, 2019

  
  Music is the Key that Unlocks Dickinson's Modernity
  The past and present come together through the music of the Apple TV+ series' first season.
• POSTED December 3, 2019

  
  Ranking the Best of Christmas on Disney+
  The new streaming service is about more than Star Wars and Marvel.
• POSTED November 5, 2019

  
  Meet the Cast of The Little Mermaid Live!
  A guide to who’s who in ABC's first live musical broadcast.