Joe Reid

Senior Writer

@joereid      

Joe is the senior writer at Primetimer and co-host of the This Had Oscar Buzz podcast. His work has appeared in Decider, NPR, HuffPost, The Atlantic, Slate, Polygon, Vanity Fair, Vulture, The A.V. Club and more.

• POSTED September 21, 2020

  
  The Five Most Shocking Moments at the 72nd Emmy Awards
  Sweeps, surprises, and social distancing highlighted the most unusual Emmys in history.
• POSTED September 18, 2020

  
  Ryan Murphy's Ratched Is a Gaudy Disappointment
  Nurse Ratched's untold story might as well be about someone else entirely.
• POSTED September 17, 2020

  
  2020 Primetime Emmys: Who Will Win, Who Should Win
  There's Watchmen and Handmaids, media barons and motel owners, but who will take home gold?
• POSTED September 15, 2020

  
  The Vow's NXIVM Hollywood Connections Explained
  How the stars of Smallville and Battlestar Galactica fit into HBO's sex-cult documentary.
• POSTED September 15, 2020

  
  Netflix's Fall 2020 Original Movie Slate Is One For the Ages
  David Fincher, Aaron Sorkin, and Ryan Murphy are just a few of the big names hitting the streamer with new flix this fall.
• POSTED September 14, 2020

  
  HBO's We Are Who We Are Is the Changing Face of Coming-of-Age TV
  The director of Call Me By Your Name brings Gen Z fluidity to an Italian-set teen romance.
• POSTED September 11, 2020

  
  Katherine Ryan is a Mom Behaving Badly in Netflix's The Duchess
  Though not yet fully baked, Netflix's new britcom about an unapologetic single mom trying to have another kid is raunchy and occasionally heartwarming.
• POSTED September 10, 2020

  
  The Ultimate Greg Berlanti Ranking
  He's had a hand in dozens of films and TV shows, from Dawson's Creek to Love, Simon, but which reign supreme?
• POSTED September 9, 2020

  
  Coastal Elites: Who's Who in HBO's A-List Quarantine Comedy
  TV's latest effort to address our current moment is an all-star affair.
• POSTED September 8, 2020

  
  Seven Categories You Should Care About at the Creative Arts Emmys
  Why are the two most talked-about shows of 2020 facing off at the Schmemmys?
• POSTED September 7, 2020

  
  A Taxonomy of TV Clip Shows
  With The Bachelor closing out its quarantine-times greatest hits season, a look back at the many ways TV has repackaged itself for our amusement.
• POSTED September 2, 2020

  
  Making the Case for a $30 Mulan Purchase
  Yes, we're starved for new movies, but $30 seems awfully pricey. Or does it?
• POSTED August 26, 2020

  
  ICYMI, Netflix Is Coming to Eat Bravo's Lunch
  Million Dollar Beach House is the streamer's latest series to horn in on Bravo territory.
• POSTED August 26, 2020

  
  Is 2020 the Year Ozark Makes the Leap to Emmy Champion?
  With 18 nominations, Netflix's blue-hued drama is poised to win big.
• POSTED August 25, 2020

  
  Five Reasons You Should Be Watching Canada's Drag Race
  There's still time to catch up before the first Canadian queen is crowned.