Mark Blankenship
Mark Blankenship has been writing about arts and culture for twenty years, with bylines in The New York Times, Variety, Vulture, Fortune, and many others. You can hear him on the pop music podcast Mark and Sarah Talk About Songs. Chances are good he's thinking about the Billboard charts right now.
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POSTED June 13, 2022
AMC's Native Crime Drama Dark Winds Took Inspiration from John Wayne
Director Chris Eyre tells us how he set out to present the show's Native characters as classic American heroes.
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POSTED June 13, 2022
Recommended: Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet on Netflix
Netflix takes a harrowing look at how online behaviors create real-world crimes.
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POSTED June 10, 2022
Recommended: First Kill on Netflix
Romeo and Juliet Meets Buffy in Netflix's sexy and suspenseful new thriller.
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POSTED June 8, 2022
Peacock's Queer As Folk Reboot Isn't For Everyone, and That's Progress
It's trashy, just like the original. What's different is it's just one of many shows telling queer stories today.
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POSTED June 6, 2022
Why Kate Bush's Stranger Things Revival Is Even More Impressive Than It Seems
The Netflix-fueled resurgence of "Running Up That Hill" is breaking all kinds of precedents.
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POSTED June 6, 2022
Recommended: Dark Winds on AMC
TV's latest crackerjack whodunit is set in the Navajo Nation, with an especially compelling lead character.
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POSTED June 3, 2022
Recommended: The Old Man on FX
Fans of espionage thrillers should devour this quality spy series starring Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow.
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POSTED May 30, 2022
Bill Hader Had a Vision For That Barry Motorcycle Chase
The show's stunt coordinator walks us through Sunday night's epic set piece.
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POSTED May 26, 2022
Hacks Is Gleefully Disrupting Sitcom Tropes About Work-Life Balance
It's a workplace comedy where being a workaholic is the goal.
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POSTED May 26, 2022
Recommended: This Is Going to Hurt on AMC+ and Sundance Now
Instantly appealing characters and startling jolts of dark humor set this British hospital drama apart from the pack.
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POSTED May 26, 2022
Recommended: Borgen – Power & Glory on Netflix
The beloved Danish political drama is back, and it's just as smart and addictive as ever.
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POSTED May 24, 2022
Recommended: Pistol on Hulu
It's not very punk rock, but Danny Boyle's new Sex Pistols miniseries is plenty entertaining.
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POSTED May 23, 2022
Needle Drop: When This Is Us Made Us Happy to Sing the Blues
How a slow jam anchored one of the show's all-time best episodes.
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POSTED May 18, 2022
Angelyne Collapses Under the Weight of Its Inscrutable Subject
Emmy Rossum can't save Peacock's newest starry docudrama.
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POSTED May 18, 2022
Recommended: Night Sky on Prime Video
Sensational performances from Sissy Spacek and J.K. Simmons add heart-wrenching power to this sci-fi drama.