Features
Feature articles from some of the best and brightest minds writing about television today.
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POSTED May 13, 2024
All the Lessons Netflix Should Learn From Everybody's in LA
Netflix led the fracturing of the TV landscape, but it also has the power to fix it by breaking the model it created.
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POSTED May 13, 2024
Will Forte Made The Last Man on Earth as Loathsome as Possible
His Fox sitcom staked its entire thematic drive on the idea of friction and social discomfort being necessities for survival.
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POSTED May 13, 2024
Pretty Little Liars: Summer School May Be the First Successful Teen Slasher Show
Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer struggled to find their footing on TV, but Max’s YA series continues to shine.
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POSTED May 10, 2024
Horror Is One of the Best Vehicles for Black Storytelling
Black creators have been using horror to "shake the table" after being kept out of the genre for so long.
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POSTED May 8, 2024
A Film Festival Opening Made for a TV Lover
The 11th annual Chicago Critics Film Festival may have designed the perfect weekend at the movies for TV fans.
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POSTED May 3, 2024
The Bad Batch Made Star Wars Feel Complete
Over three seasons, the Disney+ animated series filled gaps in the saga without compromising quality.
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POSTED May 3, 2024
Turtles All the Way Down Captures OCD With Heartbreaking Accuracy
Max's adaptation of John Green's YA novel approaches the widely misunderstood disorder with a rare level of care and authenticity.
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POSTED May 1, 2024
Style Over Substance: Where Palm Royale Went Wrong, and Where It Might Be Headed
Slim Aarons' iconic photographs heavily influenced Season 1, and might have clues about next week's finale.
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POSTED May 1, 2024
Under the Bridge Captures the 'Chilling' and Complicated Brutality of Teens
The cast and EPs reflect on the show's darkest moments and why it's necessary to "find humanity" in even the most terrible actions.
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POSTED April 30, 2024
The Idea of You Isn't Based on Fan Fiction, But Would That Really Be So Bad?
Unpacking the discourse on fandoms, Harry Styles, and rom-coms.
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POSTED April 25, 2024
The Next Great Millennial Comedy Is Here. It's Also One of the Best Shows of the Year.
Starring Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West, Big Mood follows in the footsteps of Girls and Broad City.
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POSTED April 24, 2024
Under the Bridge Gives Us What True Detective: Night Country Wouldn't
Hulu's limited series goes against the grain with Rebecca and Cam's intoxicating — and queer — dynamic.
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POSTED April 22, 2024
Liz Is Done Being the Charlie Brown of 90 Day Fiancé
The franchise's most on-again, off-again relationship looks like it's finally over.
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POSTED April 18, 2024
Animal Control Is Too Declawed to Score Big Laughs
Fox's sleeper hit is a likable workplace sitcom in desperate need of a little dramatic friction.
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POSTED April 17, 2024
Andy Daly Tried to Review Life, and Ended Up Exposing the Flaws in 'Objective' Criticism
His Comedy Central series was a prime exploration of the sort of toxic male tantrums that would go on to absorb so much of culture.