Features
Feature articles from some of the best and brightest minds writing about television today.
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POSTED February 8, 2024
Feud: Capote vs. The Swans Plays With Fact and Fiction
Perception and reality commingle in the documentary-style "Masquerade 1966."
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POSTED February 5, 2024
Mr. & Mrs. Smith Finale Tees Up a Second Season Without the Heart of the First
The cliffhanger ending fundamentally alters the show's priorities moving forward.
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POSTED February 2, 2024
Feud: Capote vs. The Swans Isn't the Only Show to Revel in Upper-Class Gossip
A Very English Scandal and A Very British Scandal both offer plenty of low behavior from members of high society.
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POSTED February 2, 2024
The Most Riveting Docuseries at Sundance Grappled With the U.S.' Thorny Legacy
This year, the real gems in the festival's episodic programming were the docuseries that illuminated their subjects.
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POSTED February 1, 2024
Super Bowl Stunt-Casting Ended With Prince's New Girl Appearance
Maybe the Purple One really was magic.
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POSTED January 29, 2024
True Detective: Night Country Just Turned the Corner Into Full-Blown Horror
Detective Navarro gets a terrifying message from the other side at a pivotal point in the series.
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POSTED January 26, 2024
Deal or No Deal Island and the 30 Rock-ification of Reality TV
Tina Fey predicted the future with the fictional MILF Island. How did we get there in real life?
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POSTED January 25, 2024
Without Ben Kingsley, the Sexy Beast Prequel Is an Entirely Different Animal
The Oscar winner's energy is impossible to replicate, as is original director Jonathan Glazer’s distinctive flair.
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POSTED January 24, 2024
Jack Huston Broke the Mold for Soulful Assassins in Boardwalk Empire
The Expats actor should be a familiar face (even if you only ever saw half of it in the HBO drama).
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POSTED January 23, 2024
Max Delivered the Final Blow to the Horny, Quirky Comedy
The platform that debuted more offbeat series than its competition also played the biggest role in killing them off.
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POSTED January 19, 2024
Looking Gave HBO Dramedies a Dose of Naturalism
The Andrew Haigh-directed series helped pave the way for intimate comedies like Master of None and Somebody Somewhere.
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POSTED January 17, 2024
True-Crime Docuseries American Nightmare Fulfills the Promise of Its Title
Netflix's exploration of the 2015 kidnapping of Denise Huskins must be seen to be believed.
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POSTED January 17, 2024
Fargo Should Have Left Fargo Behind
Season 5 of Noah Hawley's anthology series thrived when it strayed from the source material.
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POSTED January 12, 2024
There Is No Explaining the Series Finale of The Curse
"Green Queen" sucks the fun out of what was otherwise a great, highly uncomfortable season of TV.
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POSTED January 12, 2024
For All Mankind Reckons With Humanity's Worst Impulses in Perilous Season 4 Finale
"Perestroika" is a pivotal episode for the alt-history space drama.