Shirley Li
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The 15 Best TV Shows of 2022
Television has always been a tether—to other people and to ourselves. In 2022, a year of turmoil and uncertainty, TV has provided something even more essential: a lifeline. Some shows reflected the moment’s surreality back to us. Some made us see other people in slightly new ways. Some offered escapism through larger-than-life story lines. At their best, the TV shows of 2022 revealed human… → Read More
The Warmth of Robbie Coltrane’s Rubeus Hagrid
The late Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane never allowed the 'Harry Potter' films to turn his character into mere comic relief. → Read More
'Rogue One' Was a Minor Miracle
It’s finally time to give the underrated <em>Star Wars</em> spin-off its flowers ahead of the new prequel series, <em>Andor</em>. → Read More
The Powerful, Unlikely Force Shaping Modern TV
In a Hollywood-worthy plot twist, TV writers are embracing the obsessive viewers who try to "solve" their shows. → Read More
Influencer Culture Has Messed With Our Reality
Hollywood’s critiques of the internet era are getting funnier and more sophisticated. → Read More
When 'Stranger Things' Finally Gave Its Villain a Voice
A (spoiler-filled) close read of the show’s new Season 4 monster → Read More
'Heartstopper' and the Era of Feel-Good, Queer-Teen Love Stories
More stories about young people in love are embracing sweetness and looking beyond straight audiences. → Read More
Pop Music’s Nostalgia Obsession
Why do older sounds seem to dominate music lately? → Read More
The Night the Oscars Lost Control
The most stunning moment at the Academy Awards was an incident the show refused to examine. → Read More
The Western Mythmaking of Jane Campion’s 'The Power of the Dog'
“She’s trying to understand something about American masculinity and what a gossamer facade it is.” → Read More
Why the Rust Shooting Didn’t Change Hollywood
How the industry moved on from the deadly 'Rust' shooting → Read More
A Strange 'Saturday Night Live,' Courtesy of Omicron
The show just aired one of its strangest and bleakest episodes, courtesy of the Omicron variant. → Read More
The People Who Make Your Favorite Movies and Shows Are Fed Up
“If you watch television, if you watch films, you should think about who is making them and under what conditions.” → Read More
How Hollywood Sold Out to China
A culture of acquiescing to Beijing’s censors is now the norm, and there’s little sign of it changing. → Read More
Master spy novelist John le Carré dies at 89
John le Carré, the acclaimed author of spy thrillers including 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' and 'The Spy Who Came in From the Cold,' has died at 89. → Read More
The COVID-19 Documentary All Americans Need to See
"Totally Under Control" delivers a damning—and essential—report card on the White House’s mismanagement of the pandemic. → Read More
Will Sex Scenes Survive the Pandemic?
Intimacy coordinators became popular guides on TV and film sets during the #MeToo movement. But in this new socially distanced world, they run the risk of being sidelined. → Read More
I Went to a Drive-In Theater to Feel Normal. The Opposite Happened.
If catching a movie at these establishments once offered a sojourn into the past, going to one amid the pandemic provides a glimpse of the future. → Read More
'Birds of Prey': Harley Quinn's Identity Apart From Joker
The bombastic new film "Birds of Prey" helps the popular character build her own legacy apart from the Joker. → Read More
How 'Always Be My Maybe' Became Netflix's Newest Rom-Com
How three Fresh Off the Boat colleagues created a classic love story—and filmed that already infamous Keanu Reeves scene → Read More