Alanna Bennett
“American Vandal” On Netflix Is Potty Humor Turned Prestige TV
American Vandal transforms the true crime format into ambitious art wrapped in dick jokes.
Alanna Bennett
13 Fall Shows To Be Excited About, 12 To Give A Chance, And 4 To Avoid
There is too much TV, so let us try to help you!
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“To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” Became An Instant Classic. Here’s How It Happened.
Netflix’s newest rom-com To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is bringing out a radical softness in its audience.
Alanna Bennett
This New Netflix Rom-Com Will Run Away With Your Heart
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is catnip for the rom-com lover’s soul.
Alanna Bennett
For Rom-Com Lovers And Those Who Care About Representation Alike, “Crazy Rich Asians” Is A Relief
With rom-coms coming back and conversations about representation constantly raging, Crazy Rich Asians fulfills a desire to both escape and move things forward. (Warning: Light spoilers ahead.)
Alanna Bennett
Can The “Charmed” Reboot Overcome The Backlash Surrounding It?
From a browner, queerer cast of characters to deep roots in Jane the Virgin, here’s what you can expect from the Charmed reboot.
Alanna Bennett
Amandla Stenberg Looks Back At The Racist “Hunger Games” Harassment That She Harnessed For Good
Speaking to BuzzFeed News, Stenberg reflected on how she harnessed buzz around racist backlash and used it for good.
Alanna Bennett
How Bo Burnham Created 2018’s Rawest, Realest Portrait Of An Anxious Teen Girl
“It’s about a person feeling anxious in a weird time, and he is also a person feeling anxious in a weird time,” Eighth Grade star Elsie Fisher told BuzzFeed News.
Alanna Bennett
“Sorry To Bother You” Wants To Radicalize Audiences With Style
“Any good piece of art should make you want to engage with the world more,” Sorry to Bother You director Boots Riley said.
Alanna Bennett
Tessa Thompson Just Came Out, Saying She's Attracted To Men And Women
"I want everyone else to have that freedom and support that I have from my loved ones,” she said.
Alanna Bennett
How “Woman Walks Ahead” Tries Not To Be A White Savior Film
Can a movie named after a white woman still lift Native voices?
Alanna Bennett
If You Liked "Set It Up," Here Are 21 Other Romcoms On Netflix You Might Like
Come on, let's make this the summer of the romcom.
Alanna Bennett
How “The Bold Type” Finally Started To Address Kat’s Blackness, One Step At A Time
“We know that we can’t speak to everybody’s experience, but we can speak to Kat’s experience,” said The Bold Type showrunner Amanda Lasher. (Warning: Spoilers for the episode.)
Alanna Bennett
It Should Surprise Literally No One That “Ocean’s 8” Is Doing Well At The Box Office
It’s time to stop treating every women-centered movie like it’s a litmus test to prove women’s worth in Hollywood.
Alanna Bennett
Anne Hathaway's "Ocean's 8" Performance Is The Best Part Of The Whole Dang Thing
The whole film is a delight. But Hathaway is the standout.
Alanna Bennett
RIP “The Fosters,” One Of The Most Politically Relevant Shows On TV
The Fosters, which ends next week, always had a knack for being eerily timely.
Alanna Bennett
10 Shows To Fill Your Romantic Comedy Craving This Summer
Just in case you need a summer fling with your TV.
Alanna Bennett
Arizona And April From "Grey's Anatomy" Will Live Forever
As we say goodbye to these two landmark characters, it's time to pay tribute to what they gave audiences.
Alanna Bennett
Diablo Cody Is Still Writing About Difficult Women
Since Juno, Cody has proven that what she’s really invested in is the brutality of the pressures society puts on (white) women.
Alanna Bennett
“Superstore” Has One Of TV's Best Slow-Burn Romances
The NBC comedy is a reminder of what tortured fun the will-they-or-won’t-they sitcom romance can be. (WARNING: Spoilers for the Season 3 finale within.)
Alanna Bennett
