Alessa Dominguez
The New Brittany Murphy Documentary Is A Sad Journey
A new HBO Max docuseries is an often tasteless, yet awkwardly insightful tabloid portrait of the late star.
Alessa Dominguez
Her Best Friend Was Murdered. 20 Years Later She Said Her Dad Did It.
Buried is a comprehensive look at the story of Eileen Franklin, who became a symbol of the ’90s memory wars. But the docuseries struggles to elucidate the case’s larger meaning. (Spoilers for those not familiar with the case.)
Alessa Dominguez
5 New TV Shows We Can't Get Enough Of
From the devastating Netflix miniseries Maid to a fun Hulu comedy starring Selena Gomez.
Tomi Obaro
The Britney Spears Story Just Gets More Harrowing
Controlling Britney Spears and Britney vs. Spears shift the focus from Britney Spears onto the forces that have controlled her life.
Alessa Dominguez
Lil Nas X Is Reinventing Pop Stardom
Even amid the new generation of Gen Z music stars, Lil Nas X’s Black queer perspective is breaking ground. Montero confirms the emergence of a new voice.
Alessa Dominguez
The Cost Of Being Truman Capote
The Capote Tapes paints a compelling portrait of a queer writer grappling with his femme identity.
Alessa Dominguez
“Impeachment” Misses A Chance To Really Flip The Narrative On The Clinton Affair
The new season of American Crime Story revisits Bill Clinton’s impeachment. But is there anything new to say?
Alessa Dominguez
"The Chair" Isn't The Satire You Think It Is
The new Sandra Oh vehicle is a fun workplace dramedy, but tellingly conservative in its critique of power.
Alessa Dominguez
Netflix’s “Cocaine Cowboys” And The Trouble With Narco Dramas
A new docuseries weaves outrageous details into a bingeable series, but it overlooks the darker sides of the drug trade. (Spoilers ahead.)
Alessa Dominguez
Bennifer 2.0 Is The 2000s Reboot We Needed
The fascination with J.Lo's renewed romance with Ben Affleck is a testament to the enduring appeal of her celebrity.
Alessa Dominguez
Can FBoys Be Reformed? A New HBO Show Asks (And Doesn’t Answer)
The conceit suggests a promising shamelessness, but this new dating show falls flat. (Spoilers ahead.)
Alessa Dominguez
How “The Real Housewives” Got Political
As Housewives captures a chaotic political moment, the iconic franchise is demonstrating how much reality television has changed — and how much it hasn’t.
Alessa Dominguez
Netflix’s Newest True Crime Show Wrestles With The Allure Of The Dead White Woman
Sophie: A Murder in West Cork is a promising entry into prestige true crime, but ultimately succumbs to the genre’s conventions.
Alessa Dominguez
The New Ghislaine Maxwell Documentary Is Damning
Epstein's Shadow, streaming on Peacock, zeroes in on Maxwell to provide a portrait of the ruthlessness of privilege.
Alessa Dominguez
7 New TV Shows You'll Binge
From a half-hour comedy about a group of Muslim punk rockers to a moving docuseries about the history of African American cuisine.
Tomi Obaro
The Best True Crime Documentaries You Haven’t Binged Yet
From a high school football star falsely accused of sexual assault to a pair of college lovers charged with murder, here are some riveting docuseries you might have missed.
Alessa Dominguez
“The Real World” Pioneered Reality TV As We Know It — But At What Cost?
The pioneering franchise shaped how reality TV handled race. Now the first two Black castmates are grappling with its legacy.
Alessa Dominguez
Netflix’s College Admissions Documentary Is A Compelling Anatomy Of A Scam
“Operation Varsity Blues” looks beyond the scandal’s celebrity protagonists and exposes a rotten system.
Alessa Dominguez
Nick Jonas, Why So Serious?
Jonas goes for depth in Spaceman, and mostly gets lost in the shuffle.
Alessa Dominguez
The Billie Eilish Documentary Gets The Alchemy Behind Her Stardom
The World’s a Little Blurry hews close to the Eilish mythology, yet still offers a rare glimpse behind the making of a teen pop star.
Alessa Dominguez
