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
The New Woody Allen Documentary Is A Nuanced Reckoning
HBO's Allen v. Farrow revisits the stories of Dylan and Mia Farrow, providing a deep deconstruction of a ’90s tabloid obsession.
Alessa Dominguez
Why Internet Sleuths Are Still Obsessed With Elisa Lam’s Death
A new Netflix docuseries about the Elisa Lam case presents itself as a study of true crime, but it mostly rehashes old conspiracy theories.
Alessa Dominguez
Why The “Drivers License” Love Triangle Drama Matters
From Taylor Swift to Olivia Rodrigo, women pop stars in the social media era have achieved chart success by writing about their love lives — for better and for worse.
Alessa Dominguez
On the Darkness of "Promising Young Woman"
The film’s take on power and trauma is deeper than the usual pop feminism. (MAJOR SPOILERS: Just read later if you haven’t watched the movie.)
Alessa Dominguez
Netflix’s “Night Stalker” Is A Gory Mess
A new documentary turns “Night Stalker” Richard Ramirez’s reign of terror into a one-dimensional police procedural.
Alessa Dominguez
The Best Christmas Movies Of All Time
These are the films that give us all the ~holiday feels~.
Scaachi Koul
The Best True Crime Podcasts You Haven’t Binged Yet
Here are some under-the-radar podcasts making waves with true crime obsessives.
Alessa Dominguez
The Enduring Appeal Of The Selena Myth
Selena fans will love the new Netflix series’ focus on music and family, though it doesn’t complicate what we know about the star’s life.
Alessa Dominguez
Why "The Masked Singer” Is The Most Bonkers Show On Television
The Fox competition show has turned celebrity recycling into the most fun guessing game on TV. (Some necessary spoilers ahead.)
Alessa Dominguez
What The Obsession With “Hot For Teacher” Scandals Leaves Out
Teacher-student affairs are often portrayed as sexy, salacious scandals. A Teacher gets that they're really about abuse of power. (Massive spoilers, though it’s not that kind of show.)
Alessa Dominguez
