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In Season 3 Of “You,” Joe Goldberg Is Totally Off His Game
The pressures of suburbia give the psychological thriller a much-needed dose of novelty. (Contains spoilers.)
Michael Blackmon
28 Books To Read Based On The Shows You Binge-Watched This Year
It's always "Netflix and chill" and never "crack open a book and chill."
Kirby Beaton
32 Book Adaptations You Can Stream On Netflix Right Now
For readers who want a break from reading.
Arianna Rebolini
14 Books To Read If You're Missing "The Witcher"
Monsters, magic, folklore, and battles — everything you need to tide you over until Season 2 arrives.
Margaret Kingsbury
9 Wintertime Shows To Be Excited About, 11 To Give A Chance, And 7 To Avoid
So many new TV shows are coming. Let us try to help you!
Kate Aurthur
“Squid Game” Works Because Capitalism Is A Global Scourge
Capitalism is the shared villain in Netflix’s global successes. (Light spoilers ahead.)
Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Can Chris Pine's Penis And Alfonso Cuarón's Genius Save Netflix's Movie Future?
By embracing big movies that Hollywood has long abandoned — like this fall’s Roma, Outlaw King, and 22 July — the streaming giant hopes it can finally be taken seriously as a major player in Hollywood.
Adam B. Vary
Five New TV Shows We Can’t Stop Watching
From an HBO detective thriller to a new comedy from Tina Fey.
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
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
“Ginny & Georgia” Is Yet Another Netflix Algorithm Triumph
Yes, it brought us that controversial Taylor Swift joke. Still, it’s as watchable as you’d expect.
Shannon Keating
Amy Poehler's New Netflix Movie Tries To Be Intersectional But Falls Short
Moxie tries hard to be inclusive, but it ends up being awkward.
Lauren Strapagiel
Netflix’s "Marriage Or Mortgage" Couldn’t Come At A Worse Time
A reality show where people decide between a dream wedding and a forever home feels different in our pandemic era.
Lauren Strapagiel
What's The Point Of Comedy Right Now?
Hacks, Bo Burnham’s Inside, and Mae Martin’s Feel Good tackle the existential crisis of trying to be funny when the world is on fire.
Shannon Keating
Netflix's “I Care A Lot” Isn’t The Movie It Thinks It Is
The Golden Globe–nominated film takes on guardianship fraud but becomes disturbingly nihilistic.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud
"Call My Agent!" And "Industry" Capture The Dangers Of Mixing Work With Pleasure
The French crossover hit and the darkly sexy investment firm drama each emphasize the thrills — and the downsides — of making work your identity.
Shannon Keating
Zendaya's New Movie Isn't Good
Malcolm & Marie feels half-baked.
Michael Blackmon
6 New TV Shows We Can’t Get Enough Of
From Netflix's Lupin to a Spanish Sex and the City — these are the new shows we're obsessed with.
Tomi Obaro
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
Does Shawn Mendes Know Who He Is?
As a chart-topper, Shawn Mendes can’t miss. Now, he’s trying to become more than a vaguely likable pop star.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud
The New Shonda Rhimes Netflix Show Misses The Mark
The first Netflix drama produced by Shonda Rhimes had such potential but ends up being mind-numbingly dull. Spoilers ahead.
Michael Blackmon
“Big Mouth” Confronts Its Race Problem
The animated Netflix series gives its Black, brown, and queer characters more depth this season. (Spoilers ahead.)
Michael Blackmon
Yes, There Are Good Bad Movies, But Netflix’s “Holidate” Is A Bad Bad Movie
Every scene is drudgery, every joke is homework, and every plot point is hell.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud
The Surreal Experience Of Watching “The Crown”
The new season of The Crown is slowly catching up to the present day, even if its royal characters are not. But maybe that’s the point.
David Mack
There’s A Very Good Reason Why Everyone Is Watching “The Queen’s Gambit”
The new Netflix miniseries takes a damaged heroine into new territory.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud
5 TV Shows To Distract You From The Election
From an old Australian sitcom to the new season of The Bachelorette.
Tomi Obaro
What's Up With All The Weird Gender Politics In "The Haunting Of Bly Manor"?
Netflix’s second Haunting series features a beautiful queer love story — one that’s nearly botched by some questionable choices in the end. (Spoilers, obviously!)
Shannon Keating
“Unsolved Mysteries” Is Like Watching A Reddit Thread Come To Life
Focusing on perplexing crimes and stories about victims largely ignored by the genre, the streaming giant’s true crime reboot actually cuts through the glut.
Alessa Dominguez
Everyone Is Watching “Away” On Netflix, But Is It Even Good?
With shows like Parenthood and Friday Night Lights, Katims was a go-to for my appointment cries. His new show Away only extracted a few tears.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud
“Emily In Paris” Is Bad, And Not In A Fun Way
From the creator of Sex and the City and Younger, we should expect more than…whatever this is.
Shannon Keating
