Tag: Television
The Wild History of the Real ‘Only Murders’ Building
One Friday evening in early June, Debbie Marx, a Latin teacher and longtime Belnord resident, led a visitor…
Netflix Says It’s Business as Usual. Is That Good Enough?
While being honored at the Banff Film Festival in Canada in early June, Bela Bajaria, Netflix’s head of…
On NBC’s ‘Dancing With Myself,’ TikTok-Like Dances Meet Network TV
Even by the razzle-dazzle standards of TV talent competitions, “Dancing With Myself” sets an impressive scene. Two stacked…
Taika Waititi on “Thor” and “Our Flag Means Death”
Even when your job is to dream up the interplanetary adventures of a Norse god, you might still…
Naked No More: A TV Rodent Teaches Families About Tolerance
Mo Willems’s picture books often feature committed nonconformists — not the human kind, but the animal variety. Over…
The Jan. 6 Committee Produces a Very Special Episode
The Jan. 6 committee’s hearings have a lot in common with scripted TV mini-series: narrative, editing — even…
Christina Ricci’s Search for Authenticity
LOS ANGELES — Christina Ricci knew there were great roles out there for her. She just had to…
Watching ‘Queer as Folk’ but Craving ‘Heartstopper’
I’ve been watching gay television since Steven Carrington was a ’mo on “Dynasty.” I cried when a gay…
‘Loot’ Review: Maya Rudolph Among the .001 Percent
If you’re going to center a sitcom on a character who, post-divorce, is the third-richest woman in America,…
Where FX’s New Drama About the Sex Pistols Fell Short
Punk is something you can study in school these days. Students across the world earn class credit with…
Mark Shields, TV Pundit Known for His Sharp Wit, Dies at 85
Mark Shields, a piercing analyst of America’s political virtues and failings, first as a Democratic campaign strategist and…
‘Late Show’ Producers Arrested at U.S. Capitol While Filming
The police at the United States Capitol have arrested members of a production team for the CBS show…