Twists of fate and unshakable bonds: HBO's My Brilliant Friend
The network's adaptation of Elena Ferrante's beloved novels offers a gorgeous portrait of elemental friendship.
The full horror of nostalgia
A wave of recent horror movies examines our cultural obsession with nostalgia — but not that closely
Lingua Franca and the beauty of second chances
Isabel Sandoval's 2019 film about an undocumented immigrant shows new ways to tell trans stories.
What I learned watching the longest movie ever made
Logistics lasts over 35 days, and it might make you think differently about the world.
This Italian crime drama believably depicts a dark world without exploitative rape scenes
Gomorrah takes us into the heart of darkness, but it doesn't overwhelm viewers with sexual violence like so many other crime dramas.
Four international horror series to recapture that Squid Game vibe
Desolation? The apocalypse? The suffocating embrace of unchecked capitalism? These shows have it all!
The Drew Carey Show explored crossdressing — in very 1990s fashion
The Cleveland-set sitcom tried to understand gender non-conformity. And then it stopped trying.
The welcome vulnerability of John Cena
He's a musclebound action star who really doesn't mind being the butt of the joke.
The surprisingly enduring appeal of Stephen Sondheim's Company
Two major productions have revealed new facets in a musical long thought to be hopelessly dated.
The Matrix Resurrections resonates with trans stories told across generations
The fourth film in the venerable sci-fi franchise locks in to the ways trans people see themselves in each other.
