26 Episodes
Atlanta saw America more clearly than nearly any TV show of its era
Watching the show's first season in 2026 is an exercise in seeing just how far Hollywood "progressivism" has fallen across a decade.
26 Episodes
It's The Leftovers' afterlife. We're just living in it.
Over a decade after its debut, HBO's cult series about an ambiguous apocalypse only grows more prescient.
26 Episodes
On making a deal with Hannibal Lecter in suburban Minnesota
Hannibal's Abigail Hobbs is a razor-sharp portrait of an abused child, tucked into a mesmerizing horror series.
26 Episodes
Breaking Bad's clockwork universe seems almost comforting in 2026
In Vince Gilligan's world, a rise must always precede a fall. Is that true anymore in our world?
community
Community is a sitcom about dissociating
Is that why I liked it so much?
TV
This HBO documentary is one of the best true-crime series ever made
The Yogurt Shop Murders focuses less on the case and more on the people involved, writes Emily St. James.
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown September 8 - 14 2025
This week: Two classic visions of the Midwest, a true-crime doc, and the Strange New Worlds finale.
Mailbag
September mailbag
This month: Why doesn't Emily have Netflix? And what IS psychological horror anyway?
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown September 1 - 7 2025
This week: Akira Kurosawa, John Wayne, and Sabrina Carpenter. Legends all!
Rundown
Episodes Monday Rundown August 25 - 31 2025
This week: Sabrina Carpenter, '90s Trek, and two great video essays.
Mailbag
August mailbag
This month: Greta Gerwig's How I Met Your Dad, The Addams Family, and bad advice.
writing
How I write (hopefully) effective dialogue
Here's some advice for you to take or leave.