Netflix’s Bad Boy Sounds a Lot Like Adolescence. It’s Not
In an early scene of Bad Boy, an award-winning Israeli drama series that has just arrived on Netflix, Tamara Scheinman opens her front door to find the hallway of her...
Television
Walton Goggins Abruptly Ends Interview After Aimee Lou Wood Questions
Walton Goggins does not seem ready to talk about his most recent ex-costar. The White Lotus star abruptly ended an interview with the UK Times after the interviewer repeatedly brought...
Miss Austen Turns the Jane Austen Marriage Plot on Its Head
No novelist in the English language is more closely associated with the marriage plot than Jane Austen. That literary trope turned rom-com convention gives structure to all six of her...
‘Miss Austen’ imagines the motives behind Jane Austen’s sister burning her letters
For decades, English novelist Jane Austen has been a constant source of inspiration for filmmakers and TV creators looking to adapt her work, but also authors who want to expand...
Commentary: In ‘Hacks,’ Deborah finally achieves her dream. But like reality, late-night is in trouble
I will never hesitate to declare that the most important show in the modern age of television, and one of the best in its entire history, is “The Larry Sanders...
Why Bill Belichick didn’t talk about how he met girlfriend Jordon Hudson in ‘awkward’ CBS interview
Did Bill Belichick, a 73-year-old intransigent, forever controlling-the-narrative football coach with a record six Super Bowl titles, seemingly cede the reins to his girlfriend, 24-year-old former cheerleader Jordon Hudson? So...
The Shocking Story Behind Netflix’s Angi: Fake Life, True Crime
In 2008, the death of a fashion designer in a Barcelona apartment would reveal one of the most cold and disturbing crimes in recent Spanish history. The perpetrator? A woman...
For better or worse: In ‘The Four Seasons,’ Tina Fey and Will Forte depict a relatable marriage
Tina Fey and Will Forte are fuzzy on the details, but somewhere inside NBC Studios at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City is where, in 2002, they first crossed paths....
The Four Seasons Reveals a Side of Tina Fey That’s Been Hiding in Plain Sight
Warm. Wistful. Tender. Empathetic. These are not words typically associated with Tina Fey, whose humor has a reputation for being brutal. But they all apply to The Four Seasons, a...
Leighton Meester is more than the internet’s boyfriend’s wife
When Adam Brody became the internet’s boyfriend a few months back, people started acting weird around Leighton Meester. Of course, long before audiences became obsessed with Brody’s turn as a...
