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Roxana Hadadi is a TV critic who also writes about film and pop culture, with the closed captions on and motion smoothing off.

  1. chat room
    Eve Best Saw Rhaenys’s ‘Kamikaze Mission’ As a ‘Relief’“To me, that’s pure whatever she is — Arthurian knight, Lancelot, samurai.”
  2. finale thoughts
    It Tastes Different Playing ArmandAssad Zaman, the star of Interview With the Vampire’s audacious second season, guesses where his shape-shifting character can go next.
  3. movie review
    Fancy Dance Expands the Lily Gladstone Heartbreak CanonErica Tremblay’s portrait of Indigenous womanhood is as idyllic as it is bristling.
  4. a song of light and fire
    House of the Dragon Loves LampWhoever upped the budget for candles, lanterns, and sconces this season, we thank you.
  5. best of 2024
    The Best TV Shows of 2024 (So Far)Couples (and a throuple) working through their issues, vampires with a blood-soaked panache, and a comedian we’d follow anywhere.
  6. endings
    The Bear Is the Best Kind of Workplace RomanceCarmy and Syd are our new Don and Peggy.
  7. reheated beef
    Let’s Unpack The Bear’s Emotional BaggageThe kinfolk, culinary, competitive, and collaborative relationships to bear in mind before digging into season three.
  8. posture
    Will Someone Please Check on Austin Butler’s Neck?He always looks like he’s either working through a cramp or about to get one.
  9. chat room
    Delainey Hayles Played Claudia’s IWTV Tragedy Like a Volcano“The moment that Lestat walks onstage is the moment that she reaches peak frustration.”
  10. sibling rivalry
    House of the Dragon’s Identical-Face-Off Deserves a Second LookThe Cargyll twins slash their way across the thin line between tragedy and comedy.
  11. overnights
    Top Chef - Season 21
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Finale Recap: Yes, ChefA slightly mid season leads to a pleasant but not-too-memorable finale.
  12. spicy runners
    The Hottest Star Wars Characters Are SmugglersThese 16 irresistible rogues and scoundrels make the galaxy a much more interesting, sexier place.
  13. unhappy endings
    Justice for CressidaBridgerton used her as a stepping stone for Penelope’s self-discovery, then tossed her aside.
  14. a son for a son
    House of the Dragon’s Blood and Cheese Moment Should Have Been NastierWithout the source material’s Sophie’s Choice torment, it’s just another scene of violence in a show full of scenes of violence.
  15. a long talk
    House of the Dragon’s Two Queens Would Rather Co-Rule WesterosEmma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke relive Rhaenyra and Alicent’s season-one arc: “The whole series is about trying to get back to each other.”
  16. family feuds
    Previously, on Days of Our DragonsBefore House of the Dragon returns, let’s untangle the bonds that unite — and the grudges that divide — Teams Green and Black.
  17. profile
    Is This Your King?House of the Dragon’s Tom Glynn-Carney is so good at playing pathetic you almost forget you’re supposed to hate him.
  18. overnights
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Fish FoodAn extremely uneven semifinal round ends with the expulsion of a comeback kid.
  19. exit interview
    ‘We Are Lady Parts’ Creator Nida Manzoor Explored the Gray Areas in Season 2“I didn’t want to give the audience the answer because I don’t have it.”
  20. lesbian space witches!
    The Acolyte Is Not the Star Wars You Were Looking ForAnd that’s a very good thing.
  21. natural selection
    54 Alien Creatures From the Scavengers Reign Bestiary, RankedAdorable critters, sentient geology, and other dangerous fauna.
  22. overnights
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: A Blank CanvasThe chefs play with their food in one of this season’s rare conceptually successful episodes.
  23. vanderpunch rules
    Tom Sandoval Spent 18 Episodes Asking to Get PunchedLest Vanderpump Rules end this cursed season with Sandoval thinking he won anyone over, here is an incomplete list of his most intolerable moments.
  24. ranking
    The Best Names in Furiosa Are Also the GrossestThe Fury Road prequel is packed with the nuttiest, most goofy-ass names George Miller could dream up.
  25. endings
    The Empty Perspective of Civil War’s Final ShotIt’s the closest Alex Garland’s “anti-war” film comes to a distinct political statement.
  26. love is an open door
    Abbott Elementary Crossed the Will-They-or-Won’t-They ThresholdThe latest step in Janine and Gregory’s romantic journey begins the same way as their sitcom predecessors’: with a closed door reopening.
  27. scene partners
    Ryan Gosling’s Best Co-stars Are His JacketsSorry, Emma Stone.
  28. overnights
    Top Chef - Season 21
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Family-Reunion TimeBoiled fish? Apparently it’s a thing.
  29. endings
    The Empty Impact of Dune: Part Two’s Villain TurnThe sci-fi sequel’s condemnation of colonialism rings false when it won’t acknowledge its own Middle Eastern and Muslim influences.
  30. chat room
    Jack O’Connell Says the Amy Winehouse Biopic Isn’t ‘Pointing Fingers’The Back to Black star on finding compassion for the late singer’s ex-husband, Blake Fielder-Civil.
  31. close read
    X-Men ’97 Told the Avengers They SuckThe series undermining Earth’s mightiest “heroes” is delightful fan-service subversion.
  32. the other manny
    QUINTA BRUNSON, JOSH SEGARRA
    Let Janine Have ThisWe all know Abbott Elementary’s romantic endgame. In the meantime, this could be a love triangle made in sitcom heaven.
  33. overnights
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Whole New ShowThis is a classic example of the chefs “doing too much” and struggling to get their dishes together.
  34. the rings of power
    How Much More Sauron Prologue Do We Need?Middle-earth has so much more to offer!
  35. aide de vamp
    Armand Comin’What Interview With the Vampire’s last-minute Rashid reveal means for the new season.
  36. overnights
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Conceptual ClumsinessThis season’s Restaurant Wars offers a classic example of a team not hitting the challenge brief and succeeding all the same.
  37. the fall guy
    What If The Fall Guy’s Diva Action Star Is Based on a Real Person?Let’s talk about Tom Ryder, the smug, showboating actor who lies about doing his own stunts.
  38. vulture lists
    Every Ryan Gosling Movie, RankedA closer look at the actor’s tortured men, silent heroes, and wounded lovers.
  39. overnights
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Sausage ShowdownA high-anxiety challenge and a huge comeback might just be what we need to inject some healthy competition into the season.
  40. movie review
    It’s Desire vs. Domination in the Intensely Erotic FemmeThe razor’s edge between pleasure and pain gives this transgressive thriller its potency.
  41. bob’s belchers
    I Have So Many Questions About The Jinx’s Wonder TwinsThe standouts of the Durst prosecution team are John Grisham protagonists run through a Workaholics filter.
  42. overnights
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Under PressureIt’s difficult to judge the chefs when the point of the challenge is so confusing.
  43. exit interview
    ‘It Was So Hard to Remember, Don’t Cry’Shōgun’s Hiroyuki Sanada on off-screen methods, onscreen battles, and the scene that moved him to tears.
  44. finale thoughts
    Shōgun’s Tadanobu Asano Had to Consider Every Side of Yabushige“He would have been a wonderful jam-session performer because he is able to get going with whatever vibe is surrounding him.”
  45. movie review
    An Exploited Neighborhood, Seen Through Children’s EyesMinhal Baig’s We Grown Now tells the story of two childhood best friends in Chicago’s Cabrini-Green housing project.
  46. vulture lists
    The Stoner Canon: Over 100 Trippy Movies, Albums, Books, TV Shows, and MoreThe ultimate guide to experiencing the high.
  47. tv 101
    Every Shōgun Episode Ends PerfectlyThe best show on television right now is doing something simple: nailing its final minutes every week.
  48. art history
    RIPLEY
    37 Ripley Shots That Would Blow Caravaggio’s MindThe black-and-white Netflix series relies on visual motifs that reflect its central character’s alienation. It absolutely rips.
  49. overnights
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Join the ClubLaura must be stopped.
  50. exit interview
    ‘I Hate Clear Blue Skies’Why Steven Zaillian brought a monstrous, black-and-white version of The Talented Mr. Ripley to Netflix.
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