tv-series
‘The Right Stuff’ on Disney+ Turns the American Space Race Into a Soap Opera
A definitive 1980s film (and its iconic astronauts) becomes a schlocky, gimmick-y series no one asked for
An Oral History of ‘The New Hollywood Squares’
The ’80s game show was a nightly mini-cabaret that was way weirder and more fun than ‘Jeopardy!’ or ‘Wheel of Fortune’ — and left an outsized legacy on network TV
I Still Don’t Know What ‘Ratched’ Has to Do With ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’
Netflix’s origin story for Nurse Ratched could shed light on a character long demonized as a monster. Instead, we get a silly, campy, pointless thriller.
‘We Are Who We Are’ Turns Teendom Into a Fleeting Paradise
Luca Guadagnino’s HBO series focuses on some high schoolers left to their own devices on an army base. It’s a beautifully meandering show — and a reminder that one of the best/worst things about being a teenager is that it can’t last
