Lara Zarum

“Rise” Just Doesn’t: NBC’s Musical-Theater High School Drama Is Friday Night Lite

March 15, 2018

‘It Was Funny, and Yet It Was Horrific’: An Interview With Armando Iannucci

The prolific British satirist on his new film, “The Death of Stalin,” and the power — and limitations — of political comedy

March 12, 2018

The Women Behind TV’s Real Golden Age

Joy Press delivers a persuasive and entertaining alternate history

March 8, 2018

“A.P. Bio” and the Limits of Cross-Breeding Cable Edge With Sitcom Schmaltz

March 7, 2018

Can Roseanne Make “Roseanne” Great Again?

Thirty years after it first premiered, the ABC sitcom is back — and, thanks to its vociferous star, more controversial than ever

March 5, 2018

Hulu’s “Looming Tower”: So, the Race to Stop al-Qaeda Looked Like a Cable Drama?

February 26, 2018

Eastwood, Hollywood, and the Limits of the Everyday Hero

We could be heroes — just for one film.

February 21, 2018

Film Poll: At Long Last, the Movies Have Killed the Ingenue

“Perhaps we’re at a turning point”

February 13, 2018

“Portlandia” and the Sad Hilarity of the Aging Hipster

February 12, 2018

Why Viewers Aren’t Ready to Make “Versace” a Cultural Phenomenon Like “O.J.”

“I think that for a hetero-dominant culture, we’re not there yet,” says FX’s John Landgraf

February 1, 2018