Criticism Is Dead
What we’re watching and what it all means (if it means anything at all)
Mid-year top TV shows of 2022 feat. Alison Herman

A completely subjective appreciation (with a special guest)

Irma Vep, Persuasion, and Funny Girl

Great gowns (catsuits), beautiful gowns (gowns), plus the most exciting thing to happen on Broadway in a long time

The Old Man, Loot, and gentle minions

Life is never as settled as you think it is, plus something about Gru

The Bear, American Girl, and abortion films

Homecomings, plus some recommendations for this day and age

Cha Cha Real Smooth, I Love That for You, and Ken himself

Youthful and desperate folly, plus Ryan Gosling the doll

Fire Island, The Essex Serpent, and RIP Made for Love

Gay beaches and gothic coasts, plus a fantastic show gone too soon

Barry, The Northman, and Ray Liotta

The violence of men, plus RIP to a great

Conversations With Friends, The Staircase, and Netflix woes

Maybe the real treasure was the friends and family we made and lost along the way, plus streaming giant flop era