Criticism Is Dead
What we’re watching and what it all means (if it means anything at all)
Pachinko, Winning Time, and stacked casts

Fictional and dramatized adaptations of real events, plus Barbie and Oppenheimer casting announcements

Mad Men and 30 Rock

Special episode about all-time greats

Outer Range, Slow Horses, and grab bag/catching up

Wyoming rules (weirdo shit) and London rules (cover your arse), plus miscellaneous updates

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

Barry, The Northman, and Ray Liotta

The violence of men, plus RIP to a great

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

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

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

Youthful and desperate folly, plus Ryan Gosling the doll

The Bear, American Girl, and abortion films

Homecomings, plus some recommendations for this day and age