She haunts the screen like she’s just emerged from a crypt: twin raven braids, ghostly complexion, shadowed undereyes and a tell-tale flat expression. Yet, Wednesday…
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Hillerska: a private boarding school tucked away in Sweden; horseback riding, rowing, rowdy parties and, most notably, 16-year-old Crown Prince Wilhelm. Still, “Young Royals” (2022)…
More than nine million viewers streamed “House of the Dragon’s” finale, making it HBO’s most-watched conclusion since “Game of Thrones.” Despite being set in the…
This article contains spoilers for the first three episodes of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” and for “The Lord of the…
In an age of increasingly sensationalized content, the media takes advantage of women’s stories more often than not. As of late, the film industry has…
A show that only knows how to develop female characters by raping them is not a show made for women or survivors. When writers create strong female characters, they are creating some of the only positive role models that young viewers have. Raping them to make them more appeasing to the male gaze is a vile and inaccessible dramatic mechanism that carelessly perpetuates gendered violence.
On April 12, 2019, Netflix released all eight episodes of "Special," a new series from Ryan O'Connell, the creator, writer and star. It is based on his 2015 memoir, “I'm Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves” in which he writes about being gay and disabled. O'Connell was born with a mild form of cerebral palsy, a congenital disorder that affects movement and balance.
Until the fifth episode of its second season, “Grown-ish” didn’t seem to understand its target audience. A cursory glance at the show could suggest otherwise. After all, it seems to have all the fixings of a show that would appeal to a Gen Z audience. The cast is hot and diverse. The show’s Twitter savvily abstains from starting its tweets in upper case. Its Instagram features clips of its characters clapping back in a way that is just almost funny. And the premise of the show does seem like it could yield some relatable situations: it follows Zoey Johnson (Yara Shahidi) and her group of friends at the fictional university Cal-U. Each of the friends has one or two identities—Republican, Jewish, drug dealer, stoner—in which the writers have rooted their personalities, which are drawn just distinctly enough that they could be real people.
If you’re South Asian, or South Asian American or friends with someone from either demographic, you’ve probably heard about Netflix’s latest addition to the political comedy genre: “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj.”
“Star Trek: Discovery” has aired six episodes since its premiere last month. The “Star Trek” series, which shows only on CBS’s new only streaming service, has taken a new perspective on the tv show that so many people have already come to love.