Roxana Hadadi

12/5/21

<i>Succession</i>’s penultimate episode offers an array of shocks and cliffhangers

Succession’s penultimate episode offers an array of shocks and cliffhangers

“Chiantishire” delivers one grueling, agonizing, painful scene after another, a true symphony of poisonous ambition.

12/3/21

In <i>The Forever Prisoner, </i>Alex Gibney incisively aims at the post-9/11 legalization of torture

In The Forever Prisoner, Alex Gibney incisively aims at the post-9/11 legalization of torture

The documentarian dives into the morality and legality of the “capture, detain, question” dictate that the U.S.…

12/2/21

The best movies of 2001

Where do Memento, Lord Of The Rings, and Mulholland Drive fall on our retrospective countdown?

11/30/21

Riz Ahmed has bugs on the brain in the disappointing genre mishmash <i>Encounter</i>

Riz Ahmed has bugs on the brain in the disappointing genre mishmash Encounter

Encounter is a gripping sci-fi horror movie… until it decides to be something else

11/28/21

<i>Succession </i>delivers an emotional battering ram of an episode in “Too Much Birthday”

Succession delivers an emotional battering ram of an episode in “Too Much Birthday”

The Roy siblings’ dysfunction reaches an agonizing low as Kendall (Jeremy Strong) turns 40.

11/21/21

<i>Succession </i>hits a new high as the Roys pick the next president and Kendall does some recruiting

Succession hits a new high as the Roys pick the next president and Kendall does some recruiting

"What It Takes" is a tornado of an hour full of the cruel, pathetic, melodramatic stuff that makes Succession great.

11/14/21

A breakneck <i>Succession </i>sees Logan go “piss-mad” as the shareholder meeting arrives

A breakneck Succession sees Logan go “piss-mad” as the shareholder meeting arrives

Episode 5, “Retired Janitors Of Idaho” rearranges the Roy children's power rankings.

11/10/21

<i>Cusp </i>throws a Friday night flashlight on the lives of three Texas teens

Cusp throws a Friday night flashlight on the lives of three Texas teens

This Showtime vérité documentary is a sobering but limited look at young women coming of age

11/7/21

Adrien Brody makes the Roys work for him on<i> Succession</i>

Adrien Brody makes the Roys work for him on Succession

How much runway does Kendall "Wokestar Royco" really have left?

11/3/21

Sundance winner <i>Hive </i>tells a true story of hope in a hopeless place

Sundance winner Hive tells a true story of hope in a hopeless place

Kosovo’s official submission to next year’s Academy Awards is a steely portrait of perseverance

11/1/21

<i>Y: The Last Man</i> ends (for good?) with a too-late backstory for Hero and surprising poignancy

Y: The Last Man ends (for good?) with a too-late backstory for Hero and surprising poignancy

This finale has more than a few emotional gut punches, but don't expect an answer to Y: The Last Man’s central…

10/31/21

<i>Bird Of Prey </i>director Cathy Yan tempers <i>Succession</i>’s frenzied style in “The Disruption”

Bird Of Prey director Cathy Yan tempers Succession’s frenzied style in “The Disruption”

Is there a world in which Kendall and Tom team up? Or is Roman going to come out on top of this thing?

10/25/21

<i>Y: The Last Man</i> nears its potential end with spilled secrets, destruction, and more than one death

Y: The Last Man nears its potential end with spilled secrets, destruction, and more than one death

The FX on Hulu drama's penultimate episode sets up a possible Brown family reunion as the Daughters Of The Amazon…

10/24/21

<i>Succession </i>returns to form as the Roy kids backstab like Daddy Logan taught them

Succession returns to form as the Roy kids backstab like Daddy Logan taught them

If Succession’s third season premiere felt slightly overwritten, “Mass In Time Of War” is firing on all cylinders.

10/18/21

<i>Y: The Last Man</i> travels back in time in a blandly conceived episode

Y: The Last Man travels back in time in a blandly conceived episode

The Daughters Of The Amazon are born in a tediously plotted episode.

10/17/21

<i>Succession</i>’s third season premieres with a smidge too much self-awareness

Succession’s third season premieres with a smidge too much self-awareness

Don’t worry, the season-three premiere, “Secession,” still sees astonishingly awful people being astonishingly awful…

10/13/21

<i>Bergman Island</i> pays tribute to a master director without getting lost in his shadow

Bergman Island pays tribute to a master director without getting lost in his shadow

Mia Hansen-Løve’s intimate but playful drama is the best kind of homage

10/11/21

Beth returns and the First Lady remembers on an ominous <i>Y: The Last Man</i>

Beth returns and the First Lady remembers on an ominous Y: The Last Man

Is anyone more devoted to hating Jennifer than Kimberly? Can you blame her?

10/4/21

Cult vibes and power grabs abound as <i>Y: The Last Man</i> moves into its latter half

Cult vibes and power grabs abound as Y: The Last Man moves into its latter half

The series’ best episode so far crystallizes the unexpected flaws of best-laid plans.

9/30/21

What two new Britney Spears documentaries reveal about the embattled pop star

Objectivity and subjectivity divide FX on Hulu's Controlling Britney Spears and Netflix's Britney Vs Spears

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