Judy Berman

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The 5 Best New TV Shows of September 2022

From 'Pantheon' to 'The Serpent Queen' to 'The U.S. and the Holocaust'

By Judy Berman September 29, 2022

'Shadowland' and 'The US and the Holocaust'

Taken together, the docs invite the question of whether the most cataclysmic fallout of American conspiracy theories is yet to come.

By Judy Berman September 23, 2022

Interview with the Vampire Is Fall’s Best Fantasy Show

Along with the challenge of satisfying an engaged fandom that is sure to push back if the show doesn’t meet expectations, AMC has to contend with the divisive legacy of Interview with the Vampire the movie

By Judy Berman September 22, 2022

Abbott Elementary Is Refreshingly Real

Though it slots into a familiar subgenre of 'nice' sitcoms like 'Ted Lasso' and 'Parks and Rec,' the show works because it never fails to contextualize its kindness within a real world where the latter is in short supply

By Judy Berman September 21, 2022

How 'Reboot' Channels Our Sitcom Nostalgia

It's an observant show about the tension between a generation raised on artificially sunny family sitcoms and the elders who manufactured that false optimism

By Judy Berman September 20, 2022

Talk Shows Desperately Need to Evolve

As righteous as it feels to champion a legacy genre perfected by Johnny Carson and Oprah, it might be time to admit that the talk show as we know it is obsolete

By Judy Berman September 19, 2022

'The Come Up' Is Too Polite to Get Real

Because Gen Z is not Gen X, and reality TV is no longer the revolutionary form it once was, the experiment yields a weirdly empty, inert show with little insight to offer into youth culture today.

By Judy Berman September 14, 2022

'American Gigolo' Sequel Misunderstands the Movie

To strike a nerve, an erotic thriller must capture what is erotic and thrilling and controversial in the present.

By Judy Berman September 6, 2022

The Year’s Wildest TV Tech Thriller Is a Cartoon

“Most of the girls in my class completely missed the moment when the world began to end, too wrapped up in their own drama, obsessed with their own lives,” says the show's hero, Maddie. “Or trying to ruin mine.”

By Judy Berman September 1, 2022

Rings of Power Is Gorgeous But Too Familiar

In the beginning, there is Galadriel. How could it be any other way?

By Judy Berman August 31, 2022
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