Judy Berman

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Welcome to the Era of Unapologetic Bad Taste

In 2022, pop culture is doing the most. ­Consider some of the most memorable images to come out of the entertainment industry recently: Mr. Big campily keeling over on his Peloton in And Just Like...

By Judy Berman May 18, 2022

Bilal Baig Wants You to Understand That Transition Is a Universal Experience

Bilal Baig wants to take a pause. In April, they won top honors at the Canadian Screen Awards for Sort Of, a CBC/HBO Max dramedy they co-created and star in about a nonbinary Torontonian of...

By Judy Berman May 11, 2022

HBO's The Time Traveler’s Wife Is a Multiverse of Badness

It’s not hard to see why this particular adaptation might’ve sounded like a good idea. But many of those on-paper pros have, in practice, turned out to be cons.

By Judy Berman May 11, 2022

Hulu's Conversations With Friends Breathes Fresh Life Into Sally Rooney's Best Novel

Normal People disappointed, but the streamer's latest adaptation of the Irish author is surprisingly great.

By Judy Berman May 10, 2022

The 5 Best New TV Shows in April 2022

From 'We Own This City' to 'Shining Girls' to 'Heartstopper.'

By Judy Berman April 29, 2022

HBO Max's The Staircase Is So Much More Than a Rehash of the Classic True-Crime Docuseries

At first, it looks as though we’re in for yet another redundant docudrama that fictionalizes events that will already be familiar to most viewers. There turns out to be a lot more than that happening here.

By Judy Berman April 27, 2022

April Is Packed With Prestige Dramas. Watch The Baby Instead

The Baby isn’t subtle. It isn’t polite. It’s sometimes extremely silly. But if you can live with that, it’s more than just fun—it’s also a whole lot smarter than most shows sucking up attention this month.

By Judy Berman April 24, 2022

There's an Ingenious Method in Shining Girls' Mind-Bending Madness

I’ve never lost my mind, at least as far as I know. But if my grasp on reality ever started to slip, I imagine it would feel much like the experience of watching Apple’s cerebral...

By Judy Berman April 22, 2022

How Selling Sunset Keeps Us Hooked on a 21st-Century Fairy Tale

My rational brain waves a million red flags at the idea of a male boss dating his female employee. But my Selling Sunset brain? It really wanted Chrishell and Jason to get their happily ever after.

By Judy Berman April 22, 2022

In Praise of the Long TV Hiatus

'Better Call Saul,' 'Russian Doll' and 'Barry' are just 3 of the great shows returning in April after years off the air

By Judy Berman April 15, 2022
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