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What Does ‘Network’ Have To Tell Us About Outrage, 50 Years On

July 24, 2026July 20, 2026 Matt Hanson 0 Comments 1976 films, Arthur Jensen, Beatrice Straight, broadcast journalism, capitalism, classic cinema, corporate media, Criterion Collection, Diana Christensen, Faye Dunaway, film criticism, globalization, Howard Beale, Jamelle Bouie, JD Vance, Journalism, Max Schumacher, media criticism, Ned Beatty, neoliberalism, Network, news media, Oscar winners, Paddy Chayefsky, PBS NewsHour, Peter Finch, ratings, Richard Nixon, Robert Duvall, sensationalism, Sidney Lumet, Television, The Guardian, UBS, Watergate, William Holden

We’re still ‘mad as hell’ but now everyone is yelling into the ether

SF Streaming TELEVISION

The Kurtzman Era of Star Trek Boldly Goes Into the Trashcan

July 23, 2026July 20, 2026 William Schwartz 2 Comments Alex Kurtzman, Captain Kirk, Captain Pike, Deep Space Nine, Enterprise, episodic television, fandom, franchise filmmaking, Jeri Ryan, Klingons, media criticism, Michael Burnham, Mirror Universe, Paramount, Paramount Pictures, Patrick Stewart, Robert Picardo, science fiction, Section 31, serial storytelling, Spock, Star Trek, Star Trek Picard, Star Trek Prodigy, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Starfleet Academy, Streaming Television, Television, The Next Generation, TV criticism, Voyager, William Shatner

How to understand the demise of NuTrek

Featured Stories Streaming TELEVISION

Calling all Byrd Watchers

July 7, 2026July 9, 2026 Robert Dean 0 Comments AIDS crisis, Annie Sprinkle, Bang My Box The Robin Byrd Story, Channel J, creator economy, documentary, free speech, gay rights, HBO, Jyllian Gunther, LGBTQ history, LGBTQ+, Max, New York City, public access television, public access TV, Reagan era, Robin Byrd, Sarah Jessica Parker, sex positivity, Shelly Byrd, social media, Stephanie Schwam, Television, transgender visibility, TV documentary

A Sarah Jessica Parker production portrays the sex-positive influencer who preceded social media

Streaming TELEVISION

‘Star City’ Depicts the Space Race as Run by the Evil Empire

July 2, 2026July 2, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments Agnes O'Casey, alternate history, Anna Maxwell Martin, Apple TV, Chernobyl, Cold War, For All Mankind, Joe Barton, KGB, Leonid Brezhnev, NASA, Rhys Ifans, Richard Nixon, science fiction, Sergei Korolev, Soviet Union, space exploration, space race, spy thriller, Star City, Television, TV review, Venera program, Venus mission, Yuri Gagarin

‘For All Mankind’ Gets the ‘Chernobyl’ Treatment

Streaming TELEVISION

Flip Your Wig for ‘Amadeus’

July 1, 2026 Robert Dean 0 Comments 18th century Vienna, adaptation, Amadeus, Antonio Salieri, biographical drama, Black Doves, Bridgerton, classical music, Constanze Mozart, Gabrielle Creevy, Historical drama, Joe Barton, miniseries, Opera, Oscar-winning film, Paul Bettany, period drama, Peter Shaffer, STARZ, Television, The Crown, TV review, Will Sharpe, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Starz has an entirely new take on Peter Shaffer’s composer rivalry

Featured Stories Streaming TELEVISION

I Wish ‘Rooster’ Would Never End

May 17, 2026May 20, 2026 Robert Dean 0 Comments 2026 television, academic satire, Bill Lawrence, Charly Clive, college comedy, comedy series, creative writing, Danielle Deadwyler, dramedy, Family Drama, HBO comedy, HBO Max, John C. McGinley, Matt Tarses, modern relationships, Phil Dunster, Rooster, Scrubs, Steve Carell, Television, TV creators, TV review, workplace comedy, writer protagonists, writer’s life

Steve Carell and Bill Lawrence are my dream team

Featured Stories Netflix Streaming TELEVISION

Everything That’s Streaming in April 2026

March 31, 2026April 6, 2026 Jake Harris 0 Comments adaptation, animation, Apple TV Plus, beef, Charlize Theron, Comedy, Criterion Channel, Disney Plus, documentary, drama, Elle Fanning, entertainment guide, Euphoria, Fantasy, Hacks, HBO Max, Hulu, Jonah Hill, Keanu Reeves, Malcolm In The Middle, Netflix, Paramount Plus, Peacock, Pop Culture, Prime Video, Sci-fi, season premieres, series premieres, Shudder, Stranger Things, Streaming, Television, The Boys, thriller, yahya abdul-mateen ii

Malcolm is back in the middle, available alongside ‘Hacks,’ Siths, Heroes and FIFA World Cup tie ins

Netflix TELEVISION

Saying Yes to Stupid

July 22, 2020March 15, 2022 Paula Shaffer 0 Comments Cannonball, Don't, Floor is Lava, Game On, Game shows, Television, Ultimate Tag

Summer TV game shows are here to distract our tired brains

Everything is combustible cover

Memoir NON-FICTION

Richard Lloyd’s Memoir: a Thing of Real Beauty and Light

January 22, 2019March 15, 2022 Ken Kurson 0 Comments CBGBs, Everything is combustible, Hilly Kristal, Jimi Hendrix, Richard Lloyd, Television

‘Everything Is Combustible’ Puts You Inside the Unique Mind of a Musical Master

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Is Maggie O’Farrell’s New Novel ‘Land’ Just Grief Porn?

July 19, 2026July 24, 2026 Katie Smith 0

The ‘Hamnet’ author’s charts Ireland’s history

Comedy Featured Stories FILM

‘The Invite’ Prompt Was — Bergman, But Make It Funny!

July 11, 2026July 14, 2026 Laura Pruden 3

Featured Stories FILM

Traumatized Young Woman?

July 10, 2026July 14, 2026 Neal Pollack 1

Featured Stories FILM

‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ With the Revolutionary Guard

July 8, 2026July 10, 2026 William Schwartz 0

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