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Hollywood Cannot Survive Without Movie Theaters

January 19, 2023

Two moviegoers wearing 3D glasses

‘Bake Off’ Is for Bros

November 19, 2022

A row of cakes from ‘The Great British Baking Show’

On ‘Mo,’ It’s Either God or Therapy

September 3, 2022

Teresa Ruiz as Maria, Mo Amer as Mo

Netflix’s The Sandman Is a Fan’s Dream. Is That Good Enough?

August 5, 2022

Gwendoline Christie and Tom Sturridge bartering in hell in Netflix's "The Sandman"

Netflix’s Persuasion Tries to Have It All

July 15, 2022

Lydia Rose Bewley, Richard E. Grant, Dakota Johnson, and Yolanda Kettle sitting in a parlor holding teacups in "Persuasion"

‘Netflix Thinks Exactly Like an Old Movie Studio’

July 14, 2022

Stranger Things Won’t Save Netflix

June 2, 2022

Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven lying with eyes closed, wearing a white body suit

The Netflix Bubble Is Finally Bursting

April 26, 2022

A red balloon with a white "N," with a needle pointing at it, against a black background

This Is Peak Subscription

March 3, 2022

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A Guide to 2022’s Most Promising TV

January 12, 2022

TV color bars with 2022

Perfection Exists and Its Name is 'Arcane'

December 17, 2021

Hailee Steinfeld as Vi, Ella Purnell as Powder in Arcane

What’s Lost When a Classic Anime Is Adapted by Netflix

November 15, 2021

Two characters from 'Cowboy Bebop' in a standoff in front of a stained-glass window

Netflix’s Passing Is an Unusually Gentle Movie About a Brutal Subject

November 8, 2021

Tessa Thompson in "Passing"

The Netflix Series That Should Make Religious People Uncomfortable

Matthew J. Cressler

October 25, 2021

Father Paul Hill gestures from a church altar.

In Netflix’s Squid Game, Debt Is a Double-Edged Sword

October 1, 2021

Contestants gather in a hall, in Netflix's 'Squid Game'

The Chair Is Netflix’s Best Drama in Years

August 21, 2021

Sandra Oh sitting at a table in The Chair

How to Build a Life

How to Escape the Happiness Guilt Trap

Arthur C. Brooks

June 3, 2021

A person hides their face using a fan with a frown on it.

The Books Briefing: The Wellness Dystopia

May 21, 2021

An illustration depicting someone meditating with a $100 bill over their face

The Books Briefing: Murder, They Wrote

February 5, 2021

A detective looks through a magnifying glass.

The Literary Origins of Netflix’s Latest Smash Hit

January 27, 2021

The Atlantic Daily: 9 Nostalgic TV Shows to Watch

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

November 13, 2020

The Golden Girls are pictured. American actor James Gandolfini, as Tony Soprano, smokes a cigar while he stands in pool, in a 1991 publicity still for the HBO cable TV series, <i>The Sopranos.</i>.

The Atlantic Daily: A Nonpolitical Reading List

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

October 9, 2020

A Breezy Netflix Comedy About Not Knowing What to Do With Your Life

October 9, 2020

Netflix’s Dick Johnson Is Dead Is a Bizarre Cinematic Experiment

October 3, 2020

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Netflix’s ‘Most Popular’ List Is a Wasteland

July 31, 2020

The Atlantic Daily: What Our Newsroom Is Watching This Summer

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

July 24, 2020

Why People Are Obsessed With a Terrible Polish Erotic Thriller

June 26, 2020

Netflix’s Accidental Coup

April 22, 2020

The Spanish Sci-Fi Thriller Putting a Brutal Spin on Inequality

April 4, 2020

10 Perfect Films to Watch While Stuck at Home

March 20, 2020

A Quick Guide to Streaming Movies While in Quarantine

March 18, 2020

The Teen Dramas That Reject Modernity

March 4, 2020

Gentefied: The Netflix Show That Makes Gentrification Personal

February 20, 2020

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Netflix Show Is Painful to Watch

January 18, 2020

The Golden Globes Sends a Message With Its Snub of The Irishman

January 6, 2020

The Atlantic Daily: A Killing More Significant Than Bin Laden’s

Caroline Mimbs Nyce and Haley Weiss

January 3, 2020