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Valerie Ettenhofer

Valerie Ettenhofer is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer, TV-lover, and mac and cheese enthusiast. As a Senior Contributor at Film School Rejects, she covers television through regular reviews and her recurring column, Episodes. She is also a voting member of the Critics Choice Association's television and documentary branches. Twitter: @aandeandval (She/her)
Righteous Gemstones

Season 2 of ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Commits a Few Comedy Sins

By Valerie Ettenhofer 

Danny McBride’s religious farce returns for a season that underutilizes most of its funniest actors.
Best Movies Directed By Women

15 Great 2021 Movies Directed By Women

By Valerie Ettenhofer 

With this list, you can watch great movies and support strides towards gender equity while you do it. What could be better than that?
Best Tv Shows

The 15 Best TV Shows of 2021

By Valerie Ettenhofer 

Hundreds of shows aired in 2021. Here, TV critic Valerie Ettenhofer picks 15 of the best ones.
Best Tv Scenes

The 15 Best TV Scenes of 2021

By Valerie Ettenhofer 

If you’re still trying to process the fact that 2021 is coming to a close, you’re not alone. Watch some great TV while you think about it, with our list of the year’s best scenes.
Station Eleven

‘Station Eleven’ is an Expansive, Exceptional Adaptation

By Valerie Ettenhofer 

The National Book Award finalist about a devastating flu outbreak has gotten the HBO limited series treatment, and the end result is better than we could’ve imagined.
Maya Anna Pen15 season 2 part 2

‘PEN15’ Forces Us to Grow Up with an Emotional Ending

By Valerie Ettenhofer 

The final episodes of Hulu’s remarkable coming-of-age story ring painfully true for anyone who’s ever been a teenager.
Flight Of The Conchords Mugged

Remember When the Flight of the Conchords Got “Mugged”?

By Valerie Ettenhofer 

HBO’s short-lived musical series was at its best when the protagonists wandered naively into strange situations, like in this Season 1 episode.
The Great Season 2

‘The Great’ is a Violent Delight

By Valerie Ettenhofer 

FSR chief television critic Valerie Ettenhofer reviews Season 2 of Hulu’s quasi-historical series, calling the return ruthless, funny, and relentlessly entertaining.
The Wheel Of Time

After Years of Anticipation, ‘The Wheel of Time’ Falls Flat

By Valerie Ettenhofer 

FSR chief television critic Valerie Ettenhofer says it’s hard to engage with Amazon’s new high fantasy series thanks to its middling CGI and overstuffed mythology.