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)
Mad Men The Other Woman

One of the Best ‘Mad Men’ Episodes is All About the Women

By Valerie Ettenhofer 

Season 5’s “The Other Woman” offers a pivotal moment of character development for Joan, one that’s deeply rooted in the gender dynamics of the era.

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10 Most Harrowing Horror Movie Pregnancies

By Valerie Ettenhofer 

Sometimes parenthood seems more like a nightmare than a dream come true.

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‘GLOW’ Deserved to End on Its Own Terms

By Valerie Ettenhofer 

‘GLOW’ was cut short a season early due to COVID-19, but we’re not ready to say goodbye to this bold and empowering series just yet.

The Undoing

A Star-Studded Cast Can’t Save HBO’s ‘The Undoing’

By Valerie Ettenhofer 

Maybe it’s time to retire the bougie crime soap.

The Leftovers I Live Here Now

‘The Leftovers’ and the Many Miracles of “I Live Here Now”

By Valerie Ettenhofer 

The profound, emotionally devastating series closed out its second season with an all-time-great hour of television.

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10 Best Final Scares in Horror Movie History

By Valerie Ettenhofer 

Sometimes the best scares arrive just before the credits roll.

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Mike Flanagan’s ‘The Haunting of Bly Manor’ Shows Few Signs of Life

By Valerie Ettenhofer 

The highly anticipated follow-up to Netflix’s ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ is light on scares and heavy on redundancies.

Haunting Of Hill House Two Storms

When ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ Performed a Cinematic Magic Trick

By Valerie Ettenhofer 

With “Two Storms,” the series high point pushes the Crains to their emotional breaking point with the help of an unrelenting camera.

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‘Fargo’ Season 4 Unravels the Myth of America

By Valerie Ettenhofer 

Chris Rock and Jason Schwartzman lead the FX series’ latest season, which is set in 1950s Kansas City.