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)
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‘Lost’ and the Legacy of Non-Linear TV

By Valerie Ettenhofer 

A decade after the show’s fourth season finale, we examine TV puzzle-boxes, from ‘The Prisoner’ to ‘Westworld.’

13 Upcoming Shows That Could Be the Next ‘Game of Thrones’

By Valerie Ettenhofer 

‘Westworld’ is just the tip of the iceberg.

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The Visual Poetry of Lynne Ramsay

By Valerie Ettenhofer 

The ‘You Were Never Really Here’ and ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’ director composes her movies like near-perfect poems.

‘Killing Eve’ is Fresh Blood for Crime-Fighting Heroines

By Valerie Ettenhofer 

On TV, women who hunt killers often follow a predictable path. BBC America’s latest throws out the rulebook.

‘Eighth Grade’ Review: Teens and Technology Done Right (For Once)

By Valerie Ettenhofer 

Bo Burnham’s narrative feature debut finds humor and hope in a painfully realistic middle school story.

Best Year In Film

The Best Year in Movies Was 2014

By Valerie Ettenhofer 

A year of gone girls and genre films, plus we survived The Interview.

Best Tv Shows First Quarter

The Best TV Shows of 2018 So Far

By Valerie Ettenhofer 

It’s never a bad time to celebrate great TV, and this year we already have plenty to celebrate.

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A Celebration of LGBTQ Movies and Shows with Happy Endings

By Valerie Ettenhofer 

‘Love, Simon’ joins an important, ever-growing list: joyful representations of LGBTQ characters on screen.

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‘Jessica Jones’ Season 2 Review: Not So Super

By Valerie Ettenhofer 

Without a propulsive central arc to hold Hell’s Kitchen together, Marvel’s once-great show has few strengths left.