HBO

Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey Play Cops and Killers for HBO’s ‘True Detective’

Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are taking the leap to HBO like so many great Buscemis and Daniels and McBrides… Read More

• Movies

‘The Newsroom’ Recap: ‘News Night’ Becomes The Daily Show-bait

Two weeks ago, when Operation Genoa proved to be a sham, Charlie was in despair. In ACN’s top executive suite,… Read More

‘Behind the Candelabra’ and Our Relationship With Fame

There seems to have been a decisive change in the mainstream biopic recently. Instead of attempting to chronicle a public… Read More

Girls: Is ‘Another Man’s Trash’ Anybody’s Treasure?

Kate Erbland and I don’t quite agree on this week’s episode of HBO’s Girls. It’s a shame, too, as we’ve… Read More

‘Mea Maxima Culpa’ Trailer: An Oscar Winner Takes on a Catholic Pedophilia Cover Up

‘Mea Maxima Culpa’ Trailer: An Oscar Winner Takes on a Catholic Pedophilia Cover UpAlex Gibney has relayed shocking stories about the… Read More

• Essays

Girls: ‘It’s About Time’ We Started a Column About Lena Dunham’s Golden Globe-Winning Hit, So Here…

Girls: ‘It’s About Time’ We Started a Column About Lena Dunham’s Golden Globe-Winning Hit, So Here It IsIt’s only appropriate on… Read More

Boardwalk Empire’s Third Season Misfire

This season, the most consistently compelling part of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire has been its opening title sequence. (Impossibly cool Steve… Read More

‘True Blood’ Season Five Premiere Stuffs Itself with New Characters, New Storylines and a ‘Felicity…

‘True Blood’ Season Five Premiere Stuffs Itself with New Characters, New Storylines and a ‘Felicity’ AlumThere may be spoilers here,… Read More

Is Julia Louis-Dreyfus Finally Starring in a Comedy Series that Isn’t Horrible?

Ah, Elaine Benes. The spastic dancing, the contraceptive sponge hoarding, the big wall o’ hair. She’s the Seinfeld character nearest… Read More