Roxana Hadadi

10/18/21

<i>Y: The Last Man</i> travels back in time in a blandly conceived episode

Y: The Last Man travels back in time in a blandly conceived episode

The Daughters Of The Amazon are born in a tediously plotted episode.

10/17/21

<i>Succession</i>’s third season premieres with a smidge too much self-awareness

Succession’s third season premieres with a smidge too much self-awareness

Don’t worry, the season-three premiere, “Secession,” still sees astonishingly awful people being astonishingly awful…

10/13/21

<i>Bergman Island</i> pays tribute to a master director without getting lost in his shadow

Bergman Island pays tribute to a master director without getting lost in his shadow

Mia Hansen-Løve’s intimate but playful drama is the best kind of homage

10/11/21

Beth returns and the First Lady remembers on an ominous <i>Y: The Last Man</i>

Beth returns and the First Lady remembers on an ominous Y: The Last Man

Is anyone more devoted to hating Jennifer than Kimberly? Can you blame her?

10/4/21

Cult vibes and power grabs abound as <i>Y: The Last Man</i> moves into its latter half

Cult vibes and power grabs abound as Y: The Last Man moves into its latter half

The series’ best episode so far crystallizes the unexpected flaws of best-laid plans.

9/30/21

What two new Britney Spears documentaries reveal about the embattled pop star

Objectivity and subjectivity divide FX on Hulu's Controlling Britney Spears and Netflix's Britney Vs Spears

9/27/21

The culture war, cloning, and Dr. Allison Mann enter the world of <i>Y: The Last Man</i>

The culture war, cloning, and Dr. Allison Mann enter the world of Y: The Last Man

What “Mann Hunt” demonstrates by its A story is that 355 and Dr. Mann are already developed in a way that Yorick…

9/20/21

<i>Y: The Last Man</i> leaves the White House and finds a potential new villain

Y: The Last Man leaves the White House and finds a potential new villain

Why are the Brown children unable to consider how they impact the world around them?

9/13/21

The presidency and Yorick’s secret are both in danger in <i>Y: The Last Man</i>

The presidency and Yorick’s secret are both in danger in Y: The Last Man

Verdict on Jennifer: Good! Verdict on Kim: Bad! Verdict on Sarah: Unclear!

9/13/21

A new world dawns in <i>Y: The Last Man</i>’s second episode

A new world dawns in Y: The Last Man’s second episode

Amid the wide tragedy of this event, one question remains: Why Yorick?

9/13/21

<i>Y: The Last Man</i> premieres with a gory introduction into a world wiped of the Y chromosome

Y: The Last Man premieres with a gory introduction into a world wiped of the Y chromosome

Before everything goes to absolute hell in “The Day Before,” no one seems happy.

8/15/21

<i>The White Lotus</i> answers who’s in the box with a status quo-affirming season finale

The White Lotus answers who’s in the box with a status quo-affirming season finale

Satire can be both a mirror and a mask, and The White Lotus has used it both ways.

8/8/21

<i>The White Lotus</i> barrels toward tragedy in penultimate, Tennyson-referencing “The Lotus-Eaters”

The White Lotus barrels toward tragedy in penultimate, Tennyson-referencing “The Lotus-Eaters”

Whenever a guest tells a White Lotus employee they “want to help,” it actually ends up like a curse.

8/4/21

John David Washington gets his own <i>The Fugitive</i> in the forgettable Netflix thriller <i>Beckett</i>

John David Washington gets his own The Fugitive in the forgettable Netflix thriller Beckett

Boyd Holbrook, Vicky Krieps, and Alicia Vikander costar in a manhunt movie with a sluggish pulse.

8/1/21

<i>The White Lotus</i> finally includes the Hawaiian people in a story set on their land

The White Lotus finally includes the Hawaiian people in a story set on their land

Molly Shannon joins the series in an episode that amps up the Armond vs. Shane rivalry

7/25/21

<i>The White Lotus</i> stalls by focusing on the stagnant Mossbacher marriage in “Mysterious Monkeys”

The White Lotus stalls by focusing on the stagnant Mossbacher marriage in “Mysterious Monkeys”

Chaos agent Armond raises questions about whether the White Lotus will pay enough attention to its staff

7/18/21

Fortunes change and doubt spreads in a consistently sly <i>White Lotus </i>

Fortunes change and doubt spreads in a consistently sly White Lotus

As Chekhov's drug-filled backpack appears, lines are drawn between Shane and Armond and Rachel and Nicole

7/15/21

A star is born in<i> </i>the nuanced, wonderfully acted coming-of-age- tale <i>Rocks</i>

A star is born in the nuanced, wonderfully acted coming-of-age- tale Rocks

Sarah Gavron's deeply felt coming-of-age film evokes the best of Ken Loach and Chantal Akerman

7/11/21

<i>The White Lotus</i> pokes at the romanticized allure of Hawaii in its acidic premiere

The White Lotus pokes at the romanticized allure of Hawaii in its acidic premiere

Series creator Mike White delivers amusement and bitterness in equal measure as The White Lotus begins

6/22/21

In <i>Sun Children</i>, a legendary director shines a light on the exploited youth of Iran

In Sun Children, a legendary director shines a light on the exploited youth of Iran

Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi's latest is a portrait of childhood in crisis

Roxana Hadadi's posts

Y: The Last Man travels back in time in a blandly conceived episode

Succession’s third season premieres with a smidge too much self-awareness

Bergman Island pays tribute to a master director without getting lost in his shadow

Beth returns and the First Lady remembers on an ominous Y: The Last Man

Cult vibes and power grabs abound as Y: The Last Man moves into its latter half

What two new Britney Spears documentaries reveal about the embattled pop star

The culture war, cloning, and Dr. Allison Mann enter the world of Y: The Last Man

Y: The Last Man leaves the White House and finds a potential new villain

The presidency and Yorick’s secret are both in danger in Y: The Last Man

A new world dawns in Y: The Last Man’s second episode

Y: The Last Man premieres with a gory introduction into a world wiped of the Y chromosome

The White Lotus answers who’s in the box with a status quo-affirming season finale

The White Lotus barrels toward tragedy in penultimate, Tennyson-referencing “The Lotus-Eaters”

John David Washington gets his own The Fugitive in the forgettable Netflix thriller Beckett

The White Lotus finally includes the Hawaiian people in a story set on their land

The White Lotus stalls by focusing on the stagnant Mossbacher marriage in “Mysterious Monkeys”

Fortunes change and doubt spreads in a consistently sly White Lotus

A star is born in the nuanced, wonderfully acted coming-of-age- tale Rocks

The White Lotus pokes at the romanticized allure of Hawaii in its acidic premiere

In Sun Children, a legendary director shines a light on the exploited youth of Iran