Twenty five years ago, on September 22, 1994, NBC premiered a sitcom about a group of surly, sarcastic, idealistic friends who are also roommates and often lovers (an idea that was said to be secretly inspired by Living Single). Successful in its run, Friends served as a blueprint for decades of network shows about…

At exactly 4:33 PM Pacific Standard Time on September 19, 2019, a piercing shriek held the world held hostage as it slowly grew in intensity and absurdity. Birds dropped from the sky. Trees came crashing down in the forest. Landslides toppled mountains. Great waves rose up and swallowed entire continents whole.

Strewn among the heap of the Transparent: Musicale Finale’s terrible choices is one very, very good idea. Call it transgenre: The half-hour dramedy series that ran for four seasons has transitioned into a 100-minute musical for its final bow. And, yes, it’s that kind of musical. It’s not merely punctuated with music…

Welcome to Jezebel’s new Friday column for the latest film and TV development news of the week. In addition to too much television (the only show on TV lately seems to be Succession), there are now also way too many movies and a stressful amount of streaming services—although, whoever gave Quibi the name Quibi…

Much like red carpet interviews or going to the dentist, late night television has become something of a necessary evil (though the “necessary” qualifier is up for debate.) Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, Trevor Noah, John Oliver, James Corden, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon—or as I like to refer to all of them: the…

Today, a mass of alien enthusiasts are flocking to the famed top-secret military facility Area 51 in the hopes of seeing some goddamn aliens once and for all, thanks to a joke that became very serious very quickly.

“Maybe it will distress a lot of people, but I’ve had an awfully nice life,” Judy Garland said in a 1967 interview Barbara Walters, who responds, “I think it will surprise a lot of people who kind of like to think of you as...” Garland finishes her thought: “...a tragedy.”

When Law & Order: Special Victims Unit premiered on September 20, 1999, reviews took issue with the righteousness of its lead characters Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and Elliott Stabler (Christopher Meloni), and its dark subject matter. “I don’t think we need an entire show dedicated to the subject matter,” Rosie…

People who enjoy stiff upper-lipped dramas where everyone wears suits and pops off witticisms in board meetings love to harp on about how we are in a golden age of television. But those of us who prefer shows where siblings scream at each other over objectively unimportant things worry that the Kardashians cannot…

If you’ve seen Hustlers, or existed on the internet for more than one hour, you’ve been witness to Cardi B’s natural comedic talent. It made her a star after she established the rules for cold-weather dressing, it bolstered her emerging rap career, and it landed her a selection of truly hilarious scenes in the best…

In the Downton Abbey movie, Lady Mary’s stalwart maid Anna (Joanne Froggatt) assembles the house’s servants in the wine cellar for a covert meeting about their working conditions. I felt a familiar thrill watching Anna and the others slip away quietly to discuss what was wrong and what they were going to do about it,…

MTV’s The Challenge has been on television for a thousand years, during which I’ve tried tirelessly to convert those who ignore its beauty. You can keep your Survivor, your Amazing Race, and your American Ninja Warrior—MTV’s collection of bumbling amateur athletes (from reality shows all over the world) is the…

The category is ’80s slasher realness, and American Horror Story: 1984 has more hallmarks of the genre than you can shake a machete at. Heavily leaning on Friday the 13th (its setting is a fictional camp that’s reopening years after a tragedy occurred, this one referred to as “the worst summer camp massacre of all…

Friday Night Lights is, in my humble and television-addicted opinion, one of the greatest TV shows of all time, and Tami Taylor, played by the inimitable Connie Britton, is one of the greatest TV moms. I love to visit Dillon, Texas on Hulu—and yet, I do not want anyone to reboot or remake FNL as a TV show (there are…

The Toronto International Film Festival isn’t like other film festivals. Known sometimes as “the people’s festival,” it’s the largest of its kind in the world, because anyone can buy tickets to see films before they’re released or even distributed—not just critics or industry people. For 11 days, Toronto becomes a…

This post contains minor plot spoilers and is based on a screening of Harriet at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. The movie hits theaters November 1.

Bachelor in Paradise aired a three-hour finale and reunion special Tuesday night, concluding Season 6 and a chapter of reality television that will likely be referenced in future Bachelor conversations for its apparent inclusiveness and queer representation. In reality, the show fumbled Demi Burnett’s coming out story…

At last, the ball’s rolling on Elton John’s long-promised musical reimagining of The Devil Wears Prada.

After committing countless hours and almost all of my Monday and Tuesday evenings since August to sultry summer shenanigans, Season 6 of Bachelor in Paradise has met its conclusion. Because there was no episode on Monday night, tonight’s finale will span three hours—the final episode (fantasy suites!), a reunion…

Samantha Barbash, the real-life inspiration for Jennifer Lopez’s savvy, scammy character Ramona in Hustlers, doesn’t think the movie is that impressive.