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Emma Stefansky is a writer whose work has appeared in Thrillist, Vanity Fair, ScreenCrush, and more.
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The Notorious âHappy Face Killerâ Gets His Own New Series
WHY SO SERIOUS?Dennis Quaid plays the serial killer and Annaleigh Ashford his conflicted daughter in âHappy Face,â the new series based on the true, gruesome story.

Thereâs a Murder at the White House, But Make It Kooky
VETONetflixâs latest Shondaland series is sort of like âDownton Abbeyâ meets âClueâ meetsâŠHunter Biden?

âAdolescenceâ Is Unlike Almost Anything Else on TV Right Now
MUST-SEEAt a time when most of TV is stale and superfluous, this limited series about a young boy accused of murder is anything but disposable.

Amanda Seyfried Gets Her Own âMare of Easttownâ Show
TREADING WUTTERThe new Peacock show is full of clichés, but it mostly succeeds in spite of them.

The Idyllic Garden Society Rocked by Secrets and Murder
IN BLOOMNBCâs dark comedy âGrosse Pointe Garden Societyâ is like a spiritual sequel to âDesperate Housewivesâ cross-pollinated with âBig Little Lies.â

Itâs Christoph Waltzâs Turn to Be an âOld Guyâ Hit Man
INGLOURIOUS SENIORSFor all of its thrills, âOld Guyâ has more in common with âThe Best Exotoic Marigold Hotelâ than its AARP shoot-em-up brethren.

Thereâs a New Cop Show on TV. This One Stars a Gossip Girl.
DETECTIVE GIRLThe new CW procedural âGood Cop/Bad Copâ is pleasant enough, but it borrows every trope in the detective-show guidebook.

This Could Be Netflixâs Next âInventing Annaâ Scammer Smash
BAMBOOZLERSâInventing Annaâ broke viewership records for Netflix in 2022. Will âApple Cider Vinegarâ and its skewering of an influencer who faked brain cancer follow suit?

Sex, Robots, and Horror: Get Excited for âCompanionâ
HI, ROBOTItâs not a bad movie by any means, but the ideas about technology in director Drew Hancockâs thriller donât hold up.

There Was a Llama on the âBachelorâ Premiere
GRANT'S BLOOMThe ladies are âpulling out all the stopsâ to impress Grant Ellis, a former pro football player from Houston who had to endure an AI-generated slideshow during the premiere.
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