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Vikram Murthi is a contributing writer for The Nation and the editor of Downtime Magazine. He has also written for publications like Reverse Shot, Filmmaker Magazine, and Criterion. He’s still very much for hire.

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‘Animal Control’ The Most Underrated Sitcom on TV Is Back

CHEERS!

Joel McHale’s beast-heavy workplace sitcom shows even more promise in Season 2.

Vikram Murthi | Published Mar 06, 2024

Amy Schumer Should Press Reset on Her Flailing Hulu Dramedy

WORK IN PROGESS

The controversial comic’s semi-autobiographical series returns to Hulu for a second season of uneven dramedy.

Vikram Murthi | Published Feb 16, 2024

The Untold Story of Black Astronauts Finally Gets Spotlight

FAILURE TO LAUNCH

NatGeo’s new documentary “The Space Race,” about the U.S.’s first Black astronauts, is an interesting but unfocused primer.

Vikram Murthi | Published Feb 12, 2024

Mike Judge’s New Cartoon Shoots Liberal Fish in a Barrel

Stale Air

Zach Woods voices an insufferable liberal fraud in “In the Know,” a new stop-motion series that’s funnier around the margins.

Vikram Murthi | Published Jan 24, 2024

A Delightful Netflix Cartoon…About the End of the World?!

APOCALYPSE WOW

Even if a comet were heading rapidly towards Earth, the new animated curiosity “Carol & the End of the World” would be worth your time.

Vikram Murthi | Published Dec 15, 2023

Bill Burr’s Cranky ‘Old Dads’ Gets Worked-Up Over ‘Wokeness’

ANGER MANAGEMENT

Bill Burr’s directorial debut is better at being self-righteous than it is at being funny.

Vikram Murthi | Published Oct 19, 2023

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