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This year, Beanie Feldstein became immortal. First in Episode Two of FX’s vampire comedy, What We Do in the Shadows, when her character gets chomped. “Wowie-zowie!” she gasps. “Is this like a Tony Robbins unleash-the-power-within thing?” The reaction is quintessentially Beanie: an innocent thrilled by the flush of adventure. Then …

It’s still early in the day, but Dr. Ruth, who has been giving advice on all matters sexual for the past 44 years — she’s had radio shows and TV talk shows, was a David Letterman and Johnny Carson favorite, has written 46 books, among them the bestselling Sex for …

Netflix has a trio of new features from big name talents, as well as a new puzzle-box series that’s blowing critics’ minds and a comic-adapted fan-favorite-in-the-making. Amazon’s working the true-crime beat with a Lorena Bobbitt docuseries and the fake-crime beat with a new Agatha Christie adaptation. And let’s throw in …

The Masked Singer is truly avant-garde TV, forcing you to ask yourself tough questions. Like: How is this happening? Are we really witnessing a televised sing-off starring Z-list celebrities disguised as the Lion, the Alien, the Peacock and the Bee? Did I just eat an ayahuasca cronut or am I …

Monsters can be tricky. Sure, we know they’re scary and cruel and that we should avoid them at all costs. But what do we do when the most terrifying ones are wearing masks? What about the connivers who drip with charm, are slick with their words and know exactly how …

Los Angeles did not agree with Rachel Brosnahan. It wasn’t exactly the sunshine she had a problem with. Or the traffic. Or even all the strip malls. It was the grocery stores. “In New York, you go to the grocery store however the fuck you can get there, whatever you …

There’s a whole heapin’ helping of cuteness that hit us this week, starting with the first glimpse of the Pokemon Detective Pikachu movie that sent millennials into a frenzy. We also got: a high-concept teaser for Woody, Buzz and the gang’s new adventure; an underdog story involving small-town beauty pageants …

Sitcoms creatively peak sometime in their second or third year, and even the best ones would probably be best off ending after five or six seasons at the most. If this isn’t an immutable law, it’s at least common sense based on decades of history to back it up. But …

Stop us if you’ve heard this one several times before: There’s this gentleman who’s in the business of show. He’s famous, established, king of his hill, top of his respective heap — could be the moving pictures, could be good ol’ arena rock & roll. Once upon a time, fame …

Last year, American Vandal arrived on tiptoe, a barely promoted gift from the Netflix godsthat had fans wondering, “Who drew the dicks?” One easily could have mistaken its mockumentary format for a real investigation into a high school prank that resulted in the wrongful expulsion of class clown Dylan Maxwell …