Shōgun(S1/E10)Scholar of the WindThis story’s conclusion is just a matter of playing out what has already been set in motion.
Below Deck(S11/E12)Panini ProblemsIt’s only been six charters, and the St. David has already lost three people.
Vanderpump Villa(S1/E6)Day-Off DisasterEveryone loves a good reality-TV mean girl, but Hannah and Telly are too banal for their bad behavior to make good television.
The Jinx(S2/E1)Beverley HillsPart 2 manages to be both a followup to the fallout of the 2015 miniseries and a victory lap for director Andrew Jarecki.
moviesWith Challengers, Justin Kuritzkes Serves an Ace His first movie script for the sexy tennis drama has taken him from struggling playwright to in-demand screenwriter.By Madeline Leung Coleman
tvShōgun Has a Japanese-Superiority Complex The series is determined to foreground Japanese perspectives, but it doesn’t quite know what to make of Japan’s more unsavory history.By Ryu Spaeth
the action editionPicking His Fights The twists and turns of Jake Gyllenhaal’s unlikely, unsettling action career have brought him to Road House.By Bilge Ebiri
in conversationTodd Haynes Plays the Superego The director is interested in people constrained by society’s rules. In his new film May December, he makes it harder to root for the rule-breakers.By Madeline Leung Coleman
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the industryRomeo and Juliet Was a Tragedy In 1968, Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting were the most famous teenagers in the world. Fifty-five years later, they sued Paramount for child abuse.By Lila Shapiro
screen timeThe Decomposition of Rotten Tomatoes The most overrated metric in entertainment is erratic, reductive, and easily hacked — and yet has Hollywood in its grip.By Lane Brown