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His existence throws a wrench in the narrative that the other America is a hateful land where Christians hunt homos for sport

Did the filmmakers’ hunger for retribution outweigh their commitment to tell the truth?

I loved every second of it

Why is politically correct comedy so depressing?

It’s a Twilight Zone for Millennials

Russian Doll reviewed

On the surface, Ted Bundy was good-looking, normal-behaving and could be disarmingly charming

What possible contribution could this generation make to film or literature?

How else could a drama as knowing and meta and arch do anything other than disappear up its own bottom?

‘The rule in our household is: if a TV series hasn’t got subtitles, it’s not worth watching,’ a friend told me the other day. Once this approach would have been both extremely limiting and insufferably pompous. In the era of Netflix and Amazon Prime, though, it makes a lot of sense. There’s something about English-speaking TV — especially if it’s made in the US — that tends towards disappointment. Obviously there have been exceptions: The Sopranos; Band of Brothers; Breaking Bad; Game of Thrones. But too often, what’s missing is that shard of ice in the creative heart that drama needs if it’s to be truly exceptional. American drama is