tv 101Every Shōgun Episode Ends Perfectly The best show on television right now is doing something simple: nailing its final minutes every week.By Roxana Hadadi
art history37 Ripley Shots That Would Blow Caravaggio’s Mind The black-and-white Netflix series relies on visual motifs that reflect its central character’s alienation. It absolutely rips.By Roxana Hadadi
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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
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