Isaac Pollock

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Television

‘Severance’ Episode Nine: What Will Come ‘After’ This ‘Hour’ of Television?

That was a bad title for this recap of a very good episode.
March 20, 2025 at 9:39 pm

Television

‘Severance’ Episode Eight: Short n’ ‘Sweet Vitriol’

Despite a difficult–to–justify pause in momentum, this episode expands the world of show and drops a massive bomb on Lumon.
March 18, 2025 at 7:15 pm

Television

‘Severance’ Episode Seven: The Ego’s Dead and Gemma’s alive

This emotionally destructive hour of television puts an end to many fan theories … and incites more.
March 18, 2025 at 5:07 pm

Film

Who are the Oscars for?

From smear campaigns to cult parody accounts, this year’s Oscars are more populist than ever.
February 27, 2025 at 8:17 pm

Television

‘Severance’ Episode Six: Conquerors and Consequences

Over halfway into the season, triangles become squares, and two become one.
February 25, 2025 at 8:04 pm

Film

Up With ‘Down With Love’

What an underappreciated 20–year–old rom–com has to say about love, feminism, and mag writing.
February 24, 2025 at 2:38 pm

Television

This Week on 'Severance'

Season Two of this Apple TV corporate thriller has me seeing double. Here's an ongoing recap to keep all the data in its proper boxes, updated every week.
February 23, 2025 at 10:41 pm

Television

‘Severance’ Episode Five: A Trojan’s Horse, an Ominous Whistle

‘Severance’ Episode Five: A Trojan’s Horse, an Ominous Whistle
February 23, 2025 at 1:37 pm

Television

‘Severance’ Episode Four: The Protestant Work Ethic

In 'Woe's Hollow,' the innies try touching grass and find they don’t like how it feels.
February 23, 2025 at 1:36 pm

Television

'Severance' Episode Two: ‘Who is Alive?’ And Who is on the Severed Floor?

Episode three of the second season of ‘Severance’ introduces new variables and questions about identity.
February 23, 2025 at 1:36 pm

Television

'Severance' Episode Two: 'Goodbye, Mrs. Selvig' and Hello, The Rest of The Outies

The second episode of Severance’s second season provides a few crucial answers and asks a few gripping questions.
February 23, 2025 at 1:36 pm

Television

‘Severance’ Season Two Recap, Episode One: Welcome back to Hell…y?

The second season of the hit TV show is off to a gut–roiling start.
February 23, 2025 at 1:34 pm

Word on the street

I am Never Getting Married

This essay won first place in the 2025 Love Issue 'Renaissance in Love' contest.
February 14, 2025 at 12:00 am

Film

‘The Apprentice’ Isn’t About President Donald Trump

From biopics to fictionalized political dramas, the ethics of politics–as–entertainment are murky waters—and this Trump picture’s politics are far from clear.
January 28, 2025 at 12:00 am