Top Chef(S21/E6)Under PressureIt’s difficult to judge the chefs when the point of the challenge is so confusing.
Survivor(S46/E9)Idol HandsEveryone is way too concerned about their “resumes” when they can’t even organize a simple vote.
Baby Reindeer(S1/E2)Is There Someone Else?Martha’s stalking reaches a new level just as Donny begins a relationship with Terri, who is pretty out of his league.
art reviewTaxi Driver Was Always About Race A new film by Arthur Jafa restores the Scorsese classic to its original intention.By Jerry Saltz
exit interview‘It Was So Hard to Remember, Don’t Cry’Shōgun’s Hiroyuki Sanada on off-screen methods, onscreen battles, and the scene that moved him to tears.By Roxana Hadadi
theaterStaging Sufjan How playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury turned a classic indie-rock album into a Justin Peck–choreographed dance piece that’s now Broadway bound.By Juan A. Ramírez
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
podcast
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