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How Far Can Political Ads Go to Swing the Vote?

In her commercials, Kamala Harris walks a line between illuminating the issues and acknowledging the world-historic craziness of her opponent; Donald Trump targets his base.

The Rise and Fall of Vince McMahon

The Netflix docuseries “Mr. McMahon” explores the sordid history of the W.W.E. and the man who made it what it is.

“La Maison” Is a Frothy Portrait of the Rich and Fashionable

Apple TV+’s soi-disant succession drama may gesture at weighty themes, but it’s soapier—and often more fun—than its prestige counterparts.

Pat McAfee, the Football Bro

On ESPN’s “College GameDay” and on his own program, “The Pat McAfee Show,” the talk-show host offers an idealized new vision of the American personality.

The State of the Netflix Standup Special

Joe Rogan’s “Burn the Boats,” Matt Rife’s “Lucid,” and Langston Kerman’s “Bad Poetry” showcase vastly different approaches to connecting with the audience.

Mourning the End of “Evil,” a Show Like Nothing Else on Television

The Paramount+ procedural’s unusually serious treatment of faith—and delightfully absurdist take on almost everything else—made it a bright spot in an increasingly risk-averse TV landscape.

The Kamala Show

How Vice-President Harris’s public persona has evolved, from tough prosecutor to frozen interviewee to joyful candidate.

In “Lady in the Lake,” Ambition Is Everything

Natalie Portman stars in the Apple TV+ mystery as a sixties housewife who leaves her family for her career—and gets tangled up in a murder.

Julio Torres’s “Fantasmas” Finds Truth in Fantasy

In the comedian and writer’s new HBO show, guest stars and surreal distractions provide witty symbolic keys to serious themes.

“The Boys” Gets Too Close for Comfort

The Amazon Prime series started as a fantastical, darkly funny sendup of the superhero genre. Now it’s set in a political landscape that looks distressingly like our own.