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Roxana Hadadi

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Roxana Hadadi has been a TV critic for Vulture since 2021 and also writes about film and pop culture. She is a juror for the Peabody Awards.

  1. a long talk
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    Himesh Patel Had an Existential Freak-out on The OdysseyThe second-most crucial character in Christopher Nolan’s epic had to endure one horrific scene in particular.
  2. finale thoughts
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    A Long Table Talk With the Boys of The Vampire LestatSam Reid, Jacob Anderson, and Assad Zaman on the season finale: “There’s a lot left to unpack and revisit.”
  3. overnights
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    Project Runway Recap: Count Twice, Cut OnceSignificant time in the workroom and a strategic twist make for a satisfyingly gamified Project Runway episode.
  4. tv review
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    Lucky Is Trying to Con YouDon’t be fooled by the stacked cast. Apple TV’s latest is the worst thing a heist series can be: boring.
  5. close read
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    Loustat Forever?The Vampire Lestat’s best episode yet makes the case for (and against) Lestat and Louis’s destructive love.
  6. endings
    The Five Star Weekend - Season 1
    The Five Star Weekend Changes a Key IngredientThe adaptation opts for easily digestible gratification in place of the novel’s more complex themes.
  7. chat room
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    Delainey Hayles Wanted to Destroy Everything on The Vampire Lestat Set“I tried to pick up a cello and they were like, ‘Delainey, put down the cello.’ I was like, ‘What can I throw?‘”
  8. endings
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    You Got Me, Star CityThe For All Mankind spinoff finally reaches the heights of its predecessor in an operatic season finale.
  9. overnights
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    Project Runway Season-Premiere Recap: Hitting the DoorProject Runway kicks off with 22 contestants, a bring-your-work-from-home challenge, and Tyra Banks trying to prove her worth.
  10. tv review
    The Five Star Weekend - Season 1
    We Can Have a Little Five Star Weekend, As a TreatWatching Peacock’s Elin Hilderbrand adaptation feels like taking off your bra at the end of a long day.
  11. gold rush
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    The Biggest Snubs and Surprises From the 2026 Emmy NominationsPast expected nods for The Pitt and Hacks, the shocks came fast and furious for Widow’s Bay, Pluribus, and Industry.
  12. chat room
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    Sheila Atim Played Akasha Like a ‘Fountain of Volcanic Rage’The Vampire Lestat star wanted to evoke the anger of someone kept silent for millenia.
  13. best of 2026
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    The Best Movies of the Year So Far2026’s highlights include an artful two-hander, a true believer’s fantasy, and a perfect Minions premise.
  14. best of 2026
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    The Best TV of the Year So Far2026’s highlights include a satisfying final course, a new vampire in the spotlight, and a true comedy-horror hybrid.
  15. chat room
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    Assad Zaman Reveals the Cut Vampire Lestat Scene He’s Dying to Film“I hope that we can revisit this, where Armand actually derails them because he’s so pissed off and devastated.”
  16. new noise
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    The Bear Abandons Its SoundWithout any needle drops, the show no longer feels like itself.
  17. close read
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    Cape Fear’s Destination UnknownApple TV’s puzzle-box adaptation plays coy with what should be this story’s driving questions.
  18. movie mvp
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    Who Knew Murray Bartlett Could Act Like This?The actor’s transformational role in The Death of Robin Hood is the best, most haunting thing about the film.
  19. show notes
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    Emmy Rossum and Liz Meriwether Let Themselves Get AngryFor Furious, their new cat-and-mouse crime series about a female serial killer and the detective hunting her down.
  20. chat room
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    Eric Bogosian Doesn’t Understand Why Everyone Loves Molloy“I usually try to do the scariest, most intense stuff I can do,” says The Vampire Lestat star, “and then the audience laughs and they like the guy.”
  21. keeping up with the targaryens
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    The House of the Dragon Factions We’re Rooting for and/or AgainstSome are Team Green, some are Team Black, and most have done terrible things that this ranking does not endorse.
  22. tv review
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    House of the Dragon Finally Addresses the Dragon in the RoomIn embracing all-out nihilism, the Game of Thrones prequel reaches its potential in season three.
  23. international affairs
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    Kumail Nanjiani Is a Taskmaster Cautionary TaleHis middling performance is a warning for future celebrity contestants.
  24. chat room
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    Jacob Anderson Couldn’t Wait to Play Lestat’s Version of Louis“The only way for that scene to work is if Louis’s smiling,” says The Vampire Lestat star. “He’s taking a cruel joy in this whole thing.”
  25. vulture recommends
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    If You Liked Backrooms, You’re Gonna Love House of LeavesAre you into weird liminal locations that make no sense and might drive you insane if you think about them too long? Here’s your next read.
  26. chat room
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    Sam Reid Knows Rock-Star Lestat Needs Louis’s Validation“It’s mostly just Louis, the one who he wants to love him truly,” says the Vampire Lestat star.
  27. overnights
    Top Chef - Season 23
    Top Chef Season-Finale Recap: Personal ProgressionThe final three competitors look to their pasts for a four-course meal to snag them the title.
  28. set visit
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    The Best (Gay Vampire) Show on TVThe ambitious, stunning, unapologetically erotic Interview With the Vampire is back and giving longtime fans an existential crisis.
  29. tv review
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    Black Rabbit Runs on Jason Bateman and Jude Law’s Sublime Brother ActThe riveting Netflix thriller is anchored by two of the most mercurial TV performances you’ll see this year.
  30. bring on season 2
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    The Fall and Rise Transcends Reggie DinkinsOver its exemplary first season, the mockumentary about one man’s image rehabilitation grew into a Hall of Fame hangout show.
  31. lingering questions
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    What Lies Ahead in For All Mankind’s 2020?Season five’s ending introduces several questions — and one potential new life-form — that will inform the show’s final jump into alternate history.
  32. overnights
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    Top Chef Recap: Appalachia DramaAfter the final five chefs take a road trip to Asheville and cook in the woods, one of the contestants has a major meltdown.
  33. chat room
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    The Boroughs’s Clarke Peters Wants Art to Keep Seeking Answers (and Mushrooms)“I don’t think that Art is finished. What he saw with the crows and what he’s just experienced has whetted his appetite even more.”
  34. endings
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    Let’s Talk About the Ending of I Love BoostersTurns out Christie Smith’s special suits were part of Boots Riley’s media-doubting agenda all along.
  35. tv review
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    There’s Something Big Beneath The BoroughsNetflix’s senior-community Stranger Things riff grapples with more than just nostalgia and monsters.
  36. close read
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    The Boys Butchered Its EndingBy extending its fascination with Homelander to the bitter end, the series fumbled the comics’ more morally complex final act.
  37. overnights
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    Top Chef Recap: Michelin MysteriesPeaches and rabbit are the central ingredients in the chefs’ last pair of challenges in the Carolinas.
  38. tv review
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    Nemesis Brings the HeatCourtney A. Kemp’s fantastically entertaining new series proves there’s still life, and even originality, to be found in the cops-and-robbers genre.
  39. overnights
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    Top Chef Recap: Seven FishesThe seven remaining chefs compete in a head-to-head prep battle, then go boating for freshwater fish for their Elimination challenge.
  40. tv review
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    Putting the ‘Deus’ in AmadeusThe captivating and anachronistic miniseries reconfigures the enmity between composers Salieri and Mozart to transcend the bounds of petty rivalry.
  41. close read
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    The Dark Wizard’s Unconquerable ContradictionThe HBO docuseries can’t settle on an answer for why Dean Potter was the way he was, but it’s riveting to watch it try.
  42. overnights
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    The Bear Recap: Bro TripA surprise episode drop takes us back in time, and outside Chicago’s city limits, for another glimpse into Richie and Mikey’s troubled relationship.
  43. overnights
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    Top Chef Recap: Dinner-Party DramaBack-to-back Quickfire and Elimination challenges test the eight remaining contestants, including the Last Chance Kitchen winner.
  44. class of 2026
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    The Masterminds of Reality TVThe 30 stars, executives, hosts, podcasters, and franchises shaping the future of television’s most tantalizing genre.
  45. spoilers
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    The Boys’s Satire Is Running on FumesThis week’s guest-star gorefest-slash-Supernatural reunion winks so hard it loses sight of the show’s entertainment-industry critique.
  46. overnights
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    Top Chef Recap: Jammed UpThe teams face off in a surprisingly drama-free Restaurant Wars, even with that takeout-order gimmick.
  47. the happy couple
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    Cassie Got Her Flowers, and We Got Some ClarityEuphoria’s wedding episode snaps Sydney Sweeney’s character into focus.
  48. tv review
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    Half Man Doesn’t Age WellRichard Gadd’s overstretched Baby Reindeer follow-up devolves from fascinatingly messy to frustratingly didactic as it exits adolescence.
  49. overnights
    Top Chef - Season 23
    Top Chef Recap: Dessert StormSixty of the series’ most committed fans gather for a challenge that gives them more power than the judges.
  50. nightcrawlers assemble
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    It’s the Right Time for More Night Time on The PittSeason three doesn’t need to go all in on the night shift, but it could stand to switch things up a bit.
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