Mary McNamara is a culture columnist and critic for the Los Angeles Times. Previously she was assistant managing editor for arts and entertainment following a 12-year stint as television critic and senior culture editor. A Pulitzer Prize winner in 2015 and finalist for criticism in 2013 and 2014, she has won various awards for criticism and feature writing. She is the author of the Hollywood mysteries “Oscar Season” and “The Starlet.” She lives in La Crescenta with her husband, three children and two dogs.
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FX was just as influential in proving the excellence of television as HBO, AMC or Netflix. The network’s 2024 Emmy nominations haul offers proof.
July 17, 2024
After Saturday’s assassination attempt, the former president promised a change of tone. Instead, he’s rewarded some of the most incendiary figures in his party with plum assignments.
July 16, 2024
If the Democrats want the president to halt his run for reelection, Nancy Pelosi’s approach seems much likelier to bring Biden on board than George Clooney’s.
July 10, 2024
From the Anxiety character in Pixar’s ‘Inside Out 2’ to political pundits on television and online, we’re all going to extremes. Maybe we should take a breath.
July 5, 2024
Children of alcoholics, whether they drink or not, tend to behave like alcoholics, as main character Carmy Berzatto demonstrates in Season 3 of FX’s “The Bear.”
June 28, 2024
‘Orphan Black: Echoes’ is a vastly different series that reminds viewers of just how good, and under appreciated, the original ‘Orphan Black’ was.
June 24, 2024
We mark our children’s firsts, but rarely notice the lasts. Which, to an almost-empty nester, makes the mundane tasks of motherhood suddenly poignant. Even the laundry.
June 19, 2024
Even in an era of constriction, Netflix’s promotional campaign for ‘Bridgerton’ proves that Hollywood still has the resources to make magic when it chooses to.
June 5, 2024
How Hollywood’s absurdly high expectations — on big-budget franchises, familiar IP, opening weekend and more — led to the current box office crisis.
May 28, 2024
Our staffers select a highly opinionated list of their most anticipated titles: Hollywood fun machines, indie big swings and the truly unmissable.
May 17, 2024