Lara Zarum

Lara Zarum is a regular film contributor at Voice Media Group. VMG publications include Denver Westword, Miami New Times, Phoenix New Times, Dallas Observer, Houston Press and New Times Broward-Palm Beach.

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The Ten Best TV Shows of 2018

The Ten Best TV Shows of 2018

By Lara Zarum

HBO’s <i>My Brilliant Friend</i> Honors the Intimate Power of Elena Ferrante’s Novels

HBO’s My Brilliant Friend Honors the Intimate Power of Elena Ferrante’s Novels

By Lara Zarum

HBO’s <i>Camping</i> Makes Time With Jennifer Garner a Total Chore

HBO’s Camping Makes Time With Jennifer Garner a Total Chore

By Lara Zarum

<i>Better Call Saul</i> Is TV’s Great Drama About American Work

Better Call Saul Is TV’s Great Drama About American Work

By Lara Zarum

<i>The Deuce</i> Dives Even Deeper Into the Roots of the American Pornscape

The Deuce Dives Even Deeper Into the Roots of the American Pornscape

By Lara Zarum

Too Big for Satire: Sacha Baron Cohen and Sarah Silverman Miss America

Too Big for Satire: Sacha Baron Cohen and Sarah Silverman Miss America

By Lara Zarum

<i>Random Acts of Flyness</i>: They Can Do That on Television?

Random Acts of Flyness: They Can Do That on Television?

By Lara Zarum

Michelle Wolf Was Never Gonna Be Your Jon Stewart, America

Michelle Wolf Was Never Gonna Be Your Jon Stewart, America

By Lara Zarum

<i>The Miseducation of Cameron Post</i> Exposes the Cruel Idiocy of Gay Conversion Therapy

The Miseducation of Cameron Post Exposes the Cruel Idiocy of Gay Conversion Therapy

By Lara Zarum

It’s Sadly Kind of Perfect That the New Season of <i>GLOW</i> Is Stolen by Marc Maron

It’s Sadly Kind of Perfect That the New Season of GLOW Is Stolen by Marc Maron

By Lara Zarum

Gillian Flynn and HBO’s <i>Sharp Objects</i> Cut to the American Bone

Gillian Flynn and HBO’s Sharp Objects Cut to the American Bone

By Lara Zarum

<i>Whitney</i> Soars When It Lets Its Subject Speak and Sing for Herself

Whitney Soars When It Lets Its Subject Speak and Sing for Herself

By Lara Zarum

Brainstorming the Revolution with <i>Sorry to Bother You</i> Director Boots Riley

Brainstorming the Revolution with Sorry to Bother You Director Boots Riley

By Lara Zarum

TNT’s Pulpy, Bloody <i>Claws</i> Tears Into an America Gone Mad

TNT’s Pulpy, Bloody Claws Tears Into an America Gone Mad

By Lara Zarum

Hannah Gadsby, Cameron Esposito Seize Comedy’s New Normal

Hannah Gadsby, Cameron Esposito Seize Comedy’s New Normal

By Lara Zarum

For Better or Worse, <i>Pose</i> Is a Queer Story Told Straight

For Better or Worse, Pose Is a Queer Story Told Straight

By Lara Zarum

<i>Won’t You Be My Neighbor?</i> and Mr. Rogers Insist Humanity Can Be Better

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? and Mr. Rogers Insist Humanity Can Be Better

By Lara Zarum

<i>The Americans</i>, <i>Barry</i> Take Aim at the Heart of the Romantic Antihero

The Americans, Barry Take Aim at the Heart of the Romantic Antihero

By Lara Zarum

Jennifer Fox’s <i>The Tale</i> Lays Bare the Truth About Childhood Abuse

Jennifer Fox’s The Tale Lays Bare the Truth About Childhood Abuse

By Lara Zarum

Math Is Hard, But Hulu’s <i>Tiny Shoulders</i> Shows That Fixing Barbie Is Even Harder

Math Is Hard, But Hulu’s Tiny Shoulders Shows That Fixing Barbie Is Even Harder

By Lara Zarum

<i>Westworld</i> Is Smarter and Better, but It Demands a Bloody Price

Westworld Is Smarter and Better, but It Demands a Bloody Price

By Lara Zarum

With <i>Killing Eve,</i> Phoebe Waller-Bridge Smashes Every Rule of Spy Series

With Killing Eve, Phoebe Waller-Bridge Smashes Every Rule of Spy Series

By Lara Zarum

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