Matt Zoller Seitz

last night on late night Nov. 1, 2016

NYMag’s Matt Zoller Seitz Talks TV on Late NightTV: teacher, mother, secret lover.

By Halle Kiefer

book covers Aug. 3, 2015

See the Very Meta Cover for Matt Zoller Seitz’s Mad Men BookIt’s not an ad, it’s a book!

By Vulture Editors

final thoughts May 22, 2015

Mad Men Understood Human Behavior Better Than Any Show on TVWhile the leopard cannot change all of its spots, changing one or two might not be out of the question.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

wes anderson Feb. 10, 2015

How Wes Anderson Cast The Grand Budapest HotelWillem and Tilda aren’t really just actors. They’re more performance artists.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

books Dec. 12, 2014

See Seitz’s New Grand Budapest Hotel BookIt’s a companion to his guide to the work of Wes Anderson.

By Nate Jones

vulture festival May 25, 2014

David Milch Talks Deadwood, Boss TweedWatch the full interview!

By Abraham Riesman

end of culture Nov. 10, 2013

The Last Culture Guide You’ll Ever NeedExhausted by trying to keep up with new culture? Why not give it up altogether? Our critics’ handbook to all the wonderful stuff lurking right behind your screen.

By Lane Brown

deep dives Oct. 23, 2013

Seitz: 24 Things I Learned While Writing My Book About Wes AndersonNo. 1 — Wes Anderson and “Wes Anderson” are not the same guy.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

tv review Oct. 20, 2013

Seitz on the New Wave of Small-Screen HorrorIt’s a bloody good time for horror on television.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

tv Sept. 15, 2013

Seitz: Is There Any Satisfying Way to End a Modern Drama?Call it conclusion impossible.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

breaking bad Sept. 3, 2013

Video: Matt Zoller Seitz Breaks Down Breaking Bad’s ‘Rabid Dog’ EpisodeSeason five, episode thirteen: “Rabid Dog.”

By Matt Zoller Seitz and Caroline Shin

the critic’s corner Aug. 20, 2013

Seitz: There Has Never Been a Better Time for TV CriticismIf you appreciate good TV, this is a fantastic time to be alive. If you appreciate good writing about TV, ditto.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

tv review May 19, 2013

Seitz: Look Past the Dragons in Game of ThronesIf its third season can’t help the fantasy genre lose its stigma, then nothing can.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

upfronts 2013 May 12, 2013

Seitz: How to Direct a TV DramaMy auteurist theory of television.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

tv review Apr. 14, 2013

Seitz on Prequels Hannibal and Bates MotelIn fact, they diverge rather drastically from what we already knew about their worlds.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

sexy time Mar. 26, 2013

A Plea for More Male Nudity on Game of ThronesThe show’s “gaze” is undeniably heterosexual and male. That should change.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

tv review Mar. 21, 2013

TV Review: Top of the LakeIt’s already March, and TV critic Matt Zoller Seitz already expects this miniseries to make his year-end “Top 10” list.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

tributes Mar. 12, 2013

Seitz: A Requiem for Dallas’s J.R. EwingFarewell to a great soap-opera villain.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

tv review Feb. 21, 2013

Seitz on Community Season Four: Unbearably SadI’m trying to give the post–Dan Harmon Community a chance. Really I am.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

tv review Feb. 13, 2013

TV Review: Southland Season FiveThis cop drama prizes journalistic detail over verbal exposition and moldy cop-show tropes.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

girls Feb. 12, 2013

This Week’s Girls: The Least Interesting ThingSeriously. Expand your minds, people.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

tv review Feb. 8, 2013

TV Review: House of Cards Full SeasonWe promised a full review of House of Cards after last Friday’s preview, and here it is.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

tv review Jan. 31, 2013

TV Review: Seitz on Do No HarmThis new NBC show manages to be nutty and sleazy, but it’s still not special enough to stand out.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

tv review Jan. 23, 2013

Seitz on the End of AHS’s Second SeasonIt’s tempting to treat this show as one long, trashy, sick joke. But it’s so much more.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

tv review Jan. 21, 2013

Seitz on The Following: Apocalypse Story As Long-Form NightmareIs the serial-killer genre played out?

By Matt Zoller Seitz

tv review Jan. 19, 2013

Seitz on Lance and Oprah: The Sadomasochistic Ritual of the Celebrity ApologyJust a couple of pop culture juggernauts protecting their brands.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

tv review Jan. 17, 2013

TV Review: LegitThis new show is peculiar enough to stick with while its creators figure out what they’re doing.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

tv review Jan. 14, 2013

TV Review: The Carrie DiariesThe CW’s new show is an inept spinoff that dishonors its source.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

tv review Jan. 8, 2013

Seitz on Justified’s Fourth Season: Suspenseful, Eloquent, JoyousFor all the suspense and violence, Justified is a laid-back series in the spirit of its inspiration, Elmore Leonard.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

tv review Jan. 7, 2013

Seitz: Deception Has More Going on Than It Knows What to Do WithThe most frustrating thing about this show is that it’s more fun to pick apart than it is to watch.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

happy new year Dec. 31, 2012

Seitz: On Louie, ‘New Year’s Eve,’ and Respecting the MysteryOur TV critic has thought about this episode every day since he first watched it in September.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

tv review Dec. 23, 2012

Seitz on Downton Abbey’s Third SeasonIt’s far more than a nighttime soap for Anglophiles.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

year in culture 2012 Dec. 3, 2012

Vulture’s TV, Movie, and Theater Critics Choose Their Best Performances of 2012One of them is a terrorist.

By Matt Zoller Seitz, David Edelstein, and Scott Brown

year of culture 2012 Dec. 2, 2012

Matt Zoller Seitz’s Top 10 TV Shows for 2012The best in ambitious drama (Mad Men, Homeland) and fantastical comedy (Louie, Community).

By Matt Zoller Seitz

year in culture 2012 Dec. 2, 2012

Critics’ Roundtable: What Was the Cultural Event of 2012?And four other equally pertinent questions.

tv review Nov. 29, 2012

TV Review: A Look Back at Treme’s Third SeasonTV critic Matt Zoller Seitz reviews the whole, rather than the parts. What say you, David Simon?

By Matt Zoller Seitz

tv review Nov. 28, 2012

TV Review: Season Two of BBC’s The HourThe second season of the excellent drama gives you more of the same, but different.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

tv review Nov. 23, 2012

Seitz on Liz & Dick: A Retro-Bad TV BiopicLadies and gentlemen, behold the worst reviewed program of 2012.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

tv review Nov. 20, 2012

Seitz: Inventing David Geffen Cheapens the American Masters SeriesThis program is so reverential that it could be played at Geffen’s memorial.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

tv review Nov. 16, 2012

TV Review: Ken Burns’s The Dust BowlKen Burns’s astounding documentary is about disaster and survival, yes. But mostly it’s about clouds and faces.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

seitz asks Nov. 14, 2012

Seitz Asks: HBO Is Forty. What Are Its Greatest Shows, Movies, and Specials?Upon its 40th anniversary, our TV critic looks back at the cable network’s greatest achievements.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

tv review Nov. 13, 2012

Seitz on Mankind: History Channel History Is Guy Movie HistoryLooking for glitzy reenactments, special effects, and info-graphics? Also, history? You’ve come to the right place.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

tv review Nov. 12, 2012