JUNE 27, 2022

The Best TV Shows of 2022, So Far The year has already brought fans "Hacks," "The Dropout," "Severance," and more.  By Ben Travers

'Elvis' Officially Number One at Weekend Box Office, Pulls Ahead of 'Top Gun: Maverick' "Elvis" is ahead of expectations in a crowded field, but total grosses fall again as the audience for mainstream movies is not expanding fur … By Tom Brueggemann	Abortion Rights Documentarians Speak Out: It's Time to Get to Work (Column) After the defeat of Roe v. Wade, directors talk about the impact of their work and what’s needed now.  By Eric Kohn

'Severance' Is the Year's Best Series So Far Because It's Not a Puzzle. It's a Portrait. Dan Erickson's exhilarating Apple TV+ drama can be called a puzzle box series, but it's the characters that matter most — and the … By Ben Travers	IndieWire Wins Two Southern California Journalism Awards, Including Best News Website IndieWire's Deputy TV Editor and TV Critic Ben Travers also won an award for Entertainment Commentary.  By Christian Zilko

	Elliot Page Praises 'Umbrella Academy' Trans Storyline: 'We're Not in Control of Our Stories a Lot of the Time' Page and showrunner Steve Blackman were adamant that Viktor's gender identity is not "the main focus of the character," but they plan to kee … By Christian Zilko
	Dario Argento on Starring in Gaspar Noé's 'Vortex': 'I Don't Feel Like What I Did Was Acting' The "Suspiria" director initially turned down the role because he "didn't feel like being an actor," but was ultimately persuaded by No&eac … By Christian Zilko
	'Jurassic World: Dominion': How the Giganotosaurus Became the Joker of the Franchise Director Colin Trevorrow used more animatronic dinosaurs than ever before alongside ILM's CG creatures, with the Joker-inspired Giga as the … By Bill Desowitz
	'Gaslit' Didn't Want Watergate to Look Any Different from Today's Political Debacles Cinematographer Larkin Seiple tells IndieWire about how the series created a sharp look that shows how all this has happened before and all … By Sarah Shachat
	Strong Tax Incentives May Be Enough for Hollywood to Stay in States Restricting Abortion Access Incentives lure production to Georgia, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Louisiana, and New Mexico — states with drastically different landscap … By Chris Lindahl