James Poniewozik

From the Super Bowl to a self-produced version of “Cops,” the second Trump administration is using imagery to project an air of authority and invincibility.

*Well, maybe only to me. “S.N.L.” fans all have their own idea of the show’s peak, and this is mine.

A weird, deadpan animated thriller finds a new timeliness in ancient medicine.

The president’s second inauguration began with somber pageantry and ended with a reality-TV document signing.

“Twin Peaks” was his ultimate portrait of a land of terror and beauty.

It’s time to return to the office, as the loopy sci-fi marvel makes its world bigger and stranger.

“Severance” is finally back for its second season, three New York art museums are set to reopen and ballet goes extreme.

Other presidents were more celebrated for their on-screen presences, but in 1979 he gave one of the White House’s most astonishing televised speeches.

The second season of the Netflix smash delivers more stylized carnage, but the story stalls.

Examples from “The Bear,” “Blue Lights,” “Chimp Crazy” and others topped our three TV critics’ list of standout episodes this year.