Ani Bundel

@anibundel      

Ani Bundel is an entertainment writer covering everything from celebrities to movies to peak TV; a self-taught journalist from the school of hard knocks, Ani came up blogging in the fast-turnaround era and was the founding editor at Culturess and Wizards & Whatnot. Ani's other regular bylines can be found at PBS/WETA's Telly Visions, where she co-hosts a weekly podcast by anglophiles for anglophiles, plus CNN Opinions and MSNBC Daily. When Ani is not watching TV/movies for a living, she generally attempts not to look at anything with a blue screen. She lives in D.C. with her husband and cats.

• POSTED March 8, 2024

  
  Miss Scarlet May Have Lost the Duke, But She's Already Changed the TV Landscape
  The decision to move forward without Stuart Martin could end up paying off for the female detective series.
• POSTED January 23, 2024

  
  Max Delivered the Final Blow to the Horny, Quirky Comedy
  The platform that debuted more offbeat series than its competition also played the biggest role in killing them off.
• POSTED November 13, 2023

  
  Marvel TV Has a Chance to Start Over, Thanks to Loki
  The Season 2 finale gave the MCU "glorious purpose" once more.
• POSTED October 25, 2023

  
  The Gilded Age Season 2 Has More of Everything Except Substance
  The HBO show's richest stories continue to be relegated to B and even D plots.
• POSTED October 2, 2023

  
  Our Flag Means Death Remains a True Romance in Its Second Season
  The second voyage of this Max comedy expands to embrace queer stories of all types.
• POSTED September 14, 2023

  
  The Gold Shines Brighter Than Most True Crime Offerings
  Paramount+'s place in the streaming wars gets a boost from this British caper series.
• POSTED August 2, 2023

  
  Paul Reubens Didn't Let Pee-wee Herman Have the Last Word
  When we remember Reubens, let’s remember how funny and joyful he was even outside of Pee-wee’s Playhouse.
• POSTED July 17, 2023

  
  SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild Have Another Chance to Change Hollywood for the Better
  The last time the two unions struck together, they overhauled the industry. And they can do it again.
• POSTED June 21, 2023

  
  Secret Invasion Proves Marvel Doesn't Know How to Read Emmy Voters
  The Disney+ series is no longer in prime awards contention territory, so what's left is a desperate imitation of prestige TV.
• POSTED May 23, 2023

  
  Dropping the 'HBO' Won’t Solve Solve Max's Problems
  A history of the streamer’s past troubles, and a look at its uncertain future.
• POSTED May 19, 2023

  
  Happy Valley Set the Standard for the Modern Mystery Drama
  The British series’s influence can be seen on both sides of the Atlantic, in award-winning shows like Mare of Easttown and Time.
• POSTED May 11, 2023

  
  A Fond Farewell to MTV News, Former Monocultural Capital for Teen News
  For many Gen Xers, watching Kurt Loder was a formative experience.