Abby Monteil

Abby Monteil is a freelance entertainment journalist based in Brooklyn. Her work has appeared in Insider, Film School Rejects, Thrillist, and elsewhere.

Lily Collins in "Emily in Paris" Season 5

RINGARDE

‘Emily in Paris’ Remains the Fluffy, Fun Nonsense We Crave

With its endless stream of colorful settings and outfits and almost zero plot, the show’s fifth season plays like adult “Cocomelon.”

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A photo illustration of Walker Scobell and Leah Sava Jeffries on Percy Jackson and The Olympians.

MYTHMAKERS

‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Makes Its Heroic Return

A Viking, a Napoleonic soldier, and a Blockbuster video all walk into a room...

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ROLL FOR INITIATIVE

This New ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ TV Series Will Be a Huge Hit

“The Mighty Nein” on Prime Video may not quite be a natural 20, but it’s off to a promising start.

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A scene from 'IT: Welcome to Derry S1 E4'

CORRECTING PAST MISTAKES

‘It’ TV Series Finally Gives Fans the Monster Origin Story

The most egregious omission from the Stephen King franchise gets a long-overdue correction in the HBO prequel series.

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HOLY ROLLERS

‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Is Back to Delight Us Sinners

These women didn’t sign up to be placeholders for cultural discourse about America’s liberal-conservative divide, but they certainly are now.

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‘Emily in Paris’ Remains the Fluffy, Fun Nonsense We Crave

‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Makes Its Heroic Return

This New ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ TV Series Will Be a Huge Hit

‘It’ TV Series Finally Gives Fans the Monster Origin Story

‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Is Back to Delight Us Sinners

Carol Burnett, 92, Continues to Stun in Her Comedy TV Return

‘Matlock’ With Kathy Bates Is So Good. Are You Watching?

Norman Lear’s Last Show Is About a Gay Marine in the ’90s

Netflix’s ‘Monster’ Serial Killer Series Is Offensively Bad

Netflix Launches Its Own Version of ‘Twin Peaks’