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Niv M. Sultan

Niv M. Sultan is a writer based in New York. His writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books, The Drift, Public Books, and other publications.

The Shrink Next Door

Review: The Shrink Next Door Is a Monotonous Study of Co-Dependence

by Niv M. Sultan
November 11, 2021

The Shrink Next Door rapidly hops between decades but feels like it moves at a crawl, dulling the myriad charms of its leading cast.

Star Wars: Visions

Star Wars: Visions Review: A Vivid Re-Imagining of an Iconic Canon

by Niv M. Sultan
September 21, 2021

Star Wars: Visions refreshes the Star Wars universe with an eclectic range of styles and tones and a subversive streak.

Ted Lasso

Review: Ted Lasso Wholeheartedly Embraces Humanity, Thorns and All

by Niv M. Sultan
July 19, 2021

Season two of Ted Lasso clicks into a comedic groove when it delves into the messier idiosyncrasies of its characters.

Wellington Paranormal

Review: Wellington Paranormal Boasts a Zaniness That Transcends Its Outdated Jokes

by Niv M. Sultan
July 8, 2021

Wellington Paranormal remains eminently watchable thanks to its considerable B-movie charm and its leads’ oddball chemistry.

Star Wars: The Bad Batch

Review: Star Wars: The Bad Batch Fails to Distinguish Itself in the Clone Wars Saga

by Niv M. Sultan
May 7, 2021

The show’s attempt to individualize its protagonists largely reduces them to predictable, banal archetypes.

Yasuke

Review: Netflix’s ‘Yasuke’ Traces the Propulsive Odyssey of an African Samurai

by Niv M. Sultan
April 25, 2021

The anime series is, at its center, a comforting fairy tale of clear-cut good and evil.

Mare of Easttown

‘Mare of Easttown Review: A Wrenching Study of Personal and Societal Fatalism

by Niv M. Sultan
April 13, 2021

The series leaves no police procedural cliché untouched but ultimately transcends its familiarity.

Dota: Dragon's Blood

Review: Netflix’s ‘Dota: Dragon’s Blood’ Loses Itself in Inaccessible Esoterica

by Niv M. Sultan
March 21, 2021

The series gets increasingly mired down in the game’s arcane and diffuse lore, yielding a befuddling and scattered narrative.

Invincible

Review: Invincible Is a Remarkably Capacious, Nimble Superhero Show

by Niv M. Sultan
March 19, 2021

The Amazon animated series delights in the pleasure that superheroes must feel when wielding their powers.

The Great North

Review: The Great North Transcends Familiarity by Embracing Strangeness

by Niv M. Sultan
February 11, 2021

While the series draws extensive inspiration from Bob’s Burgers, it boasts its own distinct charm.

Resident Alien

Review: Resident Alien Is an Endearing, If Cluttered, Sci-Fi Comedy

by Niv M. Sultan
January 25, 2021

Though weighed down by too many moving pieces, the series finds hilarity and pathos in the tale of an alien’s assimilation.

WandaVision

Review: WandaVision Occupies Its Own Quiet, Odd Space in the Marvel Universe

by Niv M. Sultan
January 18, 2021

The series trades Marvel’s typically dire stakes and intergalactic scale for lighthearted intimacy.

Search Party

Review: Season Three of Search Party Embraces a More Madcap Sensibility

by Niv M. Sultan
June 16, 2020

Season three rivals its predecessors in its intoxicating blend of bleak cynicism and irreverent comedy.

The Great

Review: Hulu’s The Great Revises History with Riotous Irreverence

by Niv M. Sultan
May 12, 2020

The series takes on Catherine the Great with off-kilter comedy and startling poignancy.

Mrs. America

Review: Mrs. America Reckons with the Squandered Potential for Women’s Rights

by Niv M. Sultan
April 6, 2020

The series suggests that winning hearts and minds is a naïve pipe dream, a strategy more fit for TV than for electoral politics.

Breeders

Review: Breeders Finds Catharsis Amid the Agony of Parenthood

by Niv M. Sultan
March 2, 2020

The lighting-strike chemistry of the show’s central couple fuels its exploration of parenthood’s highs and lows.

Mythic Quest

Review: Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet Takes Aim at the Gaming Industry

by Niv M. Sultan
January 31, 2020

The series dives into megalomania and workplace chaos with eccentric, frenzied energy.

The New Pope

Review: The New Pope Depicts the Church with a Graceful Cynicism

by Niv M. Sultan
January 10, 2020

Despite the sordid, festering material that the series explores, what ultimately emerges is sheer beauty.

The Witcher

Review: The Witcher Favors Fierce Fight Scenes Over World-Building

by Niv M. Sultan
December 20, 2019

The series taps into violence like a lifespring, finding its footing with energetic fight sequences.

For All Mankind

Review: For All Mankind Prioritizes Cynical Alternate History Over Character

by Niv M. Sultan
October 31, 2019

The series suffocates its promising characters with the tedium of backroom politics.

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