<p>We discuss Barry and Yellowjackets, two series about human darkness.</p> <p>05:17 Barry season 4, streaming on HBO Max, is reaching new, uncanny, glorious heights. </p> <p>29:51 Yellowjackets season 2, streaming on Showtime, doesn’t quite live up to all its promises, instead faltering and stalling to an unfortunate degree.</p> <p>45:02 Plus, mini grab bag time! A collection of TV and films we’ve been watching recently, including You Hurt My Feelings, Mrs. Davis, Somebody Somewhere, The Eight Mountains, and more.</p> <p>...</p> <p>Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/criticismisdead" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/criticismisdead/" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>. For extended show notes — including links that we reference, plus more — subscribe to our <a href="https://criticismisdead.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">Substack</a>. Inquiries, complaints, and recs for what to watch can go to <a href="[email protected]" rel="nofollow">[email protected]</a>.</p> <p>Music: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/reekah1" rel="nofollow">REEKAH</a></p> <p>Artwork and design: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/saramaciasart/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Sara Macias</a> and <a href="https://www.a-liu.net" rel="nofollow">Andrew Liu</a></p>