It’s difficult to judge the chefs when the point of the challenge is so confusing. Read more in Vulture’s recap of this week’s ‘Top Chef.’ trib.al/6AAjVKG

‘Jordans,’ Ife Olujobi’s claws-out satire of DEI in the workplace, has tragic potential but doesn’t quite manage to land the plane. trib.al/yr9KnOM

Everyone is way too concerned about their ‘resumes’ when they can’t even organize a simple vote. Read more in Vulture’s recap of this week’s ‘Survivor.’ trib.al/qVW9KRu

Steve Carell & Co. are individually appealing in Heidi Schreck’s new translation of ‘Uncle Vanya,’ but the show itself never comes to life. trib.al/GjhcAKG

While guesting on After Midnight, Drew Carey went into even more detail on what seeing Phish at Sphere was like. It was vulgar and divine at the same time. trib.al/sfPKeuT

Zendaya, Bad Bunny, J. Lo, and C. Hem (Chris Hemsworth) are chairing this year’s Met Gala. But who else is attending? Vulture conjectures wildly. trib.al/mtpbIH4

Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson will star in 28 Years Later, the first in a proposed trilogy of zombie movies trib.al/g0oLib6

Matty Healy says he hasn’t ‘really listened’ to Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department. Hopefully he and his typewriter can make the time soon. trib.al/8VRNXZf

Tupac Shakur’s estate has send a cease and desist to Drake over ‘Taylor Made Beef.’ The song contains lines ‘spoken’ by an AI-generated version of Tupac and Snoop Dogg. trib.al/iNnPidU

Luca Guadagnino has coined the newest phrase for your bathroom décor. ‘People, kiss! Do not make war,’ he said in an interview. trib.al/RVnfvHl

Martha’s stalking reaches a new level just as Donny begins a relationship with Terri, who is pretty out of his league. Read more in Vulture’s episode-two recap of ‘Baby Reindeer.’ trib.al/9JBAUWB

Steve Carell and Tina Fey are starring together in Netflix’s upcoming sitcom ‘Four Seasons.’ Who else from the NBC Thursday night comedy block should join them? trib.al/Zewa2St

Netflix’s hit series about a stalker is more than meets the eye. Read more in Vulture’s episode-one recap of ‘Baby Reindeer.’ trib.al/92t4yKo

The fantastic chemistry between Cam (Lily Gladstone) and Rebecca (Riley Keough) offers a little romantic relief amid the doom and gloom in this week’s ‘Under the Bridge.’ trib.al/qOhXjqi

The Netflix drama, created by and starring Richard Gadd, grapples with the aftermath of abuse in an unprecedented way. trib.al/s9caBH0

A24’s ‘Civil War’ won’t get into the specifics of its divided America, so we’ve imagined our own A24 civil war. trib.al/s8yhKMi

some of the most important cataloguing every performed (also, my personal favorite entry)

on this, the day of Barbra Streisand’s
birth, it is an honor to chronicle everything the Hungriest Diva has ever eaten in her life with Matthew Schneier vulture.com/article/everyt…

In addition to today's Cinematrix, we also have a bonus Criterion Collection-themed grid featuring Ang Lee, Steven Soderbergh, and Greta Gerwig that was VERY fun to assemble: vulture.com/article/daily-…

Season two of FX’s ‘Shogun’ has yet to be announced, but you can tide yourself over in the meantime with these books (and one video game) that capture the same vibes. trib.al/60TfpY7