For a series where Vera Farmiga creates perfume by wrapping a used jock strap around her face and Ewan McGregor screams “Get it, Sassy!” at his starry-eyed assistant when the office runs low on ...

Halston, the mononymous designer whose peak fame dovetailed with the celebrity whirl of Studio 54-era New York, rose thanks to his originality and coasted thanks to his willingness to be duplicated.

The actor plays the titular 1970s/'80s design superstar in a miniseries treatment courtesy of Ryan Murphy. By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic McGregor as the designer (in a scene at Studio 54) ...

Accents can either make or break an actor's portrayal of a real person, as it's a lot harder to suspend disbelief when what you see doesn't match up with what you're expecting to hear. Despite his ...

All episodes of Halston are available on Netflix. Of Ryan Murphy's Netflix shows to date, stemming from his landmark production deal, including Ratched, Hollywood, and two seasons of The Politician -- ...

“Halston” follows the familiar rise-and-fall structure of cinematic biographies — think “Citizen Kane,” only with more sex, better clothes and disco. Yet what really defines this style-over-substance ...

Halston. Haaaawlston. Hallllssston. The name is so satisfying to say. Lean into the “a,” linger over the “l,” how it morphs sibiliantly into the “s.” Pivot into the vaguely stentorian “ston,” ...

A small town kid finds success in the big city. His innate brilliance propels him ever higher in the world. Soon he’s over-indulging in bad habits and then over-over-indulging. His talent becomes ...

A fussy framing device clashes with fashion legend Halston's sleek style in Frédéric Tcheng's otherwise gripping, well-researched doc. If things had gone differently, the red-carpet mileage of awards ...