Raphael Bob-Waksberg’s animated comedy series for Netflix, ‘BoJack Horseman,’ satirizes Hollywood using a mix of human and animal characters. “Part of the original pitch was like, ‘What’s Mr. Ed like behind the scenes?‘” BoJack (a horse) is a depressed, alcoholic, sexist former sitcom star in the #MeToo era.

Justin Chang reviews ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ starring Melissa McCarthy as a con artist who forges letters from famous authors.

Jarrett J. Krosoczka’s National Book Award-nominated graphic memoir ‘Hey, Kiddo’ is about growing up with a mother addicted to heroin. Krosoczka initially didn’t want to write about his childhood because he felt it was too dark. “It took it took a long time for me to gain that courage to make this book,” he says.