Netflix's 'The Queen's Gambit' is a glossy feminist romp through competitive chess culture

There is nothing I hate more than a slow-moving show. I like series that are easy to follow and quick to engage — and I don't have the attention span for anything else. This is why even I was surprised when Netflix's new period drama about chess, of all things, sucked me in from its opening moments. Yet as each episode ended, I kept moving on, fully absorbed in this series that somehow turned a tedious strategy game into one of the most engrossing dramas I've watched all year.

The Queen's Gambit, based on the 1983 novel of the same by Walter Tevis, focuses on Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy), a Cold War-era Kentucky girl who is sent to an orphanage after her mother passes. Here, she sharpens her chess skills by playing against the janitor (Bill Camp) in the basement — but, at the same time, she develops a dangerous dependency on tranquilizers. Read more...

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