A selection of Sonia’s work for The Washington Post

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Profiles

April 15, 2024: Nicholas Galitzine ‘could have chemistry with a lamp’

March 15, 2024: The surreal, singular, ‘slightly delusional’ comedy of Julio Torres

Dec. 28, 2023: Where does Lilly Singh go from here?

Nov. 28, 2023: Can Dionne Warwick get an amen? Always.

Aug. 25, 2023: From thirst traps to fight clubs, Rachel Sennott is in on the joke

May 26, 2023: Nicole Holofcener’s secret? She knows you’re a mess.

April 26, 2023: Elizabeth Olsen loves a puzzle

Feb. 16, 2023: Paul Rudd became an Avenger and remained Paul Rudd

Jan. 17, 2023: Jessie Buckley is brave enough to be scared

Nov. 18, 2022: Bartees Strange’s surreal journey from FCC staffer to indie-rock stardom

Nov. 8, 2022: Brian Tyree Henry is your favorite actor’s favorite actor

April 7, 2022: Drew Barrymore finally found her perfect role: Herself

April 20, 2021: Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner is fighting for joy through grief

Feb. 26, 2021: Julien Baker questioned her faith. Music helped her embrace the uncertainty.

Dec. 3, 2020: Riz Ahmed knows his worth. With the gut-wrenching ‘Sound of Metal,’ he ensures you do, too.

Oct. 14, 2020: Matt Berninger, king of melancholy music, is doing just fine

Sept. 4, 2020: The endless intrigue of Jesse Plemons

Nov. 29, 2019: Mark Ruffalo won’t put down his megaphone

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

Jan. 20, 2024: Sundance kicks off with robots, warriors and ‘The American Society of Magical Negroes’

May 23, 2023: The last writers’ strike, when streaming was new and Conan grew a beard

March 23, 2023: How a Hollywood writers’ strike can derail a great TV show

Aug. 17, 2022: On Netflix, Indian American creators put a new spin on arranged marriage

Feb. 4, 2022: The celebs have gone crypto

Dec. 21, 2021: Climate change is the greatest threat to humanity. Here’s how filmmakers have tried to make sense of it all.

April 16, 2021: Do the Oscars matter?

July 1, 2020: Black TV writers have often felt like ‘diversity decoration.’ Now they’re braced for another round of promises.

Aug. 5, 2019: How the indie studio behind ‘Moonlight,’ ‘Lady Bird’ and ‘Hereditary’ flourished while breaking Hollywood rules

Feb. 28, 2019: The absurdity and dread of witnessing ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ filming in D.C.

Sept. 18, 2018: ‘Serial’ helped spark an explosion of true crime stories. Will its new season be heard above the noise?

Aug. 2, 2018: How teen drama ‘The O.C.’ launched indie bands into musical stardom

Dec. 4, 2017: Why Boston’s college students are still obsessed with ‘Good Will Hunting,’ 20 years later

Aug. 25, 2017: In the peak TV era, it might be time to banish the ‘character actor’ label

CULTURAL analysis

Nov. 5, 2023: What Sofia Coppola gets right

Oct. 10, 2023: Julia Fox tries to make sense of her notorious past

Sept. 2, 2023: ‘How To With John Wilson’ turns the mundane into a miracle

July 26, 2023: Why ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ are the perfect double feature

Dec. 28, 2022: Joining the billionaire fatigue, Hollywood is sticking it to the rich

April 8, 2022: Michelle Yeoh’s multiverse movie finds the heroism in being human

March 7, 2022: Let the Batman be weird

Jan. 27, 2022: How Miranda went from ‘Sex and the City’s’ most relatable character to ‘And Just Like That’s’ most frustrating

July 16, 2021: ‘Gossip Girl’ has always been about out-of-touch rich kids. Can it pull off socially conscious characters?

May 28, 2021: ‘Cruella’ is about a puppy killer. Has the origin-story trend gone far enough?

May 7, 2021: Can an Internet phenomenon work on cable? ‘Ziwe’ just might.

Nov. 19, 2020: As ‘The Crown’ tackles recent history with Princess Diana, the show hits a nerve

May 20, 2020: In a world of chaos, ‘The Masked Singer’ has somehow become our normal

local dining coverage

April 16, 2024: Pizza and cocktails are simple, and just about perfect, at the Little Grand

Feb. 14, 2024: Muoi Tieu in Takoma Park puts a modern spin on Vietnamese home cooking

Jan. 16, 2024: Vegetarian dishes from North and South India fuel Vegz in Adams Morgan

Nov. 21, 2023: A vegetarian finds hot dog bliss at Lyman’s Tavern

Special projects

March 7, 2024: Cramming for the Oscars? Here’s what to watch first.

Dec. 31, 2020: The 2021 In/Out List

Dec. 30, 2019: The 2020 In/Out List

Aug. 7, 2019: The age of streaming created weird TV habits. Which of these describes you?

Dec. 27, 2018: The 2019 In/Out List

*Included on Pocket’s Best of 2022: “The Stories That Lived in Our Heads Rent-Free This Year”