reviews
Must watch TV series centered on working class people
April 6, 2026Here are two shows that present the trials and tribulations of that class as well as their antagonism to the class above, as exemplified in the U.S. hegemon.
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‘Akhnaten’ review: A timely opera regarding upheaval in the Middle East
March 6, 2026The piece is a “portrait opera” about a transformative figure who possesses “the power of inner vision.”
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‘Lioness’: A mother protecting her cubs turns into a protector of Afrikaner society
September 29, 2025A highly engaging series that, unfortunately, covers up the problems of patriarchy it had spent the season revealing.
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Silence and terror: Analyzing poems by Genevieve Taggard and Richard Wright
September 16, 2025Both poems explore social conflict, challenging the reader to confront systems of oppression, arguing that neutrality in the face of injustice is impossible.
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‘Marked’ review: Progressive-leaning South African series misses the mark in the end
August 12, 2025Fortunately, the final fifth of the last episode does not cancel out what is otherwise an extraordinary action series
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