television
‘The Queen’s Gambit’: A different kind of superhero
November 18, 2020Tired of the formulaic diet of high-density superhero fat clogging our entertainment arteries?
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‘Trump: An American Dream’ TV series is a wakeup call
October 8, 2020Trump: An American Dream is a wakeup call, a warning against his kind of predatory capitalism and the political system that foisted this nightmare on our country.
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‘The Sit-In’: The week Harry Belafonte hosted ‘The Tonight Show’
September 25, 2020The camera sweeps over an applauding audience. Ed McMahon announces his familiar introduction—with a twist.
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‘The Boys’ take on corporate superheroes for hire in comic TV adaptation
September 9, 2020The Boys is rip-roaring action fun, but also a very dark comedic look at U.S. corporate capitalism and mass-media politics.
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‘Fearless’ and ‘Perry Mason’: How to end and not end a season
August 27, 2020There was a lot of fanfare recently around the wrapping up of HBO’s remake of Perry Mason, which unfortunately has a botched ending.
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