television
Review: “I Am the Night” scratches surface of bizarre Hollywood true crime
January 28, 2019The mystery of the Black Dahlia murder serves as a backdrop for what ends up being a more human interest tale.
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‘My Brilliant Friend’: Two broke girls
January 10, 2019The brilliance of the series would seem to owe much to mid-20th-century Italian neorealist directors.
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Class struggle TV: Things get real on “Roseanne” spinoff “The Connors”
December 4, 2018For the most part, TV either ignores class conflict. But the most consistent theme of most working-class sitcoms, including The Conners, is that it's a struggle to be working class.
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‘22 July’ displays the danger of right wing extremism
October 19, 2018Entertaining feels like the wrong word to describe this movie. Rather, effective seems more appropriate.
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Actor Geoffrey Owens thankful for support about grocery store job
September 6, 2018Owens stressed that “every job is worthwhile and valuable … there is no job that’s better than another."
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