television
Where have all the comedians gone? Just asking…
February 13, 2023The U.S./NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine has prompted a default line in many places in Western societies but none more prominent perhaps than in comedy, where comic heroes and satirists of the past have...
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The business of streaming 2022: ‘The one where the whole thing nearly collapsed’
December 6, 2022The Big Three streaming companies, Disney+, Netflix and HBO, have all sustained losses in both subscribers and market valuation over the last year.
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‘Bad Sisters’ is very good!
December 2, 2022After Thanksgiving—it’s the perfect time to reconsider what should be done about the painfully obnoxious right-wing relative who casts a pall over family festivities!
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Social realist TV: Escaping the corporate streaming bubble
November 15, 2022Each of these series in its own way counters both the big budget “metaverses” of the corporate streamers and the flashy and insincere casting of other series.
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‘A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting’ is a tragically relevant documentary
October 28, 2022The stories and struggles expressed in this film aren’t presented as something for viewers to just passively absorb.
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