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Korean series ‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo’ challenges assumptions about autism and ability

September 8, 2022 By Michael Berkowitz

Woo is extraordinary as she is not only the brightest star in her graduating class from Seoul National University, but she is also a high functioning autistic.

How to organize a union: ‘The Porter’ and Black service industry militancy

July 6, 2022 By Dennis Broe

A joint production of the public Canadian Broadcasting Company and BET+, 'The Porter,' about the organization of the first Black union in North America, is exactly the series we need right now.

‘Better Call Saul’: The fading middle class in a ‘Breaking Bad’ universe

June 21, 2022 By Dennis Broe

The Breaking Bad universe has established a template for languishing, but never challenging, diminishing expectations as the American “universe” itself shrinks globally.

‘Plague at the Golden Gate’: Public health and private ignorance

May 20, 2022 By Michael Berkowitz

Director Li-shin Yu’s scientific moral tale of the battle against Bubonic Plague in San Francisco over a century ago might as well be the story of Dr. Fauci’s heroic struggle against COVID-19.

‘From’ is a terrifying horror allegory of society in times of peril

February 25, 2022 By Chauncey K. Robinson

Hopefully From stays on its current trajectory and doesn’t stray too far from the elements, including the real-world allegory that makes it so compelling.