Michael Berkowitz
LATEST ARTICLES BY Michael Berkowitz
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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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Massacre at Tantura: The lies upon which the State of Israel was founded
November 22, 2022Israelis called it a 'war of independence.' Arabs experienced it as Al Nakba - The Catastrophe.
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Korean series ‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo’ challenges assumptions about autism and ability
September 8, 2022Woo 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.
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‘Stateless’: Stranger in a strange land
September 7, 2022The series was inspired by the story of Cornelia Rau who was mistakenly and unlawfully detained.
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‘The Janes’: Courage and creativity on the abortion front
July 13, 2022In a time when once again women’s control over their own bodies has been rolled back, The Janes offers a primer for creative resistance.
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‘Dark Winds’: Solving an American mystery
June 27, 2022Sharp writing and strong acting keep Dark Winds from the tired soap opera that recent neo-Westerns like the popular Yellowstone saga became mired in.
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‘Under the Banner of Heaven’: Hell on Earth
June 16, 2022Hulu’s new television series Under the Banner of Heaven is a powerful reconsideration of fundamentalist religion.
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‘Plague at the Golden Gate’: Public health and private ignorance
May 20, 2022Director 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.
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