Sarah Osman

Television Review: “Jury Duty: Company Retreat” — A Sharply Funny Satire of Corporate America

March 24, 2026
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“Jury Duty: Company Retreat” is an amusing lampoon with an economic message: it is is pro-small business and anti-private equity.

Television Review: “Imperfect Women” — Apple TV’s Nuanced Soap Opera Explores Female Friendships and Class Strains

March 18, 2026
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While each female protagonist makes some rough decisions, the series never pigeonholes them as villains or saints.

Film Review: “Hoppers” — Pixar’s Madcap Eco-Fable Hops Between Absurdity and Alarm

March 10, 2026
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“Hoppers”‘ climax is a valuable reminder that none of us —  from mammal to ant — are safe from the fury of a Mother Nature we have badly wronged.

Film Review: Escapism and Entrapment Collide in “Kiss of the Spider Woman”

February 27, 2026
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The ratio between fantasy and real life felt off in this uneven film version of Kander and Ebb’s 1990 musical.

Television Review: “The ‘Burbs,” A Suburban Snooze — Fangless and Flat

February 16, 2026
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Considering its hard-to-fault premise, Peacock’s “The ‘Burbs” should be a lot more fun than it is.

Book Review: Dissecting the Past — Andy McPhee’s Chilling History of America’s Medical Progress

January 22, 2026
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For all its rewards as a gross-out experience, “The Doctors’ Riot of 1788” has an ethical question at its core: does the search for medical knowledge outweigh our respect for human life and death?

Film Review: “Twinless” — A Double Take on Loss, Love, and Selfhood

January 13, 2026
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“Twinless” is by far the most surprising film I’ve seen in a long time. I relished the emotional rollercoaster ride director and writer James Sweeney takes us on.

Film Review: “Eternity” — A Rom-Com Stuck in Limbo

December 12, 2025
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The problem is that, as “Eternity” goes on, the film starts to feel as if it is taking an eternity.

Film Review: “Wake Up Dead Man — A Knives Out Mystery” — Holy Murder

December 9, 2025
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This well-done mystery supplies an insightful look at how money, politics, and religion have become intertwined—and where that may be taking us.

Film Review: “Wicked: For Good” — Good, But it Doesn’t Defy Gravity

November 25, 2025
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“Wicked: For Good” has its faults, but it still stands out as one of the stronger adaptations of a musical to film.

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