Surviving Death’s balance between personal experiences and scientific theories makes the series unexpectedly provocative.
Television
Television Review: BBC’s “The Repair Shop” — Fiercely Amiable
BBC’s The Repair Shop is about hard work and mending battered psyches.
WATCH CLOSELY: “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” Ends on a Sentimental Note
I will miss Chilling Adventures of Sabrina more than I may care to admit.
Arts Feature: The Best Underrated TV Shows to Keep You Sane During Lockdown #2
The current lockdown gives me an opportunity to recognize TV shows whose brilliance has been overlooked.
Television: “Alabama Snake” — The Wild Wiles of the Serpent
Alabama Snake is crazy, but it also provides the kind of off-kilter insights into humanity one finds in the best of Southern folklore
Arts Feature: Best TV Shows of 2020
We were driven indoors and told to stay there, so we turned to our screens for entertainment.
Television/Theater Review: “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” — Listening to the Lessons of the Blues
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is a stellar artistic accomplishment, a blazingly powerful dramatic experience.
Television Review: “Selena: The Series” — Determined to Be “Nice”
The series’ inspirational message comes at a good time in our crisis-ridden country, but its focus on reassurance isn’t very dramatically compelling.
Television Interview: Talking with John Wilson, the Mastermind behind HBO’s “How to with John Wilson”
“I don’t want to show myself because I don’t think I’m very interesting to look at. The world is filled with so many other interesting things to look at.”
Television Review: “Animaniacs” Reboot — Out of Step
The new Animaniacs provides no good reason for reviving Yakko, Wakko, and Dot in the 21st century.