Television

Television Review: “Beatles ’64” – When They Were 64

November 27, 2024
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The most recent in an apparently boundless reservoir of Beatles documentaries will “please please” their fans.

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Television Review: “The Piano Lesson” — An Invaluable Tutorial

November 26, 2024
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Suffice it to say that this film version of “The Piano Lesson” does playwright August Wilson proud. 

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Television Review: “Hot Frosty” — It’s No Snow Job

November 16, 2024
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“Hot Frosty” is dumb all right, but it’s also endearing, funny, and cute.

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Television Review: More Questions Than Answers, “The Stanford Prison Experiment — Unlocking the Truth”

November 15, 2024
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Just how unethical was the Stanford Prison Experiment? Could anybody — in good conscience — recreate it? Why does being given authority change people so radically?

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Television Review: From South Korea with Love, “A Virtuous Business” — Sex Toys “R” Us

October 21, 2024
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The enormously entertaining “A Virtuous Business” also offers a lesson in nerve and resilience that women everywhere should learn from.

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Television Review: “Witches: Truth Behind the Trials” — Just the Facts

October 13, 2024
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There are valuable lessons here, but I are afraid that this docuseries will be overlooked among all the more enticing, and sensationalized, witchy watchings. 

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Television Review: “The Platform 2” — Junk Food

October 8, 2024
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Was another helping of “The Platform” necessary? Maybe. But only if it was done right — and this is half-baked sci-fi horror.

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Television Review: FX’s “English Teacher” — Educating During the Culture Wars

September 19, 2024
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“English Teacher” is a wearier, snarkier version of “Abbott Elementary”.

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Television Review: “Uglies” — Is This Dystopia Really Necessary?

September 16, 2024
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By not giving the material a refreshing 21st-century update, the film version of “Uglies” is an unattractive antique.

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WATCH CLOSELY: “Industry” — The Dramatic Stakes are Rising in the Third Season

September 9, 2024
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HBO’s “Industry” is an intense and highly intelligent series that just seems to keep getting better and better.

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