Television

Book Review: “Was It Yesterday?: Nostalgia in Contemporary Film and Television” — Looking at the Past, Fearlessly

August 31, 2021
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The essays in this excellent volume consistently show that nostalgia is about something, and it matters.

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Watch Closely: “The Killing”/”Forbrydelsen”: Original Sin

August 28, 2021
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This is the Danish series that may well have inspired a juggernaut of provocative stories generated by life in these cold, civilized, but often dark Scandinavian lands.

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Television Review: “What If…?” — Marvel’s Alternative History

August 25, 2021
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There’s plenty of amusement to be found in exploring ‘what could have been’ in the Marvel universe.

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Film Review: “Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed” — (Painting by Plunders)

August 23, 2021
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Television artist Bob Ross just wanted to share his love of painting with viewers. His business partners had other ideas.

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Watch Closely: “Katla” — The Horror Beneath and Around Us

August 21, 2021
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A haunting vision of lost souls who emerge from the Icelandic ice, naked, hungry and seeking communion with those they left behind.

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Television Review: “The Chair” — Weeding the Groves of Academe

August 19, 2021
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The Chair asserts that professors have lives outside the university and they are demanding and draining.

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Television Review: “Ted Lasso” — Its Second Season Scores Big

August 4, 2021
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The sophomore season of the Apple TV + hit comedy is even more winning than its first.

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Film Review: “Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage” — Hell on Earth

July 21, 2021
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The premier entry in the HBO documentary series “Music Box” shows how everything about the concert celebrating the 30th anniversary of Woodstock goes terribly wrong, then gets worse.

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Watch Closely: On the Couch with “In Treatment” — Stimulatingly Cathartic

July 19, 2021
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The increased racial and cultural diversity of In Treatment’s cast and overall tone are noteworthy and commendable.

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WATCH CLOSELY: “Mare of Easttown” — Women Hold Up Half the World

July 9, 2021
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Mare of Easttown is particularly effective in interweaving troubled domestic timelines, families held together by women who are on the brink of psychic or emotional collapse.

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