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Television Review: “Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives” — Of Cons and Cults

March 18, 2022
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Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. falls short because it is designed to be entertaining rather than useful.

WATCH CLOSELY: “Pieces of Her” — The Dangers of Privilege

March 13, 2022
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This Netflix thriller takes some interesting twists and turns as it moves along its absurd way.

WATCH CLOSELY: “Inventing Anna” — Endless Scamming

March 8, 2022
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Despite some occasionally far-fetched situations, Inventing Anna tells a fascinating story about conning the upper class.

Television Review: “Señorita 89” — Beauties in Revolt

February 28, 2022
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Senorita 89 isn’t an easy watch because of its stinging depiction of misogyny, but it’s a powerful one.

Television Review: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” — Time for a New Set

February 21, 2022
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This season The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel must confront a considerable challenge — Midge must not be allowed to tell the same tired jokes as her male counterparts.

WATCH CLOSELY: HBO’s “Landscapers”

February 21, 2022
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Landscapers is a true crime series that compellingly weaves together dream and reality.

Television Review: “Pam & Tommy” — That Icky Feeling

February 4, 2022
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What is the most depressing thing about Pam & Tommy? The series provides the most sympathetic portrait of Pam Anderson that is out there.

Film Review: “The Great Postal Heist” — Clear and Present Danger to a Great American Institution

January 31, 2022
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This effective advocacy documentary charts the 21st-century decline of a great American institution (one established in the U.S. Constitution). It’s also a wake-up call alerting us that things didn’t have to happen this way.

Television Review: “Reframed: Marilyn Monroe” — A Feminist Tribute or a Reframe-up Job?

January 21, 2022
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The primary interest of Reframed isn’t film history; it is revisionist social statement, and a new twist on the celebrity documentary: star bio-cum-feminist essay.

Television Review: “As We See It” — Life “On the Spectrum’

January 21, 2022
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As We See It is a humorous as well as heart-wrenching look at the realities of living with autism.

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