Television

Television Review: “Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel” — As Upsetting as it is Fascinating

February 10, 2021
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Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel makes for a gripping watch, one of Netflix’s finest true crime documentary series.

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Television Review: “Strip Down, Rise Up” — The Liberation of Pole Dancing

February 1, 2021
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An intriguing look at smashing the patriarchy through the art of pole dancing.

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Television Review: “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” — A Well-Stocked Emotional Toolbox

January 29, 2021
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Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood has become one of our central gospels of child-rearing.

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WATCH CLOSELY: “The Stand” Stumbles

January 26, 2021
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Though the cast is generally excellent, Stephen King’s characters are often at the mercy of wrongheaded writing or needlessly flashy special effects.

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Television Review: “Surviving Death” — Probing Death and the Great Beyond

January 11, 2021
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Surviving Death’s balance between personal experiences and scientific theories makes the series unexpectedly provocative.

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Television Review: BBC’s “The Repair Shop” — Fiercely Amiable

January 11, 2021
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BBC’s The Repair Shop is about hard work and mending battered psyches.

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WATCH CLOSELY: “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” Ends on a Sentimental Note

January 9, 2021
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I will miss Chilling Adventures of Sabrina more than I may care to admit.

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Arts Feature: The Best Underrated TV Shows to Keep You Sane During Lockdown #2

December 24, 2020
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The current lockdown gives me an opportunity to recognize TV shows whose brilliance has been overlooked.

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Television: “Alabama Snake” — The Wild Wiles of the Serpent

December 14, 2020
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Alabama Snake is crazy, but it also provides the kind of off-kilter insights into humanity one finds in the best of Southern folklore

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Arts Feature: Best TV Shows of 2020

December 10, 2020
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We were driven indoors and told to stay there, so we turned to our screens for entertainment.

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