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Television Review: “Monster” — An Adaptation That Shouldn’t Have Happened

May 12, 2021
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It is sad Monster is such a botched effort, given that this is an important and timely story.

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Documentary Review: PBS’s “Hemingway” — Inside an American Legend

May 9, 2021
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If you love fiction you should devote several hours to watching Hemingway. Ken Burns and Lynn Novick have brought a special tenderness to this series, something deeper and more compelling than previous Burns documentaries.

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Television Review: “Shrill” Season 3 — Concluding on an Unsatisfying Note

May 6, 2021
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Has Annie learned anything? Life can indeed be frustrating, and our insecurities do often get the best of us, but dealing with our limitations contribute to our eventual maturity.

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Documentary Review: “This Is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist” — Real Crime as a Real Damn Shame

April 24, 2021
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This Is a Robbery is the most complete and compelling narrative yet about the looting of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

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Television Review: “Exterminate All the Brutes” — A Familiar, and Partial, History Lesson

April 10, 2021
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As an introduction to the progress of colonization and the horrors that white people have inflicted on BIPOC, Exterminate All the Brutes achieves its admirable mission.

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Watch Closely: “Tell Me Your Secrets” Is a Deft, Well-Acted Thriller

April 2, 2021
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This series taps into the inevitable horror we would all feel if we learned that we had once loved a monster — or that the monster we fear might be inside of us.

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Television Review: “Q: Into the Storm” — Idiot Wind

March 30, 2021
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The truth is, Q: Into the Storm is shockingly dull.

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Television Review: “The One” — I’m the One for You?

March 16, 2021
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Despite its intriguing sci-fi premise, The One is content to entertain so, though its plots meander, it’s a good watch for those aching for a bit of escapism and intrigue.

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Television Review: “Genera+ion” — A Sketchy Look at Gen Z

March 13, 2021
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Considering the show’s uneven writing, there’s no certainty that Genera+ion will last longer than a viral TikTok video.

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Television Review: “Trans in Trumpland” – Does it Get Better?

March 8, 2021
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If I’m being too harsh on Trans in Trumpland it’s because we cannot afford to fall back into the liberal complacency of the Obama years.

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