Television

Television Review: “Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me” — A Hypocritical Homage

May 23, 2023
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The documentary tries to tell the story of the real Anna Nicole Smith, but it falls short.

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Film Review: “Fanny: The Right to Rock” – A Female Band That Cracked — But Didn’t Break — the Glass Ceiling

May 21, 2023
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A documentary about the female band Fanny asks why the talented LA hard rockers missed out on the big time.

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Television Review: “Sanctuary” — A Double Dose of Toxic Masculinity

May 14, 2023
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Netflix’s dumb series Sanctuary serves up a cartoon view of sumo wrestling.

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Television Review: “Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV” — An Artist Who Humanized Technology

May 10, 2023
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An avant-garde iconoclast, Nam June Paik once said “It’s an artist’s job to think about the future.”

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Television Review: Netflix’s “Beef” – Don’t Tread on Me

April 16, 2023
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Beef‘s reflection on today’s growing outrage and extremism reveals a lot about class and inequality.

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Television Review: “Chupa” — An Adorable Little Monster

April 14, 2023
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What makes Chupa stand out from similar films is that, at its heart, it is a testament to embracing your heritage.

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Television Review: “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” — Flaunting Their Own Jackets and Attitudes

April 11, 2023
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It’s refreshing to watch a teen series where the characters are not trying to solve a murder, venture into a parallel universe, or become possessed by an evil force.

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WATCH CLOSELY: Spring Cleaning

March 20, 2023
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A bit of spring cleaning this time around, with recommendations of some fairly recent viewing choices you may have missed.

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Television Review: “History of the World, Part II” — D Grade “History”

March 10, 2023
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Hulu’s History of the World, Part II — the damn thing isn’t funny.

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WATCH CLOSELY: “Red Rose” is Teen Social Media Horror

March 9, 2023
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Technology-driven horror narratives are ubiquitous these days: Red Rose has an authentic look that makes its creepiness distressingly plausible.

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