Mrs. America is well written and beautifully acted (generally), but its real power stems less from its entertainment value than in how it reveals how little has changed for women since the ’70s.
Television
WATCH CLOSELY: “Blood Sugar Rising” — Sweet Sorrow
Blood Sugar Rising deals with difficult subject matter, but steel yourself to view this engaging and educational look at a growing public health crisis.
Television Review: Growing Up “Insecure” — Season 4
In its 4th season, Insecure remains a hilarious look at the lives of black millennials growing up in Los Angeles.
Television Review: Marc Maron’s “End Times Fun” — Getting Creative About Extinction
One thing that gives Marc Maron’s comedy a certain punch is that he is an equal-opportunity crank.
WATCH CLOSELY: “Killing Eve” Season 3 — Still Suspenseful, But More Muddled
Killing Eve is as exciting and compelling as ever. But its narrative structure is becoming somewhat fractured and increasingly odd.
Television Review: Netflix’s “The English Game” — The Sport of Class Warfare
For those averse to sports, The English Game is focused more on attitudes and mores of the time than on the game itself.
Television Review: “The Virtues” — The Twisted Path to Redemption
The pace of this superb mini-series is keyed to generating intimacy with the characters and their struggles.
Television Review: “Tiger King” — King of the American Jungle
What’s so appealing about Tiger King? Perhaps it is that the lurid goings-on are so distinctively American.
WATCH CLOSELY: Netflix’s “Pandemic” is Harrowing, Prescient
The sheer breadth of information presented here will, at the very least, raise public awareness by deepening our understanding of how pandemics work and why it is important to prepare for the inevitable.
WATCH CLOSELY: A Holland of the Mind — “Ares” is a Cultic Thriller
Netflix’s Ares is a glossy sociopolitical/supernatural thriller from the Netherlands.