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Television Review: “North of North” — Another Nice Canadian Sitcom, Eh?

April 14, 2025
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Given the current state of the world, we need more shows that not only entertain, but reflect the importance of community. And, if those programs accurately portray a close-knit group of people that has been misrepresented, all the better.

Television Review: “The Lady’s Companion” — Bring on the “Amor Prohibido”

April 9, 2025
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This Netflix series is a wittier, sassier, Spanish version of “Bridgerton”.

Television Review: “The Studio” — The Kool-Aid Man Cometh

March 29, 2025
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The current state of Hollywood — terminal banality — is concerning. But that’s what makes it so perfect for a dose of acidic satire.

Television Review: “The Righteous Gemstones” — Still Misbehavin’

March 19, 2025
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The fourth and final season of Danny McBride’s demented comedy comes to a satisfying conclusion.

Television Review: “Cassandra” — Machine Mom

February 13, 2025
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Cassandra is yet another critique of AI, but it’s also a provocative commentary on motherhood.

Television Review: “Aaron Rodgers: Enigma” — An Abstruse Athlete

January 19, 2025
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“Enigma” is as unlike the standard sports documentary as a Cybertruck is to a F-150.

Television Review: Macondo Redux — A Progress Report on Netflix’s “One Hundred Years of Solitude”

January 16, 2025
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Adapting such a monumental work, a novel that is loved by so many, is both ambitious and risky.

Film Review: “The Last Showgirl” — The End of the Old Razzle Dazzle?

January 10, 2025
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Let’s hope that “The Last Showgirl” launches a new phase in Pam Anderson’s career.

Film Review: “Maria” — A Convincing Portrait of a Woman Consumed by the Art That Nourished Her

December 20, 2024
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This might not be everybody’s idea of who Maria Callas was, but the film is plausible, and honest. You can watch Angelina Jolie’s Maria and think, so that’s what it was like to be her.

Arts Feature: According to Our Critics — The Best That TV Offered in 2024

December 19, 2024
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Our critics supply their TV favorites of 2024.

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