The primary interest of Reframed isn’t film history; it is revisionist social statement, and a new twist on the celebrity documentary: star bio-cum-feminist essay.
Television
Television Review: “As We See It” — Life “On the Spectrum’
As We See It is a humorous as well as heart-wrenching look at the realities of living with autism.
Television Interview: “Poetry in America” Host Elisa New — “Poetry is in all of us”
Viewers are drawn into an active, immersive experience watching the series. They come away with the feeling that poetry is in them.
Arts Feature: Best Music Documentaries of 2021 — and Some Disappointments
This list consists of recent music documentaries that I streamed over the past year — a couple of duds as well as the standouts.
Best of 2021: Music Documentaries on TV
Here is my list of the 5 best music documentaries from the past year that you could/can watch on the boob tube.
Arts Feature: According to Our Critics — The Best That TV Offered in 2021
After a brief respite, we were driven indoors (again) and told to stay there, so we turned to our screens for entertainment.
Television Review: “Station Eleven” — Dadaesque Déjà Vu
For those looking for a humane alternative to the media panic, to steady themselves during a period of uncertainty, Station Eleven comes along at the right time.
Television Review: “Brooklyn Inshallah” — A Marginalized Community Fighting for a Voice
An in depth look at the injustices the Arab American community faces — even in Brooklyn, the most liberal of places.
Film Review: “Death to Metal” — Heavy Metal Hijinks
Death to Metal is the best sort of low-budget exploitation flick because its ideal balance of ridiculously excessive gore and self-aware humor makes up for its technical and budgetary shortcomings.
Television Review: “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything” — Episodes 5-8
The series gives a fine overview of its selected artists, and it does an even better job of introducing the turbulence, torments, treasures, and trippiness of 1971 to audiences who didn’t live through it (or who can’t remember much of it, for whatever reason).