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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.

Television Review: “Beatles ’64” – When They Were 64

November 27, 2024
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The most recent in an apparently boundless reservoir of Beatles documentaries will “please please” their fans.

Television Review: “The Piano Lesson” — An Invaluable Tutorial

November 26, 2024
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Suffice it to say that this film version of “The Piano Lesson” does playwright August Wilson proud. 

Television Review: “Hot Frosty” — It’s No Snow Job

November 16, 2024
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“Hot Frosty” is dumb all right, but it’s also endearing, funny, and cute.

Television Review: More Questions Than Answers, “The Stanford Prison Experiment — Unlocking the Truth”

November 15, 2024
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Just how unethical was the Stanford Prison Experiment? Could anybody — in good conscience — recreate it? Why does being given authority change people so radically?

Television Review: From South Korea with Love, “A Virtuous Business” — Sex Toys “R” Us

October 21, 2024
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The enormously entertaining “A Virtuous Business” also offers a lesson in nerve and resilience that women everywhere should learn from.

Television Review: “Witches: Truth Behind the Trials” — Just the Facts

October 13, 2024
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There are valuable lessons here, but I are afraid that this docuseries will be overlooked among all the more enticing, and sensationalized, witchy watchings. 

Television Review: “The Platform 2” — Junk Food

October 8, 2024
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Was another helping of “The Platform” necessary? Maybe. But only if it was done right — and this is half-baked sci-fi horror.

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