Television

Book Review: “Normporn” — Yearning for the Impossible Middle

November 7, 2023
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The cultural critic’s wrestling with the compromises that the pleasures of mass culture inevitably demand is heartfelt. In a word, it’s normal.

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Television: “Goosebumps” — Disney’s Subpar Version of “Stranger Things”

October 29, 2023
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Goosebumps is pretty much a failure as a series because it lacks most of R.L. Stine’s entertaining alchemy.

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Television Review: “The Devil on Trial” — A Demon for a Client?

October 21, 2023
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Despite a slow first half, “The Devil on Trial” picks up speed and suggests that the truth can be more infuriating than fiction.

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Television Review: “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” — The Virtues of Redemption

October 1, 2023
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Less is more in Wes Anderson’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar”.

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TV Review: “Wrestlers” – An intimate Look at Some Denizens of the Squared Circle

September 11, 2023
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Pro Wrestling Company Ohio Valley Wrestling is the little train that could and knows that it can.

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Watch Closely: “Painkiller” is a Saga of Cruel Greed

August 14, 2023
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This limited series is not easy to watch, but “Painkillers” should be considered indispensable viewing because of the light it shines on the amoral face of corporate greed.

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Television Review: “Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food” — Chow Down at Your Peril?

August 3, 2023
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All this alarming information about our food is a call to action, but “Poisoned” plays it safe by not offering any pragmatic directives or posing an activist vision.

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Television Review: “The Out-Laws” — Another Goofball Rolling By

July 9, 2023
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The Out-Laws is another mild diversion spat out of Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison factory.

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Television Review: “The Horror of Dolores Roach” — The Curse of the Magic Hands

July 7, 2023
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“The Horror of Dolores Roach” is a captivating mixture of horror, suspense, and comedy that proves we haven’t come all that far from the class-fueled injustices of Victorian England.

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Television Review: “I’m a Virgo” — Weird, Funny, Radical, and Poignant

June 28, 2023
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Along with its oversized fantasy, I’m a Virgo comments on Black bodies, capitalism, and socioeconomic barriers.

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