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Sarah Osman

Television Review: “It’s a Sin” — Poignant Remembrance of the AIDS Era

Despite its inevitable darkness, It’s a Sin never loses sight of the joys of existence.

By: Sarah Osman Filed Under: Featured, Review, Television Tagged: It's a Sin, Russell T. Davies, Sarah Osman

Film Review: “Son of the South” — The Civil Rights Movement, Served on Wonder Bread

What we need is to see the world through the eyes of Black activists, even though that might be frightening to White audiences reluctant to deal with the unmediated truth.

By: Sarah Osman Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Bob Zellner, Sarah Osman, Son of the South

Television Review: “Strip Down, Rise Up” — The Liberation of Pole Dancing

An intriguing look at smashing the patriarchy through the art of pole dancing.

By: Sarah Osman Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review, Television Tagged: Rise Up, Sarah Osman, Shelia Kelley, Strip Down

Film Review: “Azizler” (aka Stuck Apart) — Trapped Again

Azizler is a slow burn; unfortunately, the payoff isn’t worth the wait.

By: Sarah Osman Filed Under: Featured, Film, Review Tagged: Azizler, Engin Gunaydin, Sarah Osman, Stuck Apart

Arts Feature: The Best Underrated TV Shows to Keep You Sane During Lockdown #2

The current lockdown gives me an opportunity to recognize TV shows whose brilliance has been overlooked.

By: Sarah Osman Filed Under: Featured, Review, Television Tagged: Atypical, Carnivale, Claws, Don’t Trust the B in Apt 23, Harlots, Jon Benjamin Has a Van, Kim’s Convenience, Outlander, Peaky Blinders, Sarah Osman, The Last O.G, Vice Principals, You’re the Worst

Television: “Alabama Snake” — The Wild Wiles of the Serpent

Alabama Snake is crazy, but it also provides the kind of off-kilter insights into humanity one finds in the best of Southern folklore

By: Sarah Osman Filed Under: Featured, Review, Television Tagged: Alabama Snake, Sarah Osman

Arts Feature: Best TV Shows of 2020

We were driven indoors and told to stay there, so we turned to our screens for entertainment.

By: Sarah Osman Filed Under: Featured, Television Tagged: Sarah Osman

Television Review: “Selena: The Series” — Determined to Be “Nice”

The series’ inspirational message comes at a good time in our crisis-ridden country, but its focus on reassurance isn’t very dramatically compelling.

By: Sarah Osman Filed Under: Featured, Review, Television Tagged: Christian Serratos, Sarah Osman, Selena Quintanilla, Selena: The Series

Television Interview: Talking with John Wilson, the Mastermind behind HBO’s “How to with John Wilson”

“I don’t want to show myself because I don’t think I’m very interesting to look at. The world is filled with so many other interesting things to look at.”

By: Sarah Osman Filed Under: Featured, Interview, Television Tagged: How to with John Wilson, John Wilson, Sarah Osman

Television Review: “Animaniacs” Reboot — Out of Step

The new Animaniacs provides no good reason for reviving Yakko, Wakko, and Dot in the 21st century.

By: Sarah Osman Filed Under: Featured, Review, Television Tagged: Animaniacs, Hulu, Sarah Osman

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