Culture

‘My Brilliant Friend’: Two broke girls

January 10, 2019 By Michael Berkowitz

The brilliance of the series would seem to owe much to mid-20th-century Italian neorealist directors.

RBG hits the big screen again in ‘On the Basis of Sex’

January 9, 2019 By Eric A. Gordon

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has so many fervent admirers, she’s practically become a cottage industry in America.

‘Desert Rats’: TV or not TV? That is the question

January 9, 2019 By Ed Rampell

Desert Rats was the first live play of the New Year I saw and is a kickass way to kick off 2019.

‘Surviving R. Kelly’ documentary raises stakes in discussion over sexual abuse

January 8, 2019 By Michelle Zacarias

The new documentary series shows how R. Kelly lured young vulnerable black women, often promising to help jumpstart their careers.

Nigerian cinema breaks out to wide audience with Netflix’s “Lionheart”

January 8, 2019 By Chauncey K. Robinson

It’s a slice of life into a woman’s journey for purpose with feel-good elements, and done with cultural flare that American audiences may not be used to seeing.