arts and entertainment
Serial TV and the global drug pandemic
June 24, 2020This is a very mixed series by an extraordinary filmmaker who has brought both his creative talents and his political baggage to television.
Read more‘Proud’: Episodes of the long march for LGBTQ rights in France
June 19, 2020Proud consists of three episodes, each about 50 minutes in duration, focusing on the evolution of a French family across three generations spanning the years from 1981 to 2013.
Read more‘Madagasikara’: An intense witnessing of capitalist corruption and international poverty
June 15, 2020When thinking of the island country of Madagascar many people, particularly in the United States, are reminded of the Dreamworks kids film of the same name.
Read moreQuibbling with Quibi: Considerations on the new platform of ‘quick bite’ entertainment
May 19, 2020Quibi, which stands for Quick Bites—bursts of entertainment, none more than 10 minutes and most less, designed for mobile phone use on the go—launched in the U.S. in early April in the midst of the quarantine.
Read more‘Home Before Dark’ and fading patriarchal power
May 12, 2020It’s the first masterful series from Apple TV+.
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