television
‘Y: The Last Man’ is dystopian television for a post-Trump world
September 21, 2021The real meat of the story isn’t to be found in the catastrophic event that wipes out nearly all the men on the planet, but rather in the challenges involved in rebuilding an imperfect world.
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Series, series everywhere with no audience spared: What’s new in fall streaming
September 8, 2021If not the largest, it’s certainly “the most important” television festival in the world.
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‘The White Lotus’ (HBO) and ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ (Hulu): Hot tub hegemony!
September 3, 2021Tanya McQuoid (Jennifer Coolidge) is troubled. She carries around her mother’s ashes searching for the perfect place to scatter them. More importantly, she also searches for love. Newlywed Shane Patton’s (Jake Lacy) search is for respect,...
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Varieties of working-class women: ‘Wanted,’ ‘Bitter Daisies’ and ‘Mare of Easttown’
June 1, 2021In large parts of the world, anywhere between 50 and 70% of women are now actively engaged in the workplace. Most earn less than men, and many perform the essential service and caring jobs that keep...
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‘Exterminate All the Brutes’: Heart of darkness, head of profit
May 3, 2021Twelve centuries of brutal inhumanity packed into four hours.
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