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TV & Film

Film criticism and analysis from a former professional film critic.

The time for excuses and justifications is over. It’s now clear that “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” will come nowhere close to honoring the…

Sep 20

America is lucky the show arrived when it did. While it's incredibly painful to watch, watching it might well be the clarion call Americans need to help…

Dec 21, 2021

In this series, one man—a professor of digital culture and a professional cultural critic—assesses TV shows, films, novels, comics, video games…

Dec 18, 2021

In this new series, one man—a professor of digital culture and experimental literature—assesses television shows, films, novels, graphic novels…

Dec 15, 2021

A former criminal defense attorney takes apart the most appalling legal narrative in Hollywood history as a means of helping prepare Americans for what…

Nov 16, 2021

In this new series, one man—a professor of digital culture and experimental literature—assesses television shows, films, novels, graphic novels…

Oct 12, 2021

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