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Film criticism and analysis from a former professional film critic.
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“Ahsoka” Is Not a Good Show, But It’s Also Not a Bad Show—and It Might Be An Important Show
If we stop analyzing Disney’s “Star Wars” shows from the standpoint of plot and think instead in terms of their themes, we see resonances that make them…
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The Best of the Best TV Shows, Vol. 7
In this Retro series, a longtime professional art critic and a former professor of digital culture ranks the best television programs of this…
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The Best of the Best TV Shows, Vol. 6
In this Retro series, a longtime professional art critic and a former professor of digital culture ranks the best television programs of this…
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The Best of the Best TV Shows, Vol. 5
In this Retro series, a longtime professional art critic and a former professor of digital culture ranks the best television programs of this…
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Revisiting the Gut-Wrenching Season Finale of HBO’s “The Last of Us”
Some critics have taken the acclaimed HBO series to task for allegedly abandoning its trademark realism at the close of Season 1. A closer look suggests…
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Ryan Reynolds’ and Rob McElhenney’s “Welcome to Wrexham” Shouldn’t Work. But It Does—Sort Of.
The hit FX docuseries may not be the sort of show it seems to want to be, but it has a chance to be something greater still: proof of concept for…
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RETRO Recommends the Best of the Best: TV Shows, Vol. 4
In this Retro series, a longtime professional art critic and a former professor of digital culture ranks the best television programs of this…
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