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From Where They Stood
FILM 

Photos at an Atrocity

September 14, 2022 William Schwartz 0 Comments Christophe Cognet, From Where They Stood

‘From Where They Stood,’ a bafflingly pretentious French documentary about the Holocaust

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The Case Against The Sexual Revolution
NON-FICTION 

‘The Case Against The Sexual Revolution’

September 8, 2022September 8, 2022 William Schwartz 0 Comments 50 Shades Of Grey, Louise Perry, The Case Against The Sexual Revolution

British journalist makes an old-school feminist case about changing the way we view sex in modern society

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McCurdy
Memoir NON-FICTION 

The Jennette McCurdy Experience

September 1, 2022September 9, 2022 William Schwartz 0 Comments Dan Schneider, Jennette McCurdy, Miranda Cosgrove, Nickelodeon

Former Nickelodeon child star has a hit memoir with ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’

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For All Mankind
TELEVISION 

Doing Space is Hard

August 17, 2022 William Schwartz 0 Comments For All Mankind

The muddled world building (and fascinating speculative science) of ‘For All Mankind’

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COMICS 

From Manga to Politics

July 25, 2022 William Schwartz 0 Comments Ken Akamatsu, Love Hina

Writer Ken Akamatsu’s election win offers a peek into Japan’s artistic discourse

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DOCUMENTARY TELEVISION 

Victoria’s Secret History

July 19, 2022August 1, 2022 William Schwartz 1 Comment Hulu, Jeffrey Epstein, Les Wexner, Victoria's Secret

‘Angels and Demons’ documentary exposes dark underbelly of the once-iconic lingerie brand

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Homelander
TELEVISION 

Is Homelander Your Hero?

July 11, 2022July 12, 2022 William Schwartz 0 Comments Garth Ennis, Giancarlo Esposito, Homelander, The Boys

The action isn’t subtle on ‘The Boys,’ but the politics have all kinds of shades

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Baymax
TELEVISION 

Why is Baymax Buying Tampons?

July 5, 2022July 14, 2022 William Schwartz 0 Comments Baymax, Big Hero Six, Christopher Rufo, Disney, Doctor Strange, Iman Vellani, Kenobi, Moses Ingram, Ms. Marvel, Turning Red

And what exactly is Disney trying to sell?

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HBO Max
TELEVISION 

It’s not HBO Max, It’s TV

June 28, 2022July 1, 2022 William Schwartz 0 Comments Discovery, Fantastic Beasts, Game Of Thrones, HBO Max, House of the Dragon, Space Jame: A New Legacy, Warner Brothers

How to dilute a once-premium brand

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RRR
FILM 

The Roaring Rise of ‘RRR’

June 21, 2022June 29, 2022 William Schwartz 0 Comments RRR, Top Gun Maverick

We parse the popularity of the international Telegu smash

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Tehran
TELEVISION 

The Muddled Politics of ‘Tehran’

June 16, 2022June 21, 2022 William Schwartz 1 Comment Apple+, Glenn Close, John le Carré, Tehran

The spy who came in and out of the cold or not or whatever on Apple TV+

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Deep Throat
adblock FILM 

‘Deep Throat’ Turns 50

June 9, 2022June 14, 2022 William Schwartz 0 Comments Deep Throat, Gerard Damiano, Linda Lovelace, Pornography

A month of celebrations for the movie that took porn mainstream

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18 1/2
FILM 

He was Such a Crook

June 3, 2022 William Schwartz 0 Comments 18 1/2, John Magaro, Richard Nixon, Willa Fitzgerald

’18 1/2′, a low-budget political comedy about the Nixon White House tapes

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Bernard-Henri Levy
FILM 

Bernard-Henri Levy: Cool French Guy at War

May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 William Schwartz 0 Comments Ahmad Massoud, Bernard-Henri Levy, The Will To See, Volodymyr Zelensky

Muddled documentary ‘The Will To See’ has us wondering what we’re actually seeing

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Lincoln Lawyer
TELEVISION 

‘The Lincoln Lawyer’: The Best Network Show on Netflix

May 19, 2022May 25, 2022 William Schwartz 0 Comments David E. Kelley, Law and Order, Lincoln Lawyer, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Matthew McConaughey, Neve Campbell

Broadcast TV wishes it had a procedural show this well-constructed

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