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“The degree of difficulty ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ operates in is astounding”

“The degree of difficulty ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ operates in is astounding”

Late in I Saw the TV Glow, Owen — physically diminished, wracked with chronic asthma — still works in a family entertainment centre, all ball pits and insincerity. Owen is peripheral, a flicker...