We Are Not In TV’s Golden Age
As the internet squeals over Game of Thrones and the end of Mad Men, going wild on Thursday nights for Scandal and quivering with delight over upfronts, many are carrying on about how U.S. television...
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Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Worker? Walmart’s Anti-Union Video
Walmart really hates unions. That news doesn’t come as a surprise—the US-based retailing giant has been engaging in unionbusting tactics for years, including when presidential candidate Hillary...
Daredevil’s Claire Temple: A Superhero for Women of Color
The latest installment of Marvel’s superhero Avengers movies released this past weekend, and with it, the latest round of the ‘is this movie a feminist movie?’ debate started up. It’s a...
Reign: Your New Favourite Guilty Pleasure
Despite sliding ratings, the CW’s Reign has become guilty pleasure viewing across the US, where the fantasy programme only loosely based on the life of Mary, Queen of Scots is riveting in its...
The Bizarre Crop of 2016 Republican Presidential Candidates
Thanks to the eternal recirculation of the election cycle in the United States, the 2016 presidential election has already been simmering for at least eight months, with potential candidates shifting...
An Interview With the Directors of Kumu Hina, A Hawaiian Transgender Story
Mark your calendars and set your DVRs. If orange is the new black, then Hawaii is the new cool state. Premiering Monday, May 4th on PBS’s Independent Lens is Kumu Hina, Dean Hamer and Joe...
The Avengers: Age of Ultron
During the end credits of “Avengers Age of Ultron” the camera swoops majestically around a marble statue of our heroes battling against Ultron and his countless facets. Heroic music rises and...
After a Decade, “McDreamy” Leaves Grey’s Anatomy
Shonda Rhimes has been breaking hearts on US television for over a decade, and the talented showrunner, writer, producer, and director doesn’t show signs of stopping any time soon. Last week marked...
(T)ERROR at the Tribeca Film Festival 2015: An Interview with Director David Felix Sutcliffe
Executive produced by Eugene Jarecki (“The House I Live In,” “Why We Fight”), and winner of the 2015 Sundance Special Jury Prize for Break Out First Feature, co-directors Lyric R. Cabral and...
Are US Procedurals Getting Boring?
As US television moves towards May sweeps, the inevitable discussion over bubble shows is beginning to percolate through gossip sites and trade magazines. Everyone wants to know which shows are in,...