When you hear the word “Hollywood,” most people don’t think of the neighborhood in central Los Angeles rather of the […]
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Category: What You Should Be Watching
What You Should Be Watching: the Squid Game
To suggest that you should be watching The Squid Game assumes that you aren’t or that you haven’t already, which is perhaps unlikely since it is now Netflix’s most popular and most-watched series ever. Despite being very violent (something that doesn’t normally appeal to me), suspenseful and intense, the themes and ideas presented are nonetheless interesting and worth thinking about in this so-called K-drama (think K-Pop but for a television).
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What You Should Be Watching: Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could not Be Televised)
When you think of iconic music festivals, what are the first ones that comes to mind? Depending on your age it might be Lollapalooza or, if you are a bit older maybe Woodstock.
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What You Should be Watching: The Oscars
On Sunday, April 25, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be handing out their awards for the […]
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What You Should be Watching: The Mole Agent and I Care a Lot
Today, there are over 45 million people over the age of 65 living in the U.S. In the next 10 […]
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What You Should Be Watching: The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020 was certainly a year to remember (or forget). While history books will likely remember it for the world-wide pandemic, […]
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What You Should Be Watching: American Utopia
While it was tempting to select a horror film this month in recognition of Halloween, first I’m not a big […]
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What You Should Be Watching: Documentaries to the Rescue
It goes without saying that 2020 has been a very strange year—and that goes for the film industry as well. […]
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What You Should Be Watching (the Pandemic edition 2): The Platform
When the COVID pandemic comes to an end and societies begin to open up to try to return to normal, […]
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What You Should Be Watching (the Pandemic edition): Chernobyl
Truth and hysteria. During times of natural disasters or catastrophes, debates over the need to take the risks and dangers […]
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