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TV Countdown

The Best TV of 2019, Part No. 2

January 23, 2020

The countdown rolls along through twelve more shows

TV Countdown

The Best TV of 2019, Part No. 1

January 22, 2020

It's the third annual look back at the author's favorite TV shows of the year, in three parts

Streaming Shuffle

The Standoff at Sparrow Creek

January 15, 2020

This is a phenomenally dumb film disguised as a sharp, politically aware thriller.

Year of the Month

The Thin Man (and Family Memories)

January 14, 2020

Pour me another drink, darling.

Year of the Month

I’ve Found a Love of My Own: “Blue Moon”

January 13, 2020

A fine selection from the Great American Songbook.

TV Countdown

The TV Moments of 2019 (with Special Guest Star wallflower)

January 13, 2020

We look back at some of the standout moments on television last year

Year of the Month

Little boy lost, he takes himself so seriously: Bob Dylan, Blonde on Blonde

December 29, 2019

On Bob Dylan's masterwork, and the parallels between it and the author's life

Attention Must Be Paid

Walt Disney

December 14, 2019

Walt Disney was a complicated man who encouraged creativity and cared more about making entertainment than making money.

Year of the Month

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are (Still) Dead

December 12, 2019

Getting bumped up to center stage won’t save you.

Celebrating the Living

Lesley Ann Warren

December 1, 2019

One of those actresses we have failed, because we don't really have the kind of roles at which she excels these days.