Although Latinos represent 18.7% of the United States’s population as of the 2020 census, only 3.1% of lead roles in television shows feature them.
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Television’s Best Action Cartoon Is Back
Directed by virtuous animator Genndy Tartakovsky, Primal is a continuously inventive and exciting adventure through a prehistoric fantasy world.
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How Art Helps to Manipulate Minds in Severance
The sci-fi thriller’s meticulous attention to detail offers a world not soon forgotten with carefully chosen subliminal references lurking in the murky waters of our subconscious.
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New HBO Series Offers People the Chance to Rehearse Big Life Changes
Nathan Fielder’s new show deepens his weird, discomfiting, and hilarious investigation into the line between what’s fake and real.
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New Biopics of Elvis and the Sex Pistols Share Weaknesses
Baz Luhrmann’s film Elvis and Danny Boyle’s miniseries Pistol are both overly fixated on the influence their respective musicians’ managers had on them.
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A Meta Remake-of-a-Remake Muses on the State of Cinema
Stuffed with references to historical and contemporary film, Olivier Assayas’s miniseries version of his own 1996 film Irma Vep is sometimes too clever for its own good.
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How the Art in Succession Paints a Picture of Power
The popular tv show is about how terrible wealthy people can be. And you know what wealthy people love? Art collecting.
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What is the Point of HBO’s Remake of Ingmar Bergman’s Scenes from a Marriage?
This update brings the star power of Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac, but can’t match the emotional intensity of the original.
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With The Gaze, Barry Jenkins Asks Us to Reflect on Black Trauma Narratives
Jenkins’s new short film, the centerpiece of a MoMI exhibit on The Underground Railroad, uses his signature techniques to confront the viewer.
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Being a Queer WOC in the Art World, as Seen on TV
As a critic, I’m dying to make a meta-critique of the ways my communities are represented on screen.
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Anthony Bourdain’s Lasting Impact on How We Look at Food and Travel
A new documentary is coming out about Bourdain, but one could learn even more about his ethos by looking at the various TV programs he hosted.
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The Story of La Veneno, Spain’s Badass Trans Superstar
The HBO Max series Veneno embraces all of the media personality’s colorful life, including the messier parts.