Pandemics come and go — one hopes — but one issue that remains a constant, and will continue to be divisive in many states in November's elections, is guns and what, if anything, to do about them...

2020

Mar

NETFLIX BINGE WATCH: SPONGE-WORTHY, NO. BINGE-WORTHY, YES. By Alex Strachan

Jerry Seinfeld has an infectious laugh, which is funny in itself because it's a silent laugh. He straightens up, throws his head back, and contorts himself in spasms of mirth as if imitating Edvard Munch in The Scream...

2020

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'NARCOS: MEXICO' + 'ZEROZEROZERO' = FAMILIAR, YET GRIPPING JUST THE SAME By Alex Strachan

And then there were two. Or perhaps 22. Who knows anymore? ZeroZeroZero landed mere days after the second season of Narcos: Mexico on Netflix, and it's becoming hard to keep track...

2020

Feb

THE LATEST FROM PBS'S 'FRONTLINE,' ‘AMAZON EMPIRE,’ IS THE VERY DEFINITION OF TV WORTH WATCHING By Alex Strachan

Pity poor Jeff Bezos. You may have more in common with Amazon founder than you might think...

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'BATTLE FOR HONG KONG' ON PBS' 'FRONTLINE' IS A MULTI-LAYERED PORTRAIT OF A ONE-SIDED FIGHT By Alex Strachan

Out of China, always something new. It's a sign of the turbulent times we're living in that Tuesday's absorbing — and topical — PBS Frontline program, Battle for Hong Kong, seems, well, no longer so topical all of a sudden...

2020

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OF STUDENT FRATERNITIES AND SECRET SOCIETIES: THIS IS NETFLIX'S 'ARES' By Alex Strachan

Ares, an eight-episode Dutch thriller from Netflix about a young college student trying to fit in with the "in" crowd, has a simple premise that's much better in the execution than a single-line synopsis would have you believe...

2020

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'FOUR SEASONS IN HAVANA,' A HIDDEN GEM ON NETFLIX, WELL WORTH THE TIME TO FIND By Alex Strachan

Sometimes the best gems on Netflix are the ones you never hear about...I found myself utterly entranced by a four-part mystery set in present-day Havana, Cuba...

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