“Shogun” is a dire portrait of the Catholic Church’s role in colonial history, but the Japanese are not mere victims in this story.

Ric Burns’s splendid two-part PBS documentary, “Dante: Inferno to Paradise,” has brought Dante’s achievement beyond the groves of academe and into America’s living rooms.

"3 Body Problem" is an imaginative Netflix adaptation of Cixin Liu's trilogy of sci-fi novels—and yet is mostly true to the books.

Lorna Brady has been traumatized by her time in a Magdalene Laundry in Ireland. But when she receives a mysterious note regarding the whereabouts of her missing daughter, she pushes past her trauma to reveal the truth.

“Fellow Travelers” is a broad and intimate depiction of late 20th century gay life and the events that shaped it.

Frank Pembleton, Andre Braugher’s character on “Homicide: Life on the Street,” embodied the struggle to reconcile faith and intellect. Of course—he was educated by the Jesuits.