The director and creator Dallas Jenkins speaks about why this fresh take on the Christmas story might be especially needed now.
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‘The Sopranos’ is making a comeback. Two of its themes never stopped being relevant: death and salvation.
‘The Sopranos’ is ultimately about the day when Tony Soprano will not wake up.
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What’s the point of ‘Squid Game’? Mindless violence, social critique or just an excuse for a fun conversation?
Red light, green light, 123: Two of America’s writers consider the Netflix juggernaut.
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What does a Catholic priest think about ‘Midnight Mass’?
What does a Catholic priest make of “Midnight Mass”? Is the Netflix show anti-Catholic?
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Dave Chappelle’s ‘The Closer’: Empathy, Humility and the Lack Thereof
I find Dave Chappelle’s concept of empathy for transgender people worth considering — both for what it includes and misses.
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You loved ‘Mare of Easttown.’ These British police dramas could be your next obsession.
These shows shine an intimate, even glaring light on humanity in its less flattering manifestations.
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In ‘Reservation Dogs,’ a gang of Indigenous youth do bad things (but they are not bad people)
Creators Taika Waititi and Sterlin Harjo deliver a show with impressive emotional range that achieves an honest portrayal of the hardships that many Indigenous communities face.
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‘Ted Lasso’ officially has its own Judas character.
Both the heroes and villains of “Ted Lasso” remain quite ordinary. And it is the show’s portrayal of that daily reckoning with good and evil, those small temptations, that make it easy to relate to.
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Review: Netflix’s ‘Midnight Mass’ is Catholic horror at its best
“Midnight Mass” feels like a throwback to the world that received “The Exorcist” in 1973.
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Netflix’s ‘Shtisel’ offers relationship advice from the Jewish ultra-Orthodox
The show is not about Haredi Jews; rather, it is about humans who happen to be ultra-orthodox religious.