HBO’s “Lanterns” is a very human exploration of how we can come to know what to do with our lives.
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Can Florence Pugh redeem Steinbeck’s cruelest villain in Netflix’s ‘East of Eden’?
A new adaptation of John Steinbeck’s “East of Eden” offers a hint of redemption for some of the novel’s villains while also engaging with Steinbeck’s primary themes.
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‘Primetime’ brings ‘To Catch a Predator’ to the big screen—but looks for evil in all the wrong places
‘Primetime’ gives us an easy target for our disgust so we can ignore the finger pointing back at us.
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Pope Leo shares childhood memories of Blessed Fulton Sheen on flight to Paris
“The message that he had was something that really came home to people and I think helped us as a family,” he added.
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‘SNL’ and the radical humility of live comedy
‘Saturday Night Live’ is its most human when performers break.
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A hot priest, a lonely life and a desire for the divine: ‘Fleabag’ at 10
‘Fleabag’ uses Catholic characters, symbols and themes to depict the loneliness and despair that are so central to modern existence.
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‘Hacks’ review: Why do comedians struggle to love?
Jean-Paul Sartre famously wrote: “Hell is other people.” That could also be a three-word synopsis for the HBO series “Hacks.”
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‘Widow’s Bay’ is a show about persevering (and laughing) through hard times
“Widow’s Bay” is a unique genre-blender of thriller and comedy: mysterious, unnerving and at times terrifying, but also bound to make you laugh when you least expect it.
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‘The Gilded Age’: a deeply American story from the creator of ‘Downton Abbey’
What makes this show so rich is that it looks at the era through many different perspectives.
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Do you forgive ‘The Vampire Lestat’ for its shortcomings?
Watching “Interview With the Vampire” has always felt like watching someone’s confession. But for me, the third season falls short of its predecessors.