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Escaping Into ‘Babylon Berlin’ and ‘My Brilliant Friend’
Mike Hale//35 views
critic’s notebook New seasons of two top-notch international series, on Netflix and HBO, offer comfort viewing that’s outside the comfort zone. For some, comfor...
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Review: 'East Lake Meadows' Examines the History of Housing and Race
Mike Hale//41 views
critic’s pick The PBS documentary “East Lake Meadows,” from the executive producer Ken Burns, tells a complicated and melancholy story of race and public policy...
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Review: In Netflix’s ‘Self Made,’ an Unlikely Entrepreneur
Mike Hale//36 views/1 comments
Octavia Spencer stars as Sarah Walker, a daughter of former slaves who built a business empire a century ago by helping black women take care of their hair. The...
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Review: ‘Brockmire’ Is the Dystopian Baseball Comedy We Need
Mike Hale//44 views/4 comments
The final season of the IFC series about a debauched play-by-play man takes an eccentric but well-timed jump into the future. You’re having a lot of television ...
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Review: ‘Little Fires Everywhere’ Ignites Over Race and Class
Mike Hale//29 views
Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington play moms divided by nearly everything in the Hulu mini-series. The Hulu mini-series “Little Fires Everywhere” is set in ...