The Reel: 'The Hills' Reboot & Reality TV's Hold on American Culture
Once upon a time in America, reality TV used to be about the rich and the famous. But THE HILLS changed the rules of the game in 2006 — merely being rich or appearing to be — was good enough to get yo...
28 Jun 201932min
The Reel: The Teenage Wasteland in HBO's "Euphoria"
HBO is pushing the envelope with its new teen-centered drama, EUPHORIA. Sex influenced by pornography, wanton drug use, aimless youth: It’s a horror movie for parents. But is it a fair representation ...
21 Jun 201935min
The Reel: 'Last Black Man in San Francisco': Gentrification & Heartbreak in The City by The Bay
"The Last Black Ma In San Francisco" is a film about a friendship, a family, a house, a city, and its community. San Francisco serves as a stand-in for cities across the country undergoing gentrificat...
14 Jun 201944min
The Reel: Resistance & Representation on Demand: The TV Landscape for Summer 2019
The revolution is being televised after all.On streaming platforms, a rebellion against powerful political, social and cultural forces is growing stronger than ever.THE HANDMAID'S TALE is eerily chann...
7 Jun 201937min
The Reel: 'Deadwood' Springs Back to Life
"Deadwood" is back, and as Al Swearengen would say, it’s about bleeping time. The show that died too young is now a film, and the return trip in "Deadwood: The Movie" — set some 10 years later — gets ...
31 Mai 201941min
The Reel: Saying Goodbye to Some of Our Favorite TV Friends
Game of Thrones, Jane the Virgin, Veep, The Big Bang Theory, Broad City, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: These are only some of the shows signing off this year.The end of so many beloved and long-running series ...
24 Mai 201940min
The Reel: Is Southland Tales Misunderstood Prophecy? A Conversation with Richard Kelly.
Richard Kelly’s SOUTHLAND TALES is infamous both for its immense ambition and its disastrous reception. With a cast that includes Dwayne Johnson, Justin Timberlake, Mandy Moore, Amy Poehler, Sarah Mic...
17 Mai 201943min
The Reel: Charlie Says: Were the Manson Girls His First Victims?
The summer of Manson is upon us. Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the mass murder masterminded by Charles Manson, a wave of content is coming our way.The grisly slayings of eight people — including th...
10 Mai 201946min
