Need an excuse to procrastinate, or want something to look forward to after finals? Film columnist Hannah Eliot SC ’24 has you covered with film and TV recommendations.
Tag: TV Column
Scene it: The rise of true crime & the voyeurism of violence
True crime fans: be wary of the glamorization of violence, writes TV and film columnist Rorye Jones PO ’23.
Scene it: ‘Pam & Tommy’ does the very thing it argues against
By effectively recreating Pamela Anderson’s trauma, “Pam & Tommy” practices the opposite of what it preaches, TV and film columnist Rorye Jones PO ’23 argues.
Regularly scheduled programming: How watching ‘Saturday Night Live’ compilations made me love the show again
TV columnist Claire DuMont SC ’23 explains how watching compilations of “SNL” sketches on YouTube can help rekindle a fading love for the long-running show.
Frame rating: ‘Smiling Friends’ is comedy over quantity
“Smiling Friends,” a new adult animation TV show, reveals how passion is the key to creativity and quality, says TV columnist Gerrit Punt PO ’24.
Frame rating: Missing the mark, it’s Saturday Night!
Why does SNL continue to flop? The show refuses to play to its hosts’ strengths, asserts TV columnist Gerrit Punt PO ’24.
Regularly scheduled programming: ‘The sidekick is the lead’ on ‘Euphoria’
TV columnist Claire DuMont SC ’23 reflects on her fondness for the character Lexi on “Euphoria” and praises her season two character development.
Regularly scheduled programming: How Shiv on ‘Succession’ redefines the antihero trope
TV columnist Claire DuMont SC ’23 reflects on how the character of Shiv from “Succession” helps expand the way women are portrayed on-screen.
Let’s spill the pop culture tea: ‘Squid Game’ is more than just gory entertainment
The violence of “Squid Game” isn’t merely for entertainment value, rather it and other elements of the hit show provide a powerful critique of capitalism’s consequences, argues Anna Tolkien CM ’24.
Film philosophy: The problem with unity in ‘Rick and Morty’
TV columnist Simone Bogedal PO ’24 explores the morality of individualism and conformity through the lens of the episode “Auto Erotic Assimilation” of “Rick and Morty.”