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
Regularly scheduled programming: You don’t have to have to be a Breaking Baddie to love ‘Better Call Saul’
With its incredible writing and acting, “Better Call Saul” is a success of a sequel, argues to TV columnist Claire DuMont SC ’23. Even if you haven’t seen “Better Call Saul’s” forerunner, you can still enjoy it.
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.
Lights, camera, casting: Unpacking race and representation on ‘Bridgerton’
Because of its inconsistency with discussing race and culture, season two of “Bridgerton” continues the first season’s failure at genuinely portraying a post-racial society, argue Sridha Chadalavada PO ’24 and Anuradha Krishnan PO ’24.
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.
Regularly scheduled programming: Go behind the curtain at the Warner Bros. Studio Tour
TV columnist Claire DuMont SC ’23 argues that understanding the behind-the-scenes of a show can actually enhance the on-screen magic.
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.
Lauren Rodriguez PO ’22 spreads school spirit, smarts on ‘Jeopardy!’ National College Championship
Lauren Rodriguez PO ’22 competed on “Jeopardy” National College Championship, crushing the first round and coming close on the second.
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.