Time Life’s ‘Austin City Limits: Country’ Collection Is a Gem
Come to the new ten-disc DVD Austin City Limits celebration for Reba, Toby, Dolly, Loretta, or whoever your favorite is, but stay for Willie in 1974.
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Shaun Evans, aka DS Endeavour Morse, on the Economy of the Gesture in Storytelling
When Shaun Evans was recruited to play young Morse, he had been acting for over ten years, yet it's Endeavour that's likely his magnum opus. In this interview, he discusses the defining work that not only allowed his acting talent to blossom but also nurtured his natural storytelling ability.
Adjusting the Focus on Somali-Americans: ‘First Person Plural’ and ‘Muslim Youth Voices’
Eric Tretbar's First Person Plural and PBS' shorts Muslim Youth Voices both offer new representations of Somali-Americans. A significant contribution, given the Islamophobic frameworks that structure most cinema, television, and popular culture in general.
On Political Corruption and ‘Dark Money’: Interview with Documentary Filmmaker Kimberly Reed
The people of Montana worked together to fight against the monetary and political damage caused by Citizen United. Reed's film documents that fight, and she talks with PopMatters about what that took, and what we, as citizens throughout America, must do next.
Conscience of Congress John Lewis Hopes You’ll ‘Get in the Way’ of Things
Lewis’s lifelong philosophy on civil disobedience is admirable and urgent. Interview with Get in the Way Director, Kathleen Dowdey.
‘Sherlock’ Season Four: The Russian Roulette of Relationships
Sherlock Holmes is tempted, tortured, and tested in season four of ‘Sherlock’ – all in the name of love.
‘The Crimson Field’ Addresses War and the Changing Roles of Women
The Crimson Field may not completely enthrall but it is consistently interesting. For a show without grand ambition, you can say much worse.
‘Austin City Limits’ On a Pedestal
Austin City Limits has defined how music is experienced through television for 40 years. This is a look back at a cultural institution that has always pushed forward.
What Drives the Brave Journalists in ‘Reportero’?
Reportero is a must-see documentary that forcefully demonstrates the importance of the press.
‘Sherlock’ and the Case of the Changing, Challenging Identities
The third season of Sherlock becomes much more meta and challenges the very concept of who Sherlock Holmes is, and suggests change is indeed in the (east) wind.