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Girl Survives Marsh and Man in “Where the Crawdads Sing”

By: Jennette Holzworth September 26, 2022September 14, 2022

ReviewsDelia Owens, Film, Stage and Screen, Where the Crawdads SingLeave a Comment

A review of the film “Where the Crawdads Sing,” based on the novel by Delia Owens.

“Elvis”: His Long Reign Broke a Short Leash

By: Jamie Albright September 16, 2022August 29, 2022

ReviewsBaz Luhrmann, Elvis, Film, Review, Stage and ScreenLeave a Comment

A review of the Baz Luhrmann film, “Elvis.”

The Groundbreaking Series “Atlanta” is Everything

By: Hope Smyth September 7, 2022September 7, 2022

ReviewsAtlanta, Donald Glover, Review, Stage and Screen, TelevisionLeave a Comment

A review of the hit television series “Atlanta.”

The American Southern Gothic: An Evolving Screen Genre

By: Jessi Rae Morton July 20, 2022August 23, 2022

ReviewsAmsterdam University Press, Karen Horsley, Nonfiction, Stage and Screen, The American Southern Gothic on ScreenLeave a Comment

A review of “The American Southern Gothic on Screen” by Karen Horsley.

“The Righteous Gemstones”: More Farce Than Satire

By: Justin Evans July 11, 2022August 23, 2022

ReviewsDanny McBride, Stage and Screen, Television, The Righteous GemstonesLeave a Comment

A review of HBO’s “The Righteous Gemstones.”

New Biography Places Lorraine Hansberry Center-Stage

By: Jessica Bedford June 27, 2022August 23, 2022

ReviewsBlackstone, Charles J. Shields, Lorraine Hansberry: The Life Behind a Raisin in the Sun, Nonfiction, Stage and ScreenLeave a Comment

A review of “Lorraine Hansberry: The Life Behind a Raisin in the Sun” by Charles J. Sheilds.

“One Mississippi”: Going Home is Hard to Do

By: Jamie Albright June 20, 2022August 23, 2022

ReviewsComedy/drama, One Mississippi, Stage and Screen, Television, Tig NotaroLeave a Comment

A review of the comedy-drama “One Mississippi.”

“The Female Gaze” Champions Women Filmmakers

By: Amy R. Martin June 3, 2022June 1, 2022

ReviewsAlicia Malone, Film, Nonfiction, Stage and Screen, The Female GazeLeave a Comment

A review of Alicia Malone’s guide to films made by and about women, “The Female Gaze.”

“Camera Man”: Resilience and Reinvention

By: Amy R. Martin May 25, 2022August 23, 2022

ReviewsAtria Books, Buster Keaton, Camera Man, Dana Stevens, Nonfiction, Stage and ScreenLeave a Comment

A review of “Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century” by Dana Stevens.

“Moundsville”: The Rise and Fall of a Small Town

By: Amy R. Martin April 6, 2022August 23, 2022

ReviewsDavid Bernabo, Documentary, John W. Miller, Moundsville, PBS, Stage and ScreenLeave a Comment

“Moundsville” documentary tells the story of the small town of Moundsville, West Virginia through the eyes of its residents.