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“After he gave us Vito Corleone, I kept waiting for him to play Lear.” Brando in “The Godfather” (© 1972 - Paramount Pictures)

'Listen to Me Marlon' directed by Stevan Riley

The genius of Marlon Brando

In the new documentary Listen to Me Marlon, if we didn’t know it already, we are convinced of the genius of Marlon Brando and the significance of his artistic contribution.

Joanna Rotté

Aug 25, 2015 Articles 5 minute read

Yoda-speak and Batman whispers: Vaughn and Farrell. (© 2015 HBO)

Second season of 'True Detective' (second review)

Fortune cookie dialogue and a plot out of 1985

Season one of True Detective was flawed but extremely enjoyable. I watched season two hoping week by week that it would get better. It didn’t.

Tara Lynn Johnson

Aug 18, 2015 Articles 3 minute read

Two troubled antiheroes: Vaughn and Farrell. (Photo by Lacey Terrell - © 2015 HBO)

The failure of 'True Detective'’s second season

The show we deserve?

The tagline for the second season of True Detective was “We get the world we deserve.” I’m not sure what I did to deserve this mess of a season, but whatever it was, I’m sorry.

Paula Berman

Aug 18, 2015 Articles 5 minute read

Carry on with caution. (Rami Malek in “Mr. Robot”) (Photo by USA Network/David Giesbrecht/USA Network - © 2015 USA Network Media, LLC)

USA Network’s ‘Mr. Robot’

Fight Club meets Macbeth

Don’t let the somewhat silly title fool you. Mr. Robot is one of the most intense and thrilling viewing experiences of the summer.

Jessica Friedman

Aug 18, 2015 Articles 4 minute read

What can you do? (photo via Comedy Central)

Jon Stewart: An appreciation

Jon Stewart ate my homework

With a rich history of 20th-century political comedians speaking truth to power, Jon Stewart firmly held a standard of intelligence and hilarity that few have equaled.

Susan Beth Lehman

Aug 11, 2015 Articles 3 minute read

Aniston puts a "brave" face on her performance in "Cake."

When Cake came out, people lauded star Jennifer Aniston — for not wearing makeup. That’s a daring choice? Would the same amazement and attention have been given to a man who made the same decision? And would I even have noticed she wasn’t wearing any if I hadn’t been told?

Tara Lynn Johnson

Aug 11, 2015 Articles 2 minute read

Listen to me, little girl: Stone and Phoenix. (© Photo by Sabrina Lantos © 2015 Gravier Productions, Inc., Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics)

Woody Allen's 'Irrational Man'

Getting away with murder

In Irrational Man, his 46th film, Woody Allen continues to explore his favored themes of crime and punishment.

Carol Rocamora

Aug 11, 2015 Articles 3 minute read

Another kind of modern family: Louis C.K., Ursula Parker, and Hadley Delany in “Louie” (© Copyright 2015, FX Networks.)

The era of niche TV

Does (audience) size matter?

The Golden Age of TV may have ended with the finale of Mad Men, but that’s OK. There’s a new era of TV starting — the era of niche TV — and it may actually be better.

Paula Berman

Jul 30, 2015 Articles 5 minute read

For her own protection: Sophia (Laverne Cox) goes to the SHU in this season's “Orange Is the New Black.” (Photo by Jojo Whilden - © 2014 Netflix)

Netflix’s ‘Orange Is the New Black,’ Season 3 (third review)

Disappearing acts: The real spine of Season 3

Griping because Orange Is the New Black doesn’t reveal the fate of your favorite characters? This narrative choice may be the season’s boldest and most compelling quality.