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Across the Aisle: Politics and Violence Collide in The Purge: Election Year

By Jim Hemphill | July 12, 2016

By Jim Hemphill | July 12, 2016

Across the Aisle: Politics and Violence Collide in The Purge: Election Year

Jim Hemphill casts his ballot in favor of the latest entry in James DeMonaco's unlikely franchise, which portrays an America devoid of heroes.

Across the Aisle: The Fosters Shows America As It Actually Is (Not As We Want It To Be)

By Jim Hemphill | June 6, 2016

By Jim Hemphill | June 6, 2016

Across the Aisle: The Fosters Shows America As It Actually Is (Not As We Want It To Be)

Hidden away on Freeform (formerly ABC Family), one of the best political shows on TV right now isn’t even (overtly) about politics.

Across the Aisle: The Family, Political Entertainment for the Age of Hillary

By Jim Hemphill | May 9, 2016

By Jim Hemphill | May 9, 2016

Across the Aisle: The Family, Political Entertainment for the Age of Hillary

Jim Hemphill finds a dense, complex TV show, hidden in plain sight on network television, that digs deep into the current political moment.

Across the Aisle: Before Trump or Cruz, There Was The Second Civil War

By Jim Hemphill | April 7, 2016

By Jim Hemphill | April 7, 2016

Across the Aisle: Before Trump or Cruz, There Was The Second Civil War

Jim Hemphill looks at how Joe Dante’s unnervingly prescient absurdist satire anticipated the current political climate in the U.S.