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Barry Jenkins (Medicine for Melancholy) Talks Steven Soderbergh’s The Knick

By Barry Jenkins | January 6, 2016

By Barry Jenkins | January 6, 2016

Barry Jenkins (Medicine for Melancholy) Talks Steven Soderbergh’s The Knick

An appreciation of the best show on television as Soderbergh's stewardship on it sadly comes to an end.

Jim Strouse (People, Places, Things) Talks Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang’s Master of None

By Jim Strouse | December 9, 2015

By Jim Strouse | December 9, 2015

Jim Strouse (People, Places, Things) Talks Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang’s Master of None

The latest binge-watching sensation is great television exactly because it doesn't conform to the medium's conventions.

Daniel Schechter (Life of Crime) Talks David Benioff and D.B. Weiss’ Game of Thrones

By Daniel Schechter | May 15, 2015

By Daniel Schechter | May 15, 2015

Daniel Schechter (Life of Crime) Talks David Benioff and D.B. Weiss’ Game of Thrones

A filmmaker travels to the Seven Kingdoms to assess the first half of Season 5 of HBO's epic series as it diverges from George R. R. Martin's books.

Barry Jenkins (Medicine for Melancholy) Talks Ray McKinnon’s Rectify

By Barry Jenkins | September 9, 2014

By Barry Jenkins | September 9, 2014

Barry Jenkins (Medicine for Melancholy) Talks Ray McKinnon’s Rectify

A piece of storytelling in the great Southern tradition, actor-writer McKinnon's show brilliantly captures the rhythms of life.

Novelist Kyra Davis on True Blood’s Lascivious Legacy

By Kyra Davis | August 23, 2014

By Kyra Davis | August 23, 2014

Novelist Kyra Davis on True Blood’s Lascivious Legacy

As HBO's sexy, silly supernatural show prepares to air its final episode, erotic novelist Davis examines its irresistible appeal.

Anna Martemucci (Hollidaysburg) Talks Noah Hawley’s Fargo

By Anna Martemucci | July 10, 2014

By Anna Martemucci | July 10, 2014

Anna Martemucci (Hollidaysburg) Talks Noah Hawley’s Fargo

When I was six years old and living in Fargo, North Dakota, my dad’s colleague Donna, (a beautiful Vietnamese woman...