Tag: Anna Chlumsky
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Smoke, a firebug mystery series
Smoke was always interesting. Slow in some places, exciting in others. It was part mystery and part character study. Taron Egerton and Jurnee Smollett starred as an arson investigator and a cop assigned to work with him. This review does not contain major spoilers.
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Inventing Anna, or the American obsession with money and power
Inventing Anna, a Netflix mini-series about the rise and fall of a fake socialite from creator Shonda Rhimes, is fascinating and compelling television. I took it as a parable about the rot at the heart of the American psyche. It’s a classic tale of good and evil, truth and lies, reality and illusion.
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Review: Hala
Hala is a coming of age story about a Pakistani-American girl in a Chicago high school. It’s a different perspective (with a powerful female gaze) on the usual coming of age story. Hala was written and directed by Minhal Baig. The film is currently streaming on Apple TV+.