Review of 'Fantasmas': the sweet and strange comedy by Julio Torres
As it seeks to preserve its prestige with the next “Game of Thrones” or “Succession,” HBO will occasionally provide the…
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HBO's 'Ren Faire': Rewarding Documentary About the Struggle for Power in a Small Town
I haven't been to a Renaissance fair since… well, not since the Renaissance, but a long time. However, I know…
20 years ago at the Emmys: The Godfather meets the Soprano
Lead Actor Emmy winners tend to be veteran actors, but where they earn those veteran acting stripes varies widely. And…
'The Jinx Part Two' ending: how Robert Durst's family helped him
NEW YORK – Filmmaker Andrew Jarecki has spent much of the last 20 years thinking about Robert Durst, the notorious…
'The Synanon Fix' shows how a rehab group became a cult
In the late 1950s, Charles “Chuck” Dederich started a drug rehabilitation program in a Santa Monica store. Dederich, a recovering…
How the Vietnamese community is reacting to HBO's 'The Sympathizer'
Never before has a television series sparked as much enthusiasm, attention and concern among California's expat Vietnamese community, the largest…
Review of 'The Sympathizer': a moving story about friendship
What is more psychically exhausting, in fiction and I suppose in life, than the story of the double agent, the…
Review of 'Regime': it flirts with satire but lacks political bite
“Regime,” which premieres Sunday on HBO, is a well-made, beautifully designed and wonderfully acted disaster series. Created by Will Tracy,…
Richard Lewis and Larry David were best enemies and best friends.
Richard Lewis's shtick was both taciturn and personal. The comedian, who died Tuesday at age 76, had stand-up specials with…
HBO renews 'True Detective' for fifth season; Issa López continues to lead
The social networks of original “True Detective” creator Nic Pizzolatto could be very active again soon: HBO has announced that…