‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’: The “Kids in the Big City” Trope Faces its Harsh Reality
Photo: ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’/HBO Max Two teen girls from a small town in Pennsylvania take a bus to New York City. They’ve saved up and stolen cash from their grocery checkout jobs, sneak out at the break of dawn, and meet a boy on the bus who...
It Takes a Special Somebody To Be ‘Nobody’, and Bob Odenkirk Kills It
Photo: ‘Nobody’/Universal Pictures Saul’s to the Wall When Bob Odenkirk was cast in ‘Breaking Bad’ as the wisecracking lawyer Saul Goodman, it was something of a casting coup. Sure, ‘Breaking Bad’ was often one of the funniest shows on TV, but it carefully...
The Next Big Things: Hollywood’s New Directorial Elites are Looking More Diverse Than Ever
Photo: New Directors Introduction and Context The #OscarsSoWhite controversy was really not that long ago. For those who have forgotten, the hashtag started as a response to the 2015 Academy Award nominations, where only two people of color were recognized in the...
