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On Bad Sisters: Fighting Back Against Being Smaller and Quieter

By Alison Star Locke | March 24, 2023

By Alison Star Locke | March 24, 2023

On Bad Sisters: Fighting Back Against Being Smaller and Quieter

The Apology writer-director Alison Star Locke on the satisfying and meaningful resonance of Sharon Horgan's new TV show.

The Way We Get By: Frankie Shaw on Dave (and Looking for Lorraine and Banana Yoshimoto’s Kitchen)

By Frankie Shaw | April 10, 2020

By Frankie Shaw | April 10, 2020

The Way We Get By: Frankie Shaw on Dave (and Looking for Lorraine and Banana Yoshimoto’s Kitchen)

While she's been stuck indoors during the lockdown, the SMILF creator-actress has been escaping into the world of Lil Dicky's FX comedy show.

Second Screen: One Mississippi Reimagines the Sitcom

By Jim Hemphill | September 26, 2016

By Jim Hemphill | September 26, 2016

Second Screen: One Mississippi Reimagines the Sitcom

Stand-up Tig Notaro, along with Diablo Cody and Louis CK, adds tragedy to the traditional TV comedy to redefine and deepen the form.

Second Screen: Animal Kingdom Emulates Its Source Material (and Then Some)

By Jim Hemphill | August 31, 2016

By Jim Hemphill | August 31, 2016

Second Screen: Animal Kingdom Emulates Its Source Material (and Then Some)

The new TNT show not only does justice to the great crime movie it's taken from, but also deepens its complex and compelling narrative.