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‘There Was A Coup In This Country In 1963’

Ed Rampell / Truthdig Nov 20, 2023 The new series "Four Died Trying" seeks to expose what—and who—was really behind the sizzling ’60s’ politics of assassination. We sat down with the filmmakers, John Kirby & Libby Handros. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

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Is ‘The Curse’ Nathan Fielder’s Penance?

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Nov 17, 2023 Instead of his usual shtick of making a mockery of unsuspecting rubes, Nathan Fielder finds himself in the crosshairs in this scripted Showtime original show. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

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Becoming Frida

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Sep 21, 2023 A BBC documentary revisits the life and legacy of Mexico’s iconic artist. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Finally, an Amber Alert for Indigenous Women

Ed Rampell / Truthdig Feb 3, 2023 A new Showtime docuseries investigates homicides and disappearances in Indian Country. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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Whitewashing ‘Watchmen’

Leslie Lee / Truthdig Dec 21, 2019 There’s more than a little tragic irony in how HBO’s version of the classic comic fumbled so spectacularly on racial politics. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Factory workers in Netflix's documentary "American Factory"

China Bests U.S. on the Factory Floor in Obamas’ Netflix Debut

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Aug 20, 2019 "American Factory" highlights the mismatched workforces to shattering effect at a Chinese auto glass factory in Dayton, Ohio. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Roger Ailes’ Rise and Fall Makes Good TV

Allen Barra / Truthdig Jun 29, 2019 "The Loudest Voice," Showtime's in-depth portrait of the creator of Fox News, explains one reason America is in the mess it’s in. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

A TV Show About Nazis Tackles Tough Questions

Norman Solomon / The Nation Sep 11, 2018 An acclaimed series about the occupation of France is a relentless epic with little use for the familiar images of craven collaborators and selfless resisters. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’: A Harrowing Warning From a Fictional Future to a Tense Present

Haley Winters / Truthdig Apr 27, 2017 Ladies, hold onto your bonnets—Margaret Atwood's dystopian horror classic is done justice in Hulu's brutally vivid and uncomfortably relevant 10-part series. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Debut: Well, That Was Awkward

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Sep 9, 2015 He's filling the seat long commanded by David Letterman, which is a gigantic deal in and of itself, but whether Colbert's version of "The Late Show" gets off the ground ultimately has to do with whether he can fly solo—on his own terms. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

In ‘White People,’ an Attempt to Break the Cycle of Ignorance

Clara Romeo / Truthdig Jul 23, 2015 In a new documentary by journalist and activist Jose Antonio Vargas, white millennials come face to face with their own tendency to blame minorities for their problems before engaging in critical research to find out the truth. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Looking’ Is a Gay Show for Straight People

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Mar 18, 2014 HBO is known for premium content, and its all-gay show "Looking" was successful enough that it has been renewed for a second season. I'm still not sure what, if anything, happened in the first one. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )