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Criticism Is Dead

TV & Film:Film Reviews

Severance, After Yang, and gay cowboys

2022-03-15

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We discuss Severance and After Yang, two futuristic works about what it means to be a person.

02:36 The sci-fi workplace psychological thriller Severance, streaming on Apple TV+, is one of the best shows on television right now.

23:33 After Yang, available on Showtime, is a contemplative film that excels at the aesthetic, but its touch is so light that it's rendered more gestural than deeply felt.

37:45 Plus, culture notes about everyone on The Power of the Dog being forced to defend it against Sam Elliott.

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Music: REEKAH

Artwork and design: Sara Macias and Andrew Liu