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The Underground Railroad Is the Cinematic Event of the Year

The Underground Railroad Is the Cinematic Event of the Year Vulture.com 10 hrs ago © Amazon Studios Amazon Studios The Underground Railroad the miniseries adaptation directed, co-written, and produced by filmmaker Barry Jenkins is an excavation of a wound that has yet to heal. This wound the existence and afterlife of the transatlantic slave trade, which rewrote the rules of the world and the castes we have been slotted into is one of the essential markers of American life. It has been festering for over 400 years and weighs on every step Black people take, individually and as a people, to this day. In charting the particulars of this wound through the lives of its characters, both enslaved and free,

Amazon's 'Underground Railroad:' Nation's 'Very Foundations Are Murder, Theft and Cruelty'

Font Size The Underground Railroad, an orgy of gratuitous violence that is the latest entry among shows with a disturbing focus on black trauma porn. Relentlessly violent and viciously anti-Christian, it mixes historical truths with exaggerated fictionalized narratives, often trying to tie the constant brutality against black people to the “very foundations” of America. The series is based on the novel of the same title by Colson Whitehead. The novel imagines a literal railroad underground to transport slaves, a magical element that would normally be a great starting point for any story. Unfortunately, The  Underground Railroad also imagines other over-the-top elements that make it worthless as historical fiction.

'Underground Railroad' shouldn't be binged. Here's why.

Amazon's “The Underground Railroad” arrives in the streaming marketplace as a binge option, right when millions watching "Mare of Easttown" and other series have rediscovered the sweetly frustrating appeal of delayed gratification.

This Week in Streaming: 'Army of the Dead' and 'Hacks' Walk Into a Bar

Hacks The “Smartaissance” is a term that’s already been in circulation. But now Jean Smart, HBO’s go-to scene-stealer Watchmen has the perfect starring role: Deborah Vance, a  salty Las Vegas comedian struggling to keep her material relevant, though she isn’t that interested in reaching a younger audience.  In new comedy series  Hacks, that younger audience appears in the form of Ava (Hannah Einbinder), a snarky TV writer who lost a deal after  tweeting a bad joke. She’s paired up with Deborah by their mutual manager, played by Paul W. Downs a series creator along with fellow 

'The Underground Railroad' is far more than binge TV