When
The Nevers first introduced Lord Massen, he seemed like your standard-issue, old-white-guy fearmonger. By using societal fear of the Touched to consolidate power around himself, and labeling the Touched and their turns as threats to national security, Lord Massen has been an enemy of Mrs. True, Penance, and the other inhabitants of St. Romaulda’s Orphanage from the start. He’s clearly working with other lords to plan some kind of consolidated action against the Touched; recall the paperwork they were reading through in last week’s episode “Ignition.” He has a decades-long friendship with Lavinia Bidlow, which perhaps suggests that he knows about her experiments with Dr. Hague and those human/cyborg things. I’m not saying he’s a good guy! But… does he have a point to be a little afraid of what the Touched can do? Especially now that whatever entity responsible for their powers is trying to make contact?
Starring
Christian Serratos, Ricardo Chavira, Noemi Gonzalez, Gabriel Chavarria, Seidy López, Julio Macias, Jesse Perez, Hunter Reese Peña
Premieres
Format
Hour-long biographical/family drama; seven episodes watched for review
Desperately craving the love she’s been singing about, Selena continues to see Chris Perez (Jesse Perez) despite her family’s disapproval. She also becomes more vocal about things she dislikes and the things she wants as she further establishes herself as a singer-songwriter, fashion designer, and business owner a huge departure from Part One, which showed her as the submissive and “perfect” daughter who went along with everything her father said. And as Selena comes into her own, so, too, does lead actor Christian Serratos. Though it still feels (and sounds) like she’s doing an impression of Jennifer Lopez as Selena, there are quite a few moments beyond the stage where she is able to shed those similarities and offer her own take on the singer
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offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just our own inscrutable whims.
This week: With the release of Gia Coppola’s new movie, Mainstream
, we’re highlighting other work from the extended Coppola family.
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One From The Heart (1982)
One by one, the triumphant Movie Brats tripped, each with an attempt to fuse their personal sensibilities with those of an old Hollywood musical. Martin Scorsese was first, following up
with
New York, New York, a non-integrated period musical that’s somehow a less pleasant experience than watching Travis Bickle losing his grip on reality. Steven Spielberg’s big-budget boondoggle
For its third and final season,
Pose time-jumps to 1994, with every character finding themselves in new circumstances. It’s the year that HIV/AIDS became the leading cause of death for all Americans between ages 25 and 44. That historical context provides emotional and narrative stakes over the course of the two-episode premiere. It’s not a backdrop. It’s a living, terrifying, visceral reality for these characters and their stories. The epidemic touches every plotline, but these characters and their narratives are much more than their statuses.
Pose ultimately grounds its storytelling in the specific and complicated experiences of its characters.