Reading and Roaming
SMALL SCREEN My Mother and Other Strangers (PBS) If you missed this little gem from last summer, it’s worth seeking out. Set in the village of Moybeg in Northern Ireland in 1943, it’s the story of a poor town invaded (not literally) by the presence of an American air base. At the time, Francis Coyne …
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ON THE BIG SCREEN There are a lot of adjectives that don’t apply to Spotlight, the new film about the Boston Globe’s uncovering of the Catholic Church’s role in hiding sexual abuse by priests. It is not sensational, nor is it graphic in its depiction, nor is it fast-paced. Rather it is a compelling and …
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