by Matthew Friedman | Sep 30, 2019 | Reviews, Television
I had a tear in my beer as I watched the conclusion of the Country Music documentary series on PBS last week. My Achy-breaky heart really went out to the creator and director of the series because it was just so hard to bear. I experienced a moment of profound...
by Matthew Friedman | Jun 17, 2019 | Essays, Reviews, Television
Joseph Heller’s tragicomic novel Catch-22 ends on a strangely hopeful note. Having just learned that his comrade Orr, missing in action after crashing his B-25 Mitchell bomber in the Mediterranean, successfully rowed to Sweden in a life-raft, Captain Yossarian runs....