Characters on the Couch
Film & Television Blog
by Dr. Sandra Cohen
IMMEDIATE FAMILY
The Way Things Are
“Supposed To Be,” But Aren’t
Paul Oakley Stovall’s Immediate Family, directed by Phylicia Rashad, is now playing at the Mark Taper Forum. Don’t miss this sensitive, very funny, and oh-so-real depiction of a family coming to grips with things not going as expected. And, even more importantly, the people they love not being who they thought they were. They fight…
AMERICAN CRIME
How I Would Help Russ
Turn His Guilt Around
No matter how hard Russ (Timothy Hutton) tries or how ingratiating he is in American Crime Episode 8, there’s roadblock after roadblock to his attempts to make up for his mistakes. Although American Crime is in search of the person who killed Matt and injured Gwen, Russ acts like a criminal. He’s not a suspect, of course.…
MAD MEN Season 7 Episode 10
4 Clues Why Don Draper
Just Might Make It
Don Draper (Jon Hamm) is finally beginning to face how much his past lives inside him in Mad Men Season 7 Episode 10. Plus, all the mistakes he’s made and the ways he’s sabotaged love because of it. At least it sure seems that way. When he says to Johnny Mathis in episode 10, Forecast: “Take responsibility…
