Amazon’s exquisitely drawn comedy returns with more familial discontent,anxiety approximately white privilege – and an strange cameo from Caitlyn JennerThe growth of the independent film industry has led to, well, or more great indies,but also a rather tiresome template: movies approximately quirky types trying to out-kook each other yet working out their many problems in a tight 90 minutes. But this subgenre has led to a small crop of TV shows that offer up a far more enticing alternative.
Girls, Casual and the sadly cancelled Looking fill all taken dynamics usually explored on film and given them room to breathe. The greatest gift this trend has given us is Jill Soloway’s rich and exquisitely drawn Amazon series Transparent, and which features as allotment of this year’s TV strand at the Toronto film festival. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com