Martha Bayles

TV Critic for @NationalReview, Film and TV Critic for @ClaremontInst, Professor at @BostonCollege

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In my latest for @NRO, I argue that Konchalovsky’s "The Odyssey" "punches some integrity" into the character of Penelope.

In contrast, Hathaway's 2026 portrayal looks like she might as well be modeling outfits in Vogue.

https://t.co/7nYNew1zlJ

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"Beef" is the latest in a series of TV shows that follow a concerning formula: bad behavior + scenes of luxury = good product. Who cares if the characters are morally deplorable?

Read my latest in @NRO

https://t.co/GvJhNIiLLs

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Take a break from your barbecues this weekend to celebrate those who played a much bigger role in the American Revolution than we give them credit for: spies!

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Thoughts on Juneteenth.

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Glad I discovered the two of you. You might not agree with every opinion I crammed into Hole in Our Soul back in the day. But I agree with many of yours.

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@markgjudge writes for @ChroniclesMag that we should bring back jazz musicians to talk shows.

I'll raise him one better.

Let's make Jimmy Kimmel or Fallon improvise with a trumpet live on air. It would be far more entertaining than these shows now.
https://t.co/MZld8Rf9HJ

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Most adaptations of "The Count of Monte Cristo" pretend it's a simple revenge story.

But PBS's newest version understands that real revenge requires the hero to repair the damage he or she caused.

Read my full review at @NRO

https://t.co/fJQEgTtaHS

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Can love lead to happiness?

Throughout this exceptional series, two people walk the whole path of true love, not just part of it.

Check out my review of the British series "One Day", now on Netflix at @NRO

https://t.co/kd2W9MHrsb

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‘A certain danger lurks there’: how the inventor of the first chatbot turned against AI https://t.co/EfFYyo2tRj

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Please see my latest ...

Remembering Henry Pleasants https://t.co/yrcmkbh2v6 via @hedgehogreview

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Don't ignore this headline:

The Nova Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine, by @TimothyDSnyder https://t.co/7GMgBw10GO

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Excellent piece in today's Boston Globe:
https://t.co/qMF351OLjH

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An excellent essay about the now-broken romance between Hollywood and Beijing. A must-read!

Appeasement at the Cineplex https://t.co/RhL8tu6Ow2 via @chinafile

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Please take a look:

Martha Bayles reviews “Plato Goes to China” by Shadi Bartsch https://t.co/7oue1ZK8AW via @WSJBooks

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Who are the Wagner Group? Find out here:

Putin’s Dogs of War by Dina Khapaeva @ProSyn?referral=b8229b https://t.co/GAwxXqtx1f

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Telling it like it is:

I’m a Black physician, and I’m appalled by mandated implicit bias training https://t.co/0QGxj2pcX8

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This Boston Globe article is about Sidetrack, an experimental school program I taught in years ago. It is very good, I think, and it's not every day you wake up and read in the newspaper that you are "still alive."😁

https://t.co/Gz0CJNxyyr

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Thanks to Prof. Terry, this interview is not the same 'ol same 'ol.