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Kirsten and Natalie #6: Mona Lisa Smile and Cold Mountain

In which our heroes enter the 2003 Oscar race

Emily St. James

Emily St. James

18 Jul 2022 — 12 min read
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Is Friday Night Lights TV’s greatest show about everyday sacrifice? (preview)

Is Friday Night Lights TV’s greatest show about everyday sacrifice? (preview)

A special look at this week's installment of Emily's ongoing look at the best TV of the 21st century.

By Emily St. James 01 Jul 2026
The cast of Friday Night Lights in season four, looking at the camera in front of a sunset

Is Friday Night Lights TV’s greatest show about everyday sacrifice?

It's a show about marriage, yes. But also a show about giving things up in hope of a better future.

lock-1 By Emily St. James 01 Jul 2026
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This week: Supergirl, Toy Story 5, and a different take on Disclosure Day.

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Disclosure Day is about what we refuse to know

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Spielberg's latest is oddly naïve, except when it's about me, specifically.

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