Entertainment
Fried to perfection
Southern Fried, a restaurant based originally in McAllen, has arrived in Mission. One of the charms of the establishment, which boasts a menu of fried fish filets, shrimp, chicken strips, wings and homestyle sandwiches, is that it is local, and family-owned and operated. Conveniently located just two minutes from the Progress Times office, Southern Fried…
Read MoreWhat it’s like to go to the movies in the age of COVID-19
The smell of buttered popcorn was so strong that it penetrated my cloth face mask and the face shield I was wearing as I entered the lobby of Cinemark’s Hollywood USA Theater Monday. With that aroma, I was instantly transported to the before times-when I spent every weekend at the movie theater up until last…
Read MoreThe heat from Little Fires Everywhere
Little Fires Everywhere, a new miniseries streaming on Hulu, doesn’t make its drama known with fireworks – it smoulders. Tension crackles beneath the surface of the show’s world, set in Ohio in the 1990’s. As each of the eight episodes pass, tensions rise, culminating in an eruption that takes each character by storm. The series…
Read MoreThe quiet reclamation of power in Unorthodox
Driven and delicate after a strictly religious upbringing, 19-year-old Esty is determined to forge a new path in Unorthodox. Unorthodox, a TV mini-series produced by Real Film Berlin and Studio Airlift, was distributed and released by Netflix earlier this year. Four episodes fly by as viewers are given an inside look at a Hasidic community…
Read MoreThe power of paranoia in It Comes At Night
While many people have made no secret of their eagerness to get out of the house and return to a sense of engagement in society, I began to wonder what a pandemic would look like if we had no choice in the matter? Or, the better question may be, how would people react? This week,…
Read More‘The Florida Project’ and making your own magic
At some point in many of our lives, the fantasies that occupy mundane moments fade away as reality creeps to the forefront. It’s time for another quarantine watch. This week’s film, The Florida Project, was one that was initially on my radar when it was released in 2017. Like many independent films, this movie had…
Read MoreFilm Review: ‘The Mist’ in midst of the Coronavirus
The idea of an unorganized lockdown is scary, but for some reason it’s even more harrowing when portrayed in black and white. Amid the social distancing recommendations being instilled across the country, we at the Progress Times have been encouraged to stay home. Reading, writing and movie/television-watching have become the only acceptable entertainment options in…
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