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John Leonard

February 9, 1998 | Television Review
Island Notion

Off the Carolina coast, a vibrant Gullah culture sprang up, based on African folk traditions, the sea's bounty -- and the tragedy of slavery.

February 2, 1998 | Television Review
Mannequin Depressive

On HBO, Angelina Jolie burns, then crashes as doomed seventies It girl Gia Carangi.

January 26, 1998 | Television Review
Not Easy Being Green

A powerful mini-series on PBS follows Ireland's refugees from the Great Famine to America, from labor camps to the rarefied seats of power.

January 19, 1998 | Television Review
In brief: "Seinfeld"
January 19, 1998 | Television Review
In brief: "Prey" and "On the Line"
January 19, 1998 | Television Review
State of Minds

As "California and the Dream Seekers" entertainingly recalls, El Dorado has always been irresistible to visionaries and charlatans.

January 5, 1998 | Television Review
In Brief: "In the Beginning"
January 5, 1998 | Television Review
The Takeover Artist

A poster boy for nineteenth-century imperialism, the Cecil Rhodes on "Masterpiece Theatre" is a titan of greed and racial oppression.

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