Someone should coin a specific term for the unusual mélange of magical realism, biting social-commentary and the surreal existential absurdism of “Atlanta,” if only so I can reapply said term to Showtime‘s fierce and funny “Smilf,” a series that came to similar ideas on its own, but filtered through an unapologetically raw feminist lens of struggle, heartbreak and hilarity.
Season one already featured these disparate, idiosyncratic elements, brilliantly fusing them with painfully sharp observations and deep wells of empathy.Continue reading ‘Smilf’ Does ‘Atlanta’s Social Surrealism For Struggling Single Moms With Similar Shimmering Brilliance [Season 2 Review] at The Playlist.
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