The Irish Times

American Pie at 20: The lewd comedy could never be made today

Box-office hit spawned franchise that had little interest in how women feel about sex

Tue Jul 09 2019 - 08:58

Jail time: a prison show that doesn’t feel like punishment

Netflix women’s prison drama ‘Orange Is the New Black’, a mould-shattering show that is as uncompromising as it is funny, is back with a second series

Tue Jun 03 2014 - 01:00

Women with convictions: ‘This is a female show and it’s badass’

Netflix’s ‘Orange Is the New Black’, about a middle-class citizen who ends up in a tough prison, hands strong roles to its overwhelmingly female ensemble cast

Mon Jul 22 2013 - 01:00