Entertainment Weekly - May 11, 2018

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TheObject of My Afection author

serves up a charming slice of life about

former spouses (one gay, one straight)

on the other side of 50 who have been

kicked around by life but find purpose

when they reconnect in a seaside

Massachusetts town. Laughs included.

Legends don’t come much bigger (or in

smaller frames) than 85-year-old Ruth Bader

Ginsburg, the game-changing Supreme

Court Justice, internet hero, and feminist icon

whose inspiring early legal life is profiled in

stunning detail in this intimate documentary.

RBG

MY EXLIFE

by Stephen McCauley

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WON’T YOU BE

MY NEIGHBOR?

A celebration of the

50-year legacy of

Fred Rogers.(June 8)

WHITNEY

An absorbing retro-

spective that has

rare approval from

the late pop singer’s

estate.(July 6)

MCQUEEN

A stylish portrait

of troubled fashion

designer Alexander

McQueen.(July 13)

How did it feel,
personally, coming
back for season 2?

I was just way more
comfortable. After
doing season 1 and
wondering what peo-
ple would think of
me as Sam, and then
seeing what they
thought of me as
Sam, both the good
and the bad, I real-
ized none of it really
mattered, and I
started to just relax
into the character.
I stopped fighting
what I thought was
similar between Sam
and me. I was appre-
hensive about put-
ting too much of
Logan into the char-
acter, but the truth of
the matter is, if there
are parts of us that
are similar, it makes it
that much more real.
I didn’t worry about
forcing her to be dif-
ferent, which allowed
me to have a much
more enjoyable
experience.

What’s your fondest
memory of shooting
this season?

Sam’s story line is
not light by any
means, but what I did
very much enjoy
about the season
was the sisterhood
story line throughout.
I loved doing scenes
with my amazing
costars because it’s
real bonding. I’m
happy that we’ve time-
capsuled some
amazing relation-
ships. Similar to real
life, when things can
go wrong, if you
have good friends
and, especially as
a woman, good girl-
friends, it allows you
to enjoy more and
not worry about so
much. We need that
bond as women,
and as black women.

RBG

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