The question that Matthew Sellah's documentary We Don't Deserve Dogs is ostensibly trying to answer is what exactly we did to deserve all that unconditional love from our four-legged friends. But much like we can't really get a straight answer from our furry companions—and I've tried—We Don't Deserve Dogs never actually comes to a conclusion, either, and it's a much more interesting film for it. Sellah's camera frames wide-ranging human stories from every corner of the globe through the lens of the dogs who pass no judgment on them, …

America is complicated. At best, at worst, at both simultaneously. It’s a country of pain, discrimination, hatred. But also of triumph, acceptance, love. All swirling around at once. Little America, by many minor miracles of half-hour television storytelling, manages to encapsulate all of these complexities and more. It’s a series of simple, human stories that will move you in many ways, all while writing a devastatingly vulnerable love letter to America, warts and all. The series premieres on Apple TV+ January 17th, and it is absolutely worth your time. Based on a collection of pieces originally published …