Best Of: From A Survivalist Childhood To Cambridge / Actor Richard Jenkins

Best Of: From A Survivalist Childhood To Cambridge / Actor Richard Jenkins

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Growing up, Tara Westover had no birth certificate, never saw a doctor and didn’t go to school. She writes about her trying transition into the mainstream in ‘Educated: A Memoir.’ Also, critic David Bianculli reviews BBC’s nature documentary series ‘Blue Planet II,’ which he calls a “dazzling piece of television.” And Richard Jenkins wasn’t cast in a movie until he was in his 30s. Now 70, he’s up for an Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in ‘The Shape of Water.‘