Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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Nevada: Democratic primary intensifies the debate over class divisions in America
February 19, 2020Enthusiasm over this election is mounting, and the eyes of the nation are on this small Western state which will allocate only 36 delegates to the Democratic National Convention.
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‘Naked Revolution: A Socialist Realist Opera’ is a Dadaistic immigrant dream farce
February 14, 2020Politically, I imagine there is on the artists’ part some lingering fondness for the ideals of Soviet culture they grew up with, if not always for the practice they experienced daily in the early years of...
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Nevada’s higher union density and racial diversity will shape caucus outcome
February 13, 2020Nevada shows some disagreements within the progressive camp, but everyone's on board to make sure Trump is a one-term president.
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Uncovering new depths in regional theatre production of ‘Fun Home’
February 12, 2020It was called “the first mainstream musical about a young lesbian.”
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‘See You Yesterday’: A Netflix film about police killings of African Americans
February 10, 2020First-time feature filmmakers, director Stefon Bristol and his co-writer Fredrica Bailey have aimed for, and largely achieved an almost impossible goal.
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‘Until the Flood’ peels away seething anxieties over Ferguson killing
February 5, 2020The myth of Orpheus is still, always with us, shape-shifting in time and form.
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‘The Traitor’: How one man brought the Italian Cosa Nostra down
January 31, 2020The cinematography is highly appealing, making a film about some despicable characters eminently watchable.
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F.W. Murnau’s ‘Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans’ has thrilling new score
January 31, 2020This is a film town But there’s no period at the end of that sentence because L.A. is so much more.
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