arts and entertainment

‘Abominable’: Himalayan hijinks highlight awesome animated adventure with a Yeti

September 27, 2019 By Ed Rampell

The delightful computer-animated feature Abominable is one of those rare movies that will enchant adults and children alike.

‘Loro’: A semi-fictional portrait of business titan and politician Silvio Berlusconi

September 19, 2019 By Eric A. Gordon

Excessive self-indulgence is the byword of Paolo Sorrentino’s new film Loro.

Paul Robeson Theatre Festival: Like ‘Ol’ Man River’ Robey keeps rolling along

August 30, 2019 By Ed Rampell

The 2019 Paul Robeson Theatre Festival took place Aug. 23-25 with the theme of Awakening the Past, Present and Future: A Retrospective.

‘Fefu and Her Friends’: Fornés’s feminist odyssey at the Odyssey

August 16, 2019 By Ed Rampell

With its cast of eight, Fefu is well acted and not without humor—although it is more of the ironic, sardonic sort than the laugh-out-loud brand found in most comedies.

Outrageous hilarity of ‘The Producers’ a critique of capitalist fraud

August 15, 2019 By Eric A. Gordon

I haven’t heard it lately as part of Bernie Sanders’s current shtick, but I distinctly recall him saying in his last presidential run that “Fraud is the business model of Wall Street.”