reviews
‘The Big Scary “S” Word’: Documentary film viewers of the world, unite!
September 3, 2021As its popularity soars, socialism’s secret sauce is explored in this never pedantic, feel-good movie manifesto that will make you want to march out of the theater and own the means of production. The perfect film...
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‘The White Lotus’ (HBO) and ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ (Hulu): Hot tub hegemony!
September 3, 2021Tanya McQuoid (Jennifer Coolidge) is troubled. She carries around her mother’s ashes searching for the perfect place to scatter them. More importantly, she also searches for love. Newlywed Shane Patton’s (Jake Lacy) search is for respect,...
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Fiddler on the sidewalks of New York: What became of Tevye
July 2, 2021The date is July 4, 1914, and the perennial hard-luck Tevye is out on the street with his ice cream cart as the crowds (Jews, Irish, Italians) gather for the parade to start.
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Netflix anime ‘Yasuke’ puts spectacle over substance for the Black samurai
June 18, 2021There’s more spectacle than substance even with a quality voice cast.
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‘A Lad’s Love’: New CD sings of an era of suppressed homosexuality
June 4, 2021Brian Giebler is the new tenor on the block, announcing himself in his stunning début CD release as the torch-bearer, with a shock of headcurls, for a new generation of homophile British composers.
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