Design of a Decade: ‘Y2K’ by Killing My Lobster
KML’s first 2020 show is a gut-busting throwback to the final days of the last millennium.
‘Birds of Prey’ is the ‘Deadpool 2’ Redux we Didn’t Need but Still Love
Margot Robbie gets a great second chance at playing Harley, though the plot may seem a bit familiar.
2019 Movie Catch-Up
In which Yours Truly tries to recount the few flicks he actually saw these past few months.
O Horny Night: ‘The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told’ at LCTC
LCTC stages a raucous, and somewhat bloated, retelling of biblical creation from the writer of ‘In & Out’.
Comedia y Muerto in The Mission: ‘Death and The Artist’ by BATCO
The Uruguayan play gets a loud – if uneven – adaptation by SF’s own BATCO.
‘Fair’ Game: ‘Vanity Fair’ at the ACT
Thackeray’s classic novel keeps the Victorian setting and adds modern gender politics in ACT’s lavish new production.
Complicated Maneuver: ‘Yoga Play’ at SF Playhouse
Solid direction elevates Dipika Guha’s “okay” script about the endless cycle of cultural commodification.
Rich Wypipo Shit: ‘Two Mile Hollow’ World Premiere (SF) by Ferocious Lotus
An all-Asian cast empowers this hilarious satire of White privilege theatrical dramas. Only one fatal flaws keeps it from perfection.
X-mas Day Quadruple-Feature: ‘The Last Jedi’; ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’; ‘The Shape of Water’; ‘The Disaster Artist’
Jedis, jungles, fish-man junk, & James Franco.
All but the last made for a great day at the multiplex.
Ebony Powers: ‘Manifesto’ at Brava
Rotimi Agbabiaka delivers another winning solo show satirizing race, sexuality, and hunger for fame.