2020(1): The Year that Hasn’t Ended
Looking back at the two years (and counting) of pop culture during pandemic purgatory.
Okay, at best: ‘Una Great Movie’ – 2021 SF Indiefest
Jennifer Sharp’s Hollywood satire is two interesting films that make up a single uneven film.
Cinema Dentata: ‘I Blame Society’ – 2021 SF Indiefest
Grace Horvat’s ultra-violent feminist-revenge satire of Hollywood deserves all the buzz it’s generating.
Don’t Steal My Shine: ‘The Light’ online at Shotgun Players
Misogynoir is taken to task in Shotgun’s virtual production of Loy A. Webb’s breezy script.
Bore-antine Streamin’: ‘Radioactive’ / ‘Chemical Hearts’ / ‘Let Him Go’ / ‘Come Away’
Pandemic lockdown has forced first-run films online. Here are four I probably would have skipped anyway.
See-Through Stupidity: ‘The Invisible Man’
The surprise mid-pandemic hit is soaked in ugly misogyny and hilarious ineptitude.
Black America’s waiting, Justin Timberlake… (UPDATED w/ Feb. 2021 Britney “apology”)
If any white celeb owes us an apology, it’s the so-called “prince of pop”.
UPDATE: you call THAT an apology?!
‘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.
Comfortably Numb: ‘Ways to Leave a Body’ world premiere at Cutting Ball
Cutting Ball starts off the new decade with two one-act dreams about women whose bodies aren’t theirs.
Sleaze Company: ‘PolySHAMory’ at The Marsh – SF
Kate Robards’ latest is a show about marriage and sex that – wouldn’tcha know it? – finishes too soon.
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