2020(1): The Year that Hasn’t Ended
Looking back at the two years (and counting) of pop culture during pandemic purgatory.
San Francisco won’t miss Elon Musk
He’s leaving California and we’re all the better to be rid of him.
London Breed has gone full Marie Antionette
The mayor of my hometown needs to start taking COVID seriously.
Less than Paradise: ‘Bliss’
Mike Cahill’s pretentious “Is this world a simulation?” sci-fi drama wants to be everything, so it becomes nothing.
Crappy Quickie COVID Cash-In: ‘Songbird’
Michael Bay produced this idiotic anti-mask turd that has one saving grace: it’s only 80 minutes long.
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.
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?!
Stupid is as ‘Stuber’ Does
A talented cast is wasted in this badly-written, poorly-shot “action-comedy”.
Happy if She were Nappy: Thoughts on the Greatest X-Man
When the MCU reboots the ‘X-Men’ film series, here’s the one change they NEED to make.
Unanswered Prayer: ‘The Good Book’ West Coast Premiere at Berkeley Rep
What begins as an intriguing history lesson on The Bible quickly devolves into melodrama in Berkeley Rep’s latest.
The Thinking Man's Idiot 