2020(1): The Year that Hasn’t Ended
Looking back at the two years (and counting) of pop culture during pandemic purgatory.
Thank you, Regina King: 2019 Year in Review
My belated look at 2019 puts 2020 into perspective.
2018: the YEar i didn’t give up
In which I find hope in the climax of this Batman’s-dick-of-a-year.
Pillar of Salt: Looking back at the Best and Worst of 2017
Sorry, Frank – it was NOT “a very good year”.
Still, there were bright spots to be found.
Delusion of ‘Grandeur’: Han Ong’s world premiere Gil Scott-Heron play at The Magic
Not even amazing set design and two-out-of-three great performers can save an unforgivably terrible script in this Magic Theatre world premiere.
Going Nowhere Fast Double-Feature: ‘Trainspotting 2’ and ‘The Fate of The Furious’
Two beloved film properties prove to be past their prime in this ho-hum day at the multiplex.
In For a Penny: What’s in a Name?
Originally posted on San Francisco Theater Pub:
“Well, that was bloody Shakespearean! D’ya know who Shakespeare is? He wrote the King James Bible!” – Gangs of New York, screenplay by Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan It’s a bit empty ‘round the ‘Pub offices these days. Yes, there…
In For a Penny: Bum-rush the Show!
Originally posted on San Francisco Theater Pub:
“A wise man told me ‘Don’t argue with fools ‘Cause people from a distance can’t tell who is who’ ” —Jay Z, “The Takeover”, The Blueprint This past week I went to the Berkeley Rep to catch a preview performance of…
In For a Penny: Raise a Broken Glass
Originally posted on San Francisco Theater Pub:
Charles Lewis III, celebrating the mistakes and the mistaken. “Let’s have a toast for the douchebags Let’s have a toast for the assholes Let’s have a toast for the scumbags Every one of them that I know Let’s have a toast…
Say Hi to the ‘Bad’ Guy
Jason Bateman directs and stars in this unfunny comedy that tries (and fails) for shock value.
The Thinking Man's Idiot 