2020(1): The Year that Hasn’t Ended
Looking back at the two years (and counting) of pop culture during pandemic purgatory.
I Have No Mouth, but I Must Scream
The only thing worse than COVID depression is when additional frustrations are piled on top of it.
Less than Paradise: ‘Bliss’
Mike Cahill’s pretentious “Is this world a simulation?” sci-fi drama wants to be everything, so it becomes nothing.
The ‘Things’ We Say have Meaning: ‘Tiny Beautiful Things’ Bay Area Premiere at SF Playhouse
Cheryl Strayed’s tenure as an advice columnist makes for an excellent 2020 opener for the Playhouse.
Pure Incel Cinema: (2019 Movie Addendum)
The popularity of 2019’s two biggest film should NOT be something we celebrate.
Giggle Therapy: ‘How Does that Make You Feel?’ by Killing My Lobster
KML’s latest is an hilarious (and somewhat heartbreaking) look at facts and foibles of modern therapy.
What is Death to Facebook?: ‘Seen/By Everyone’ West Coast premiere by Theatre of Yugen
Social media “Legacy Profiles” collide with classic ruminations on death in this haunting piece by Yugen & Five on a Match.
Watch it Bleed: ‘The Predator’
Shane Black making a new ‘Predator’ film SHOULD be amazing, but it settles for being (barely) above average.
At the Hour of Our Death: ‘4.48 Psychosis’ at Anton’s Well
Sarah Kane’s rarely-produced final work is the subject of a wonderfully haunting production by Anton’s Well.
Missed its Stop: ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ at Ubuntu Theater
Ubuntu’s attempt to deconstruct Tennessee Williams’ classic paradoxically reveals how little they understand of the material.
The Thinking Man's Idiot 