Oleanna 2.0: ‘Actually’ Bay Area premiere at the Aurora
Aurora scores a hit with Anna Ziegler’s incendiary piece about sexual consent and identity politics.
The Song Remains the Same: ‘Violet: The Musical’ at Bay Area Musicals
My second-ever viewing of a BAMSF show is fantastic production of the award-winning Off-Broadway musical.
Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing: ‘Women Laughing Alone with Salad’ at Shotgun
Shotgun’s latest falls flat with a deafening roar of self-important, casually racist “satire”.
Off Without a Hitch: ‘North by North Lobster’ by Killing My Lobster
KML’s latest takes an hilarious look at a certain sexist director who loved to film in San Francisco. It’s grawesome!
Watch it Bleed: ‘The Predator’
Shane Black making a new ‘Predator’ film SHOULD be amazing, but it settles for being (barely) above average.
Ladies’ Nights: ‘Revolt. She said…’ at Crowded Fire and ‘Kursk’ at Theatre Lunatico
A feminist manifesto play and a gender-swapped submarine drama make for two bold (if uneven) evenings of female-driven theatre.
‘Stuck’ Up its Own Ass!
Fuck this movie. This is misogynist hypocrisy at its worst. Seriously, fuck this movie.
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.
Return of the White Savior Western: ‘Hostiles’
The casting of actual Native American actors can’t hide the film’s hypocritical racism and clichéd storytelling.
Desperate ‘Measure’: ‘Measure for Measure’ at Cal Shakes
Shakespeare and sexual politics collide in Cal Shakes’ version of one of The Bard’s infamous “problem plays”.
The Thinking Man's Idiot (Charles Lewis III) 