Pick up the Pieces: ‘Spare Parts’ – 2021 SF Indiefest
Grindhouse flick with four chicks whose arms are chopped off for gladiatorial weapons. What else is there to say?
Twenty-four Carat Cinema: ‘Girl in Golden Gate Park’ – 2021 SF Indiefest
An intimate story about a changing San Francisco makes for one of the best films of the still-young year of 2021.
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.
The Pain Ends with Death: ‘The Children’ West Coast premiere at the Aurora
Top-notch acting and direction opens Aurora’s 2020 with a well-written play that doesn’t stick the landing.
‘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.
Not the Worst Witch: ‘Becky Nurse of Salem’ World Premiere at the Berkeley Rep
The second Witch Trial play I’ve seen in a week is an imperfect misfire for Sarah Ruhl and the Rep.
Virtual Insanity: ‘An Invitation Out’ West Coast Premiere by Quantum Dragon
An overlong, clichéd script is saved by great direction, a super cast, and eye-popping creative choices.
Christmas Movie Round-Up 2019
A Christmas screen-hop features Black Power, White romance, and Sci-Fi. Guess which one I loved?