Review
“Separated” is a compelling, urgent, and essential examination of an ongoing injustice that every American should see and ponder before going to the polls.
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This show brings together works that emphasize an optimistic view of where we are by dramatizing ways in which we can develop a more empathetic connection with the struggling environment.
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The goal of a panto is to provide amusement, and this one does, its creative performance team scoring with the help of a generous serving of faux-Americana.
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In “Anora,” director Sean Baker brilliantly sustains a hybrid tone, weaving together LOL comedy, sadness, and rage.
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Calling out papal bull in the twisty, provocative, and subversive “Conclave”.
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This is a well-honed, mostly successful script about the difficulties of making human connections — a drama about seizing the day.
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The enormously entertaining “A Virtuous Business” also offers a lesson in nerve and resilience that women everywhere should learn from.
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“Stasio” is an exercise in noir fiction with the intellectual depth we expect from our best writers, compounded by the lyricism of Tamas Dobozy’s style, crisp dialogue, wit and humor, and well-drawn characters.
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Few other films this year will match the absurd satiric heights of director Guy Maddin’s “Rumours”.
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This 65-year-old recording features some of the best players in L.A. and it is bright, sharp, and revealing. There’s plenty to marvel at here even if I would have wished for more ballads and fewer Stan Kenton-like brass fanfares.
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The 20th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll: The Institution Continues