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Film Review: “Weapons” — No Child Left Behind

August 9, 2025
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What sets “Weapons” apart from other films utilizing a puzzle-box approach is  Zach Cregger’s command of tone, a byproduct of honing his skills in sketch comedy.

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Theater Interview: Tony-winning actress Kelli O’Hara — Broadway is not Enough

December 31, 2019
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” I want to try everything, study everything. I just love this work.”

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Book Review: “Uninhabitable Earth” — Incentivizing Survival

May 22, 2019
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We will find out how much the future of the earth matters in the next Presidential election.

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Film Commentary: Drive-Ins May Save Our Sanity this Summer

May 22, 2020
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The sensory delights of drive-ins have been pretty well forgotten in an age when watching movies has meant never leaving the comfort of your living room.

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Book Review: Black Food Matters — “The Rise: Black Cooks and the Soul of American Food”

November 4, 2020
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The Rise is the rare cookbook that does more than offer a culinary and educational journey. It inspires.

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Culture Vulture at the Chester Theater

July 31, 2009
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If you’re looking for a magical evening of summer theater, get out your map and drive to the Pioneer Valley village of Chester (pop 1100) where the Chester Theater is now celebrating its 20th season. Actors Charles Stransky, Terry Alexander, and Warren Jackson work out a deal in “Railroad Bill.” (Photo Credit: Rick Teller) Railroad…

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Television Review: “Glickman” — A Rousing Sports Biography

August 26, 2013
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Before he was a broadcaster, Mary Glickman was one heck of an athlete, a youthful hero in New York known as “the Jewish Red Grange.”

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Film Review: “The Second Mother” — A Sensitive Study of Class Consciousness in Brazil

September 28, 2015
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The actors draw you in, so there is no need for extraneous exposition as the film carefully examines the ironies of the Brazilian class system.

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Film Review: “Madeline’s Madeline” — Life Intensifies Art

September 14, 2018
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Indie filmmaker Josephine Decker creates a brilliant showcase for Helena Howard, whose performance is electrifying.

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Theater Review: “The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?” — Greek Tragedy, Updated to Shock

May 28, 2019
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Edward Albee’s provocative theatrical exercise is far trickier to realize onstage than it is to appreciate on paper.

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