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Film Review: “The Monkey” — A Hilariously Sinister Simian

February 24, 2025
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“The Monkey” is a delightful exercise in black humor.

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Film Review: “Joy Ride” – (Double the fun)

November 1, 2021
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Bobcat Goldthwait and Dana Gould almost died for their comedy; then they hit the road to get laughs about it.

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TV Review: “3 Mics”—Neal Brennan’s Innovative Stand Up

March 5, 2017
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Neal Brennan’s mix-and-match of styles manages to combine deadpan sensibility with shocking poignancy.

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Film Review: Genius, Undiminished — “Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You”

July 29, 2016
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There has never been a better time in America to reconsider the importance of television’s role in the political discourse.

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Stage Review: Not much of a “Cakewalk”

March 5, 2016
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An air of anachronism hangs over the ZSC production of Cakewalk, particularly regarding its treatment of racial and social issues.

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Theater Review: “Choice” — Call Ghostbusters

October 30, 2015
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It is hard to figure out just what playwright Winnie Holzman is up to in Choice: is this a supernatural sit-com?

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Film Review: “Meet the Patels”—The Search for Married Bliss, The Indian Way

October 7, 2015
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Does Meet the Patels ever go deeper than an amusing family comedy? It does for a time…

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Theater Review: Peterborough Players’ “Born Yesterday” — The More Things Change …

August 13, 2015
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Writing seriously about a play that might not be meant to be taken so seriously presents a risk, but the provocation embedded in the social message of Born Yesterday can’t be escaped.

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Theater Review: “Out of Sterno” — Absurd to the Point of Distraction

July 4, 2015
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Out of Sterno punches the same punchline far too often.

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Film Review: “Adult Beginners” — Learning the Same Old Lessons

April 24, 2015
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The comedy-tinged-with-drama touches on themes tackled by a bunch of recent indie movies that center on characters in their thirties and forties who feel like imposters in the world of adults.

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