“Some women ignored what was expected and forged careers in fields traditionally reserved for men. In other words, they had “men’s” jobs. I wanted to know where that ambition came from.”
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Film Review: “A Married Woman” — Beautifully Empty-headed
I appreciate the effort to bring back this rarely seen early Godard. But there are reasons this movie hasn’t been previously revived.
Theater Review: “Out of Sterno” — Absurd to the Point of Distraction
Out of Sterno punches the same punchline far too often.
Fuse Theater Review: “The How and the Why” — The Science of Being Human
It is worth your time watching Shakespeare & Company’s two fine actresses come to an understanding that is cathartic and real.
Poetry Review: Portrait of a Predicament
I wouldn’t be writing this review or asking you to read this book if I didn’t believe that McLane were up to something far more radical and also far more difficult to reckon with—something I am not even sure I can account for. The most significant quality of the poetry in “World Enough” is a profound and unapologetic ambiguity.
Theater Review: “DollHouse”: A Door Slams in Connecticut
Dramatist Theresa Rebeck’s updated version of Ibsen’s play strengthens one key aspect of A Doll’s House—its picture of savage incomprehension between man and woman, which drives Ibsen’s call for independence and self-respect in a society that rewards complacency, greed, and childish role-playing. DollHouse by Theresa Rebeck. Based on A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen. Directed […]