Rip Torn. Great name, better actor.
Paul Dervis
Theater Review: PortFringe — Heading into the Homestretch
What did this aging hippy, this elder of our world learn? To live a life without apologies.
Theater Review: Fringe Festival Portland — Ups and Downs
Lighting Martha delves into the psychological tensions generated by alternative lifestyles — many, many decades ago.
Film Review: 2019 Oscar-nominated Best Animation Shorts — Angst Galore
The Oscar-nominated animation shorts are a dark lot this year.
Arts Remembrance: Albert Finney, An Appreciation — Death and the Angry Young Man
Albert Finney was the greatest interpreter of England’s gift to the world of contemporary theater, the Kitchen Sink Drama.
Theater Review: The Importance of Being Seriously Insignificant
What makes Portland Stage’s production of Earnest such a delight is its physicality.
Theater Review: “Mother Butterfly” — Grounded
Mother Butterfly’s script shows genuine promise, but the Storm Warnings Repertory Theatre’s premiere production falls short.
Film Commentary: Gary Oldman — The Spiritual Death of the Last “Angry Young Man”?
I miss the precocious, mischievous, darkly cunning, and troubled characters Gary Oldman once portrayed so beautifully.
Film Review: The Ever-present Nostalgia of Woody Allen
If you can accept yet another tour around a love triangle, Wonder Wheel is generally engaging and nearly always entertaining.
Theater Review: Listening to “Our Better Angels”
Is a romantic relationship with someone who is lovely — but mentally ill — worth the effort?
