Potentially Dangerous is a documentary about an era during World War II when Italians living in the United States were persecuted and, in some cases interned, as “enemy aliens” because the US was at war with Italy.
World War II
Book Review: “V2” — Robert Harris’s Gentler, Kinder World War II
This is history from a distance. Harris’s characters feel more real when they’re working out the equations that will make a missile fly or fall than when they’re fleeing a double agent or a misfiring rocket.
Film Review: “The Painted Bird” — A Memorable Vision of the Worst That Can Be Imagined
The Painted Bird is a coming-of-age story populated by the worst of humankind.
Theater Review: “Hold These Truths” — A Vital Lesson
Hold These Truths is an invaluable reminder that alternative facts are not a new thing.
Film Review: “The King’s Choice” — Norway’s Stand Against Hitler
The King’s Choice is a thoughtful nail-biter, a suspenseful historical drama.
Film Review: “Dunkirk” — Overwhelming Immediacy
The Wermacht cut its swathe through France at a rate that amazed Winston Churchill in no small part because it was on speed.
Film Review: “Dunkirk” — An Epic Celebration of the Communal Spirit
Dunkirk is a rousing testament to how common people, when called, can unite against adversity.
Fuse Book Review: “A Hero of France” — An Insider’s Guide to the French Resistance
Alan Furst’s books are spy thrillers infused with a crisp, rather than a flowery, literary sensibility.
Theater Review: “Copenhagen”—A Dazzling Production Conceals Moral Confusion
Despite the dazzling rewards of this virtuoso Underground Railway Theater production, Copenhagen short circuits its central theme.
Theater Review: “The Wakeville Stories” – Theater as Civic Ritual
Dramatist Laurence Carr has a gift for vivid characterization and for creating a concrete sense of time and place.