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by Raul Gomez | Theatre | October 7th, 2020
…by Monika Browne-Eckermonikabrowne4@gmail.comThinking back on February and the beginning of March, I recall conversations I had with my family here and outside of the US about the truthfulness of the news surrounding this new pandemic. Skepticism gave way to concern and real fear as the days went by with news…
by Charlie Barber | Last Word | October 2nd, 2020
…No Tolerance?—No Democracy; No Freedom, Peace Or Justice; No Habitable Planet!“Is there in all republics this inherent and fatal weakness? Must a government of necessity be too strong for the liberties of its people, or too weak to maintain its own existence?” - Abraham Lincoln, July 4, 1861“Mr.…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | October 2nd, 2020
…Rachel Carey is a New York-based writer and director. Her feature debut “Ask for Jane” is now available to view on demand from Amazon, Apple, Google Play, and other streaming services.In addition to her work in the film industry, Rachel has also written and directed several plays and a television…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | September 29th, 2020
…The Trump Knives and Branding Irons Have Done their WorkPoor “Moscow” Mitch. Absolute power does corrupt. Chimps, bonobos, and Homo Sapiens share over 99% of DNA. The Senate Majority Leader could not even wait for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s body to reach room temperature before he announced the…
by Charlie Barber | Last Word | September 25th, 2020
…“The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.” - Confucius“On March 26, 2020, the people of the United States desperately needed a leader (for the Covid-19 Pandemic). Instead they got Donald Trump and Sean Hannity.” – Brian Stelter, HOAX: Donald Trump, FOX News, and the Dangerous…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | September 25th, 2020
…Polymath artist Miranda July adds an excellent new title to her filmography with “Kajillionaire.” As hard to reduce or simplify as “Me and You and Everyone We Know” and “The Future,” July’s latest movie—which contemplates parenthood and family ties under the idiosyncratic lens of the filmmaker’s built-from-scratch microscope…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | September 20th, 2020
…The Death of Empire by A Thousand CutsSome empires last longer than others. Rome was one. The Chinese empire died the death of a thousand cuts they made famous a thousand years ago. But the Chinese heart that was sliced centuries ago evidently was put on life support, because it…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | September 15th, 2020
…The New Normal: The Senate Of The Living DeadIn the 1968 film classic The Night Of The Living Dead, the dead have come back to life and are marching through forests and farms looking for food. They look just like us except for the eyes, the drooling, and the rotten…
by Charlie Barber | Last Word | September 15th, 2020
…“(Kafka’s) world knows no physical or moral order…We, the readers, are reliving our bad dreams…punishment is over all the characters, but the crime remains mysteriously hidden…” - William Hubben“The specter of color is apparent even when it goes unmentioned, and it is all too often the unseen force that influences…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | September 15th, 2020
…Well-deserved praise for writer-director Amy Seimetz’s efficient and provocative “She Dies Tomorrow” almost inevitably points to the film’s eerie timeliness as a metaphor for pandemic-inspired malaise and disequilibrium. More interesting, however, is the split among observers who interpret Seimetz’s intended tone in different ways. Some claim the movie is hilarious,…