Franz Kafka becomes illuminated in this exploration of his relationship with his father.
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NYFF 2017, HIFF 2017 Review: ‘The Florida Project’ starring Willem Dafoe
Where do homeless families live in Florida?
Read More »Hamptons International Film Festival Opening Night Film Premiere: ‘Itzhak’ with Itzhak Perlman
How well do you know the effervescent Itzhak Perlman? Alison Chernick's documentary about the great violinist is a delightful portrait of the man and the myth.
Read More »NYFF World Premiere Review: ‘Last Flag Flying’ with Bryan Cranston, Steve Carell, and Laurence Fishburne
Does war serve any purpose for the little people who fight it?
Read More »Los Angeles Film Festival Review: ‘The Pathological Optimist’ by Miranda Bailey
What is the controversy surrounding Andrew Wakefield and the MMR vaccine?
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘All in Good Time’ by Tulis McCall
Because her piece centered around the inevitability of aging, men, women, young and old found her raucous insights spot-on. Without a doubt, McCall's one-woman show remains the finest I have seen in the solo performance category.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Show-Off’ by George Kelly
Show--off, pompous, self-absorbed fraud! Do such descriptors remind you of anyone?
Read More »Tribeca TV Festival Review: ‘Liar’ Series Premiere, Sundance TV
Why do you lie? To protect others or to protect yourself?
Read More »NYFF Review: ‘Arthur Miller: Writer’ Directed by Rebecca Miller
What do you know about the great American playwright Arthur Miller?
Read More »Venice FF, HIFF Review: ‘Human Flow’ by Ai Wei Wei
What if an earthquake, hurricane made you homeless? What if it was a war?
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