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SXSW 2025 Film Review: ‘The Dutchman’ – On a Subway with Culture, Creativity, André Holland and Kate Mara
'The Dutchman' takes you on a subway ride into a world where reality comes into question and the Black experience in America is examined.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Trojans,’ a New SynthWave Musical by Leegrid Stevens
This high-school-football retelling of 'The Iliad' is a voluminous, rainbow-hued spectacle of glory days and myth, staged and played with pomp and passion.
Read More »SXSW 2025 Film Review: ‘O’Dessa’ Premiere Captivates with Drama, Music and Sadie Sink
Described as a post-apocalyptic, sci-fi rock-opera, O'Dessa sounded too strange to be good. But it is mesmerizing.
Read More »SXSW 2025 Film Review: ‘Another Simple Favor’ with Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively
'Another Simple Favor' joins Paul Feig's other SXSW hits such as 'Bridesmaids' and 'Spy' in making him a SXSW festival favorite.
Read More »SXSW 2025 TV Review: ‘The Studio’ Kicks-Off TV Premieres with Seth Rogen and an Amazing Team of Stars
SXSW’s opening night always brings surprises and amazing entertainment. This year, The Studio, the TV premiere starring Seth Rogen, lived up to the tradition. Rogen stars in this satire of the entertainment industry business world and also wears the showrunner, writer, director, and executive producer hats. He shares these jobs with …
Read More »Theater Review: ‘Ghosts,’ Starring Lily Rabe, Billy Crudup
Henrik Ibsen's 'Ghosts' starring Lily Rabe and Billy Crudup, with Mark O'Rowe's updated script and Jack O'Brien's steely direction is superb.
Read More »SXSW 2025: Film, Science, Music and the Elephant in the Room
SXSW finally came back full steam ahead after a few years slowed down by COVID. I’ve attended SXSW since 2012, and this was a year with all the bells ringing. The 2025 edition of the Conference and Festivals ran March 7 through 15. A Special Welcome Day one began with …
Read More »Athena Film Festival Review: ‘Lilly’ Starring Patricia Clarkson
'Lilly' is based on the true story of Lilly Ledbetter who fought Goodyear and initiated passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.
Read More »Theater Review: ‘Liberation’
'Liberation' questions and explores the strides of feminism in this time when the movement looks as if it has failed.
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