American Fiction
American Fiction is a an excellent, well-crafted and subversive film.
It tells the story of a Black author and sometime professor (there’s certainly a lot of films about professors ... Continue Reading →
Maestro
Bradley Cooper has pulled out all the stops in front of, behind and beyond the camera. As co-writer (with Josh Singer), director, producer and star of this lush biography of Leonard ... Continue Reading →
Ferrari
I’ve always been a bit befuddled and amused by the growing acclaim around Adam Driver, but in this film (notwithstanding his almost perfect name for the titular role), I can see the ... Continue Reading →
The Boys in the Boat – Rocky on the Water
I have yet to do a statistical analysis, but it feels like there are more films drawn from nonfiction sources these days. Perhaps truth is stranger than fiction, but it can certainly ... Continue Reading →
Live Theatre Review: Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Dr. Seuss, born Theodore Geisel, must be the most successful author on a per syllable basis. The locally based Dr. Seuss Enterprises carefully curates the author’s legacy, and this ... Continue Reading →
Babbitt at La Jolla Playhouse
The received wisdom is that the three creative principles behind this production (writer Joe DiPietro, director Christopher Ashley and actor Matthew Broderick) several years ago were ... Continue Reading →
Dream Scenario
Nicolas Cage has managed an enviable career toggling between drama (Leaving Las Vegas), action (Face/Off) and comedy. In the latter genre he has excelled in films such as Fast Times ... Continue Reading →
Napoleon
Coming off the decidedly mixed reviews of House of Gucci, Ridley Scott needed to reestablish his command of set pieces. He has certainly proven his ability to do so in the late 1970s ... Continue Reading →
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