Ten hot takes on “Falling In Love” (1984)
This is a romcom with the “com” surgically removed. It’s just a straight drama, and it totally works on that level.
Audiobook Review: Tara Isabella Burton’s “The World Cannot Give” Isn’t Extra Enough
There are two compelling books stuffed into “The World Cannot Give.” The author should have committed to one.
Audiobook Review: Jill Gutowitz’s “Girls Can Kiss Now” Is a Bingeworthy Essay Collection
Jill Gutowitz both celebrates the rapid rise in pop-culture queer representation and chronicles how very, very late that’s been in coming.
At 100, “Babbitt” Is Still Incisive
Sinclair Lewis’s novel remains essential as a razor-sharp — and highly entertaining — critique of a social system built to buttress Babbitts.
Movie Review: “Moonfall” is Majestically Dumb
Roland Emmerich’s “Moonfall” is just a big silly ball of cheese…kind of like the moon, right? Right? Bueller?
“Foundation” Season One Reveals Asimov’s Genius — By Omission
Asimov adaptations onscreen, it seems, will always be fundamentally different from the author’s published works.
Audiobook Review: Kevin Goetz Shares the Secrets of “Audience-ology”
In “Audience-ology,” Kevin Goetz shares insights from his extensive experience digging into audience opinions about movies.
Book Review: Ed Ruscha, Nels Cline, and David Breskin make a “Dirty Baby” together
“Dirty Baby” is “muttish and raunchy,” but its dirtiness feels constrained and bitter rather than liberating or glorious.
Movie Review: “House of Gucci” Is Gloriously Gaudy
Although “House of Gucci” is fun, don’t expect froth. It’s a “Godfather”-scale family saga worthy of its Reagan-era setting.
Movie Review: Documentary “Julia” Cheers for Child
This is definitely Julia Child 101, but it’s an accessible introduction to the life and work of a culinary pioneer.
Theater Review: Reimagined “Oklahoma!” Hints America Is Not O.K.
Director Daniel Fish’s radical reinvention of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical shines in a production now touring nationally.
Theater Review: Theatre Pro Rata Brings Shoulderpads-Era Caryl Churchill to the Crane Theater With “Top Girls”
This accessible, absorbing production is ample reason to pause the endless content stream and check in again with live theater.