Wednesday TV: ‘Feud: Capote vs. The Swans’
Following the terrifically entertaining first season of “Feud” way back in 2017 that depicting the seething rivalry between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, Ryan Murphy’s long awaited second season is…
Film Review: Selina Ringel’s ‘You, Me & Her’
Things aren’t going well for Mags and Ash, an L.A. couple who are each busy struggling with their businesses — she’s forced to be a fund manager with her dismissive…
Film Review: ‘The Shift’ Bait and Switch
Trailers for “The Shift” makes it look like a sci-fi suspense thriller, with some recognizable stars (chief among them, Neal McDonough, above) and competent special effects such that people jump…
Film Review: ‘Escape From Extinction’
Anyone who has seen a sad monkey in a cage might quickly conclude zoos are the wrong way to treat animals. Bad treatment in such places was likely the standard…
Soul Music Revue: How Sweet It Is
Signature Theatre in Arlington is helping expand the American Songbook to include rock and pop classics of a half century ago in cabaret shows this winter that will celebrate Leonard…
Film Review: ‘Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview’
One highlight in Rick Pamplin’s documentary “Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview” is learning that the actor was the original choice for the George Spahn character in Quentin Tarantino’s 2019 “Once…
Movie Review: Sharp Southern ‘Mob Land’
“Mob Land” is a rather misleading title for a strong rural drama that’s the directorial debut of Nicholas Maggio, who also co-wrote the screenplay. Rather than some Jersey or Vegas-centered…
Movie Review: ‘Mid-Century’ Muddle
It’s great when architecture is a featured part of a motion picture, setting the tone for things like “Parasite” or “Columbus” or “The Matrix.” It’s central, too, to the indie…
Theater Review: Harold Pinter’s ‘The Caretaker’
The Writer’s Center is just the right place to stage a reverent version of one of Harold Pinter’s best known plays. Pinter’s modernist, somewhat absurdist “The Caretaker,” which the Edge…
Film Review: ‘Altered Perceptions’
The death toll is mounting mightily as Jorge Ameer’s film “Altered Perceptions” begins. It is a work of fiction, we are reminded, but the disaster seems is not just inspired…