The Closer
Dave Chappelle is a cerebral comic. His act is as bold and at times as profane as anything Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, or Eddie Murphy have ever presented. Nevertheless, Chappelle offers profundity in a manner […]
In from the Cold? The World of Richard Burton
Recording artist Loretta Lynn, the country music icon, had a motion picture made based on her life. It was titled A Coal Miner’s Daughter. The famed actor Richard Burton’s biography could be called A […]
Diddlysquat and Guilly with staff
Theater Can Be Everywhere
“Comedy is acting out optimism.” — Robin Williams What’s so funny? Good question. Think of it this way; humor is a sort of enriching discovery and can be mined from the most unexpected […]
Kate Winslet
Mildred Pierce-HBO Mini-Series
Mildred Pierce, the HBO five-part miniseries now streaming on HBO Max, is premised on the 1941 novel of the same title by James M. Cain. This makes twice that Cain’s potboiler has been adapted […]
Headley, Garcia Swisher, Elliot
Sweet Magnolias
Premised on the novels by author Sherryl Woods, Sweet Magnolias is now a Netflix series inspired by the romantic and dramatic sensibilities ensconced in the eleven book series that comprise Woods’s various volumes and focus on the joys and tribulations of […]
Shahi
Netflix Review:Sex/Life
If hot and sexy is what you’re looking for but with a plot line more complex than a pizza delivery dude being seduced in the stereotypical tawdry porn film, then maybe you should […]