★★★★ Meeting the parents can be truly killer for any relationship, let alone a gay one with all its unconventional intricacies. What happens when a haunted house and demonic possession are thrown into the mix? Enter: The Parenting, hatched from a delicious collaboration between director Craig Johnson (The Skeleton Twins, Alex Strangelove) and screenwriter Ken … Continue reading Film Review: The Parenting
Sundance 2024: Thelma
★★★★ In her decades-long career, charming June Squibb has guested on Glee and Shameless, been nominated for an Oscar for her performance in 2013’s black-and-white Nebraska, and even voiced characters in animated projects including Toy Story 4 and Soul. One thing Squibb has never done until now: led her own feature. Thelma gives the aged … Continue reading Sundance 2024: Thelma
Film Review: Beau is Afraid
★★★★★ Ari Aster’s film career thus far could lovingly be called divisive and polarizing; for this viewer, both Hereditary and Midsommar are among the best horror films made in the last decade. With Beau is Afraid, Aster enters his dark dramedy era in a flourish of brashness and a crescendo of emotionality. Due to the … Continue reading Film Review: Beau is Afraid
Theater Review: The Seagull/Woodstock, NY
Rare is the theatre experience that leaves multiple intense emotions coursing through one’s veins just as it arrives at the pinnacle of its tragicomic heights. The bizarrely named, fiercely performed The Seagull/Woodstock, NY is perhaps one of the most powerful pieces of stage art I have seen in a long time. My Broadway familiarity lies … Continue reading Theater Review: The Seagull/Woodstock, NY