“Breathe”: A brave new play about choking in America
Giving no hint of having been written 15 years ago, this is actually the world premiere production of the play.
“Best of Enemies”: New documentary revisits Buckley vs. Vidal
"Best of Enemies" succeeds without being partisan or overbearing. Its subject speaks for itself.
California rolls in new film “East Side Sushi”
Anthony Lucero's fine film uses the framework of food film to deftly explore class, work, ethnicity, and sexism.
Jewish-African American partnership in new documentary “Rosenwald”
Aviva Kempner's new documentary is the story of the son of an immigrant peddler who rose to become head of Sears and Roebuck.
Should you see “The Book of Mormon”?
"The Book of Mormon," the musical, has been playing on Broadway to rave reviews since March 2011.
“Lincoln for Beginners”: illustrated biography of a gradualist radical
Whole libraries are dedicated to the study of Lincoln; Buhle's synopsis, reflecting all the warts and charm of his subject, might a good place to begin.
"Gendering Radicalism" tells important story of women and communism
We can't write about the California Communist Party without writing about the women leaders who led it from its birth until the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between the World and Me” is electrifying
One of the great writers of our time commits to taking ownership of his personalized narrative on race, a quest that is subject to continuing revision.
"Dying to Know" is new doc about a dynamic duo
Gay Dillingham's "Dying to Know," narrated by Robert Redford, was an entertaining, informative doc about Ram Dass and Timothy Leary.
“All American Girl” asks "who will save the children?"
This play follows Katie, a bright and attractive girl committed to rescuing innocents from hardship and poverty, as she evolves into a passionate extremist.
