Globalization and privatization: “Our Brand is Crisis”
Although it uses the Bolivian election and the GCS involvement as the basis for the story, it makes some plot alterations.
Media exposés in new films “Spotlight” and “The Program”
"Spotlight" deals with the heavy subject matter of child abuse perpetrated by those posturing as Christians.
“Forsaken”: Middle-aged gun Jack Bauer home on the deranged range
Unless you are a diehard Western fan you may find this godforsaken flick torture to sit through.
Apocalypse redux: "Fear the Walking Dead" finale falters
The slipshod approach is agonizing enough, but the logistics of the whole affair, and how they were mishandled, are downright insulting.
“uCarmen” from South Africa: No castanets, bring in the marimbas
For the second year in a row, the world-renowned South African Isango Ensemble has come to Santa Monica's Broad Stage.
“The Man Who Knew Infinity”: An infinitely rewarding film
"I found this film to be an infinitely rewarding biopic that showed 'math is an art, not a science.' "
Two kids reclaim the world in new opera “Second Nature”
May "Second Nature" find a second production in another community soon. It's a remarkable work.
“Ricki and the Flash”: blinded by the light
The cast tried so hard. But the jokes were tortured and the warmth didn't reach room temperature.
Beyond this door is another dimension: capitalism’s "Patterns" of (mis)behavior
"Patterns" was written for the little screen by one of television's titans, the late, great Rod Serling.
“The End of the Tour” is more snore than tour
Really, whose idea was it to film a blabfest about a guy purportedly on anti-depressants?
