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Film: “Hearts of Darkness” @ Film Forum
There are so many great moments in Francis Ford Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now,” (1979) it’s hard to fathom how less-than-perfect the film as a whole was.
Jul 6
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Film: “Hearts of Darkness” @ Film Forum
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June 2025
Theater: “Prosperous Fools” written by and starring Taylor Mac
Taylor Mac defies description: Playwright, actor, director, he’s the only person I know who has adopted his own pronoun: “judy” (small “j”).
Jun 30
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Theater: “Prosperous Fools” written by and starring Taylor Mac
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Theater: “Trophy Boys” at MCC
Emmanuella Mattana’s “Trophy Boys” (MCC) is full of surprises.
Jun 28
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Theater: “Low Country” by Abby Rosebrock
Jodi Balfour, where have you been all our lives?
Jun 23
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Theater: “Low Country” by Abby Rosebrock
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Theater: “Prince Faggot” @ Playwrights Horizons
“Faggot” is such an ugly, offensive word.
Jun 20
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Theater: “Prince Faggot” @ Playwrights Horizons
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Books: “Flesh” by David Szalay (2025)
Istvan, the young protagonist in the luridly entitled “Flesh,” is an unlikely paramour.
Jun 16
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Books: “Flesh” by David Szalay (2025)
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Theater: “Lunar Eclipse” starring Reed Birney
Every couple of long standing should proceed with all due haste to “Lunar Eclipse,” Donald Margulies’ quiet but magnetic two-hander at Second Stage …
Jun 14
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Theater: “Lunar Eclipse” starring Reed Birney
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Books: “Cloud Cuckoo Land” by Anthony Doerr
Today, you can ship a package to Europe for arrival in 2 business days.
Jun 14
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Books: “Cloud Cuckoo Land” by Anthony Doerr
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Max: “Mountainhead” (2025)
Imagine Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey, Sam Altman and Peter Thiel gathering in a $50-million-dollar ski house in Deer Valley for their annual weekend of poker.
Jun 10
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Max: “Mountainhead” (2025)
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Film: “Days of Wine and Roses” starring Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick
By the early 1960s, Jack Lemmon was a proven Hollywood commodity.
Jun 6
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Film: “Days of Wine and Roses” starring Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick
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May 2025
Prime Video: “Overcompensating”
My guilty pleasure of the week was binge-watching “Overcompensating,” (Prime Video), a genial comedy drama about college students pretending they’re…
May 31
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Prime Video: “Overcompensating”
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Prime Video: “Studio” created by Seth Rogen
I enjoyed “Studio,” (Apple TV), Seth Rogen’s satire of the film industry, but do have your Lorazepam handy—the pace is fasten-your-seatbelts fast and…
May 28
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Prime Video: “Studio” created by Seth Rogen
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