Culture
‘Kinderland’: A documentary visit to two century-old secular Jewish summer camps
June 24, 2022The film short Kinderland tells the story of two camps in upstate New York that have cultivated social activists for almost a century and are still in existence today.
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Meet Juan Guaidó: Capra’s Depression-era comedy replayed as imperial farce
June 23, 2022The scenario in Frank Capra's 1941 classic 'Meet John Doe' started replaying a few years ago as the U.S. anointed from nowhere and utterly out of the blue their Latin American John Doe, Juan Guaidó.
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‘Stratford-upon-Topanga’ opens summer season with ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’
June 22, 2022Act I of WGTB’s The Merry Wives of Windsor is mildly amusing, while the rollicking, uproarious Act II is highly entertaining.
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‘Better Call Saul’: The fading middle class in a ‘Breaking Bad’ universe
June 21, 2022The Breaking Bad universe has established a template for languishing, but never challenging, diminishing expectations as the American “universe” itself shrinks globally.
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‘Code Red’: Whimsical film highlights ‘period poverty’ amidst current tampon shortage
June 17, 2022Code Red is sparking a much-needed conversation about all the ways women are exploited under a system that prioritizes profits and patriarchy.
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