reviews
‘The Twilight Zone’: ‘Replay’ and the real terror of police brutality
April 15, 2019A monster plagues the United States. One that is rooted in the exploitation of Black labor and bodies, with little to no value placed on their lives.
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Review: Donald Glover’s ‘Guava Island’: A musical romance opposing capitalist greed
April 15, 2019"Guava Island" is a musical drama that uses vibrant scenery and art to tell an anti-capitalist fable that condemns systemic greed.
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‘The Twilight Zone’: ‘The Comedian’ and the price of success
April 5, 2019Editor’s note: A review and analysis of Jordan Peele’s “The Twilight Zone” episode one. Spoilers ahead. “If you don’t make people think, then your comedy is never going to matter.” - The Twilight Zone The anthology...
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Roald Dahl’s ‘Matilda,’ a feminist ode to teachers, dazzles as a musical
March 26, 2019The protagonist is a precocious 5-year-old girl with mystical psychic powers, a love of reading and a gift for wild, inventive storytelling, who overcomes the cruel fate of being born into a family of con-job masters...
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Rink(wo)manship in ‘For the Love Of (Or, The Roller Derby Play)’
March 11, 2019The revival of this rollicking roller skating romp is part of Center Theatre Group’s annual “Block Party” that celebrates the L.A. stage by re-mounting several intimate theatre productions at the 317-seat Culver City playhouse.
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