The Public Theater Mobile Unit brings Shakespeare’s farcical romance of mistaken identities, Twelfth Night, to prisons, community centers, and more in New York State.
Essays
Review: Linney and Nixon impress in Little Foxes on Broadway
Director Daniel Sullivan makes the most out of Lillian Hellman’s uneven Little Foxes, creating a showcase for Laura Linney and Cynthia Nixon.
Elle and Big Little Lies: Progressive representations of violence against women
Paul Verhoeven’s Elle and Jean-Marc Vallée’s Big Little Lies share the common goal of unmasking the omnipresence of misogyny via its horrific manifestations in violence. In both universes, the best protection from violent men is trusting other women.
Doubles and disguises reign in Desdemona Chiang’s excellent As You Like It at CalShakes
Desdemona Chiang’s As You Like It at CalShakes is an inventive modern dress production emphasizing doubles, disguises, and the performance of love.
Review: In Sami Blood, an Indigenous Swedish girl is caught between two worlds
Amanda Kernell’s Sami Blood is an astonishingly accomplished and movie feature debut, which follows an Indigenous Swedish girl caught between two worlds. Read our interview with writer-director Amanda Kernell. Read our review of Kernell’s second feature, Charter.
Elena Lazic’s Cannes 2017 Diary: tweets and more
My Cannes 2017 diary: Twitter reactions, reviews, and interviews about the films I saw in Cannes, covering the festival for @SeventhRow. I did not tweet about every single film I saw, but about the most interesting ones, so maybe that’s for the best. Occasional appearances from @ManiLazic.