“My mummy says I’m a miracle! My daddy says I’m his special little guy! I am a princess And I am a prince. Mum says I’m an angel sent down from the sky My daddy says I’m his special little soldier, No one is as handsome, strong as me. It’s true he indulges my tendency […]
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Kris Swanberg on Unexpected, her female-driven pregnancy film
Kris Swanberg’s Unexpected is a quiet film full of small, wonderful revelations about what women go through during pregnancy. Swanberg maintains the perspective of the female characters throughout: the men come and go, but the women are always on-screen, often dealing with pregnancy alone.
A terrific ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ at Santa Cruz Shakespeare
A successful production of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” must satisfy three requirements: Beatrice and Benedick — the lovers in a merry war of wit — have to be lovable, the story needs to be clear, and the jokes have to land. Even Kenneth Branagh’s otherwise brilliant and definitive film of the play suffered from […]
Life is a Dream enchants at CalShakes
The Bay Area’s California Shakespeare Theatre staged a wonderful production of the 17th century play “Life Is a Dream.” Director Greco fully compensates for the play’s shortcomings with her terrific cast. Hayon and Lopez-Morillas are particular standouts, able to play comedy, angst, and affection with equal seriousness and believability.
Review: Long-distance lovers struggle in 10000 km
Long distance relationships have a tendency to expose and magnify existing problems in romantic relationships. Such is the case for the lovers at the centre of Carlos Marques-Marcet’s impressive, sensitive, and heartbreaking debut 10000 km. Bookended by two sex scenes, the film charts how a deeply in love and committed couple go from connected and planning […]
Stratford Festival 2015: Hamlet is a terrific, tense family drama
Antoni Cimolino’s production of Hamlet at the Ontario Shakespeare Festival takes the Bard’s masterpiece and pares it down to a tense family drama.