To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, here is a theater review that focuses on how, and why, Hamlet works the way that it does.

There are a number of reasons to recommend the vigorous Hamlet starring Jude Law that is currently galloping its way through…

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She and Her

In a recent re-watching of Ingrid Bergman’s Persona, I was struck by how much my experience belied its director’s reputation for (and my memory of Persona’s connection to) heavy, ponderous…

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Dreams, and Their Uses

“I like to dive into a dream world that I’ve made or discovered; a world I choose … [You can’t really get others…

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No Place Like Home

But maybe there’s something about “The Wizard of Oz” that’s in every film — it’s that kind of a story.

David Lynch and the art of the fantastic

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