La Finsh

On November 3, 2026November 6, 2026 By Steven StraussIn Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

There should be a name for an unclear ending.

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CoHorTing

On October 30, 2026November 5, 2026 By Steven StraussIn Books, Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

A sizable subset of Colleen Hoover’s audience view her work as trashy smut.

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Something Wicked

On October 27, 2026November 2, 2026 By Steven StraussIn Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

What’s the role of witchcraft in The Crucible and Macbeth?

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Shorties

On October 23, 2026October 30, 2026 By Steven StraussIn Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

60 minutes or less is all the rage for the start of the 2026-2027 theater season.

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You Can See

On October 20, 2026October 28, 2026 By Steven StraussIn Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

There’s dramaturgy.

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Goob

On October 16, 2026October 27, 2026 By Steven StraussIn Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s unlikely combination of personality and artistry has falsely emboldened his fellow goobers into believing they can reach his pinnacle.

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Of Our Life

On October 13, 2026October 23, 2026 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Dave Malloy’s Three Houses and Radu Jude’s Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn remain my favorite show and movie about COVID.

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Duration Impact

On October 9, 2026October 16, 2026 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Could a full-length movie pull off Flesh Impact’s twist?

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Artificial Coyote

On October 6, 2026October 13, 2026 By Steven StraussIn Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

If you want to gin up critical goodwill, threaten to shelve a movie.

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Stoned

On October 1, 2026October 8, 2026 By Steven StraussIn London CallingLeave a comment

Unlike his The Cherry Orchard at the Park Avenue Armory, if you renamed Simon Stone’s The Oresteia, some audiences may not even realize the text is a riff on Aeschylus.

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