To Lebanon foreign minister: why are Arab states not protecting Palestinians?
Jan 25, 2024 - Lebanon's Foreign Minister Abdallah BouHabib spoke at the Council on Foreign Relations Monday, Jan 22. I asked him why Arab countries are not acting to protect the Palestinians. He...
View Article“Our Class” a Gripping Exploration of Polish Anti-Semitism and Betrayal
“Our Class” by Tadeusz Słobodzianek, one of Poland’s most important playwrights, is a powerful and dramatic exploration of the impact of anti-Semitism and betrayal in a Polish village during and after...
View Article“Prayer for the French Republic” compelling story of Jews’ conflicting...
Through the lens of one Jewish family in Paris, “Prayer for the French Republic” delves into the thorny issues of identity, racism, and anti-Semitism. And to what country you belong. Seen from an...
View ArticleFilm “The Price of Truth” anti-Russia propaganda about “Nobel Prize” editor
I visited Russia twice, before and after the collapse of Communism and even attempted to learn Russian, not getting much beyond waiter and taxi talk, though I can pick up film and political speakers...
View Article“Phantom Parrot” a tough film about Britain’s repressive surveillance state
“Phantom Parrot’ is an alarming film about a repressive UK law aimed at individuals the UK government doesn’t like because they support victims of repression by countries the UK does like. It was...
View Article“Russian Troll Farm” uses proven lies to promote Russophobic propaganda
If I was writing this review as a drama, where I could make things up, I would say “Congratulations to the Deep State (aka CIA & Co), which has moved from propaganda films into propaganda theater....
View Article“Days of Wine and Roses” is a soaring modern operatic soap opera
Kelli O’Hara is spectacular in “Days of Wine and Roses.” Sometimes her voice soars so high that you don’t pay attention to the lyrics. It’s a depressing play about two alcoholics, one who recovers and...
View Article“The Ally” Israeli-Palestinian argument a riveting drama set on college campus
If you don’t have the time to read or listen to every argument about the Israeli-Palestinian question, spend an evening at the Public Theater production of “The Ally” (ie America’s ally, Israel) and...
View Article“Doubt, a Parable” of human nature, power dynamics and moral ambiguity
John Patrick Shanley’s play opened in 2004, but is set forty years earlier in 1964. It deals with complex themes of suspicion, faith, and morality surrounding the possibility of child sexual abuse. The...
View Article“Corruption” a thriller of how Murdoch media used hacking & threats to...
“Corruption” is the most important play in New York this season. In a mesmerizing true crime narrative, it documents the takeover of the UK by sleazy media, bought or cowed political leaders and even...
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