Touching the Void

 My latest review for the Times is of Touching the Void, based on Joe Simpson's memoir of escaping a death trap in the Andes. Click away!

Interview with Mike Faist

I watched Mike Faist in Dear Evan Hansen and Days of Rage, then I watched him in the Amazon series Panic, and next I'll watch him as Riff in the West Side Story movie. I just didn't expect to hear about an existential crisis when I interviewed him in Park Slope recently. Read on.

Streaming theater: concerts and classics

Streaming theater shows no sign of flagging and I unearthed some gems for this installment of my column.

The Serpent mood board

What a treat to talk to Tom Shankland about the Netflix series The Serpent! I just love doing those "mood board" articles for the Times because they're about what really interests me: the art that influences the art. Click here for more.

Live Eurovision

I spent most of yesterday covering the Eurovision Song Contest for the New York Times. It was great fun to work with Matthew Anderson, Alex Marshall, Thomas Erdbrink and what felt like a veritable army of editors to deliver a live feed of the event. You can relive the magic here.

This month's obscure streaming science fiction

I continue to navigate the nooks and crannies of the Interweb to find obscure sci-fi nuggets that you might have missed. Click here for the latest installment of my column for the Times.

Streaming theater: Miscast and more

Streaming theater: there is so much of it! If you had told me in January 2020 that one day I'd be watching a reading of Bad Jews on Zoom with most of the original cast… There it is, and more, in my latest streaming column — which came out last Wednesday but the vast majority of the listings are available. Check it out here.

Taxilandia

I really enjoy Modesto "Flako" Jimenez's work and his new piece measured up. Click here for my review of Taxilandia.

More streaming theater

I've been following the streaming-theater scene for since its birth — which means just over a year, basically — and it's been fascinating to watch it grow. My latest roundup for the Times is here.

Jared Mezzocchi

 The pandemic was a terrible time for live performance, but Jared Mezzocchi buckled up, rolled up his sleeves and thrived. Here's my interview with him, pegged to his new show at the Geffen Playhouse.

A year of streaming international theater

Touring may have stopped but in the past year I was able to watch a lot of subtitled theater thanks to increased streaming, peaking with the Golden Mask festival in April. And then I wrote about it all for the Times.

Enter the science-fiction column

 Honored to be one of four columnists now tackling streaming genre movies for the Times! My turf is science fiction, and my first installment is here.

Robert Kirkman mood board

 After all these years being obsessed with The Walking Dead, I finally talked to Robert Kirkman — but it was for Invincible. A great treat to hear about his influences. Click here if you want to know what landmark movie Kirkman's dad introduced him to on VHS.

Assassins and Romeo and Juliet

 No, not in the same show — unfortunately. Those are just a couple of the entries in this week's streaming column, which is packed to the gills with goodies. Dive in!

The Jackson C. Frank Listening Party w/ Special Guests

An interesting concept for this new streaming play: the listening party. In this particular case, of the one and only album by Jackson C. Frank — and honestly I hadn't heard of him until the show. My Times review is here.

Streaming theatrical double bills

Starting off April with more streaming theater, including a double bill that feels so right that I refuse to believe the companies didn't plan it that way. Details? Thataway.

The Michael Mann project

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Michael Mann's first feature, Thief, the New York Times asked some fans to choose their favorite scene from his oeuvre. It was hard to narrow it down — Mann's movies are packed with great scenes, obviously — but I settled down on something from The Keep. Check out all the entries out here.

Sky Rojo

 Too much is not enough for Sky Rojo! This new series from the couple behind Money Heist will knock your socks off. Loved talking to these guys — and tip of the hat to Fabiola, who translated for us. Thataway for the feature.

LCT and Goodman are now streaming

 My latest column about streaming theater kicks off with Lincoln Center Theater and the Goodman finally making some archival shows available. Worth the wait! Check them out and more in my latest.

Genius: Aretha Franklin

I jump on every opportunity to do research, especially if pop music is involved, and this one was a real treat — I learned a lot. Check out my feature about the new series Genius: Aretha Franklin.