Dysfunctional Family

Do You Need a Family Detox?

At no other time of year does gluttonous behavior merge with a surplus of family time, thus creating an existential hangover of the highest order. The kids are off from school and destroying the house. You and your partner are stepping on each other’s toes. And busy judging your parenting style are your in-laws,

By Caroline Tell

Bleat and Bland: Goats Is a Drug-Induced Trip with a Whole Lotta Hoopla Yet Such a Disappointing High

Ellis, the precocious 15-year-old product of a broken marriage, played by appealing newcomer Graham Phillips, is the hero of Goats,

By Rex Reed

Russian Transport is a Mail Order Mess

It’s been a calamitous week off-Broadway. In the New Group production of Russian Transport, a loud, inconsequential play full of

By Rex Reed

Top-Shelf Ensemble Gets Better-Than-Average Blood-Ties Dysfunction Drama

By Rex Reed

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