Review: Kenneth Branagh’s ‘King Lear’ Howls Into A Stormy, Rushed Muddle The great Kenneth Branagh leads and co-directs a decidedly not-great production of the Shakespeare tragedy. By David Cote
The Most Illuminating Quotes and References From ‘Westworld’ Heading Into Season 2 Let's examine the most revealing lines from season one to get an idea of what's coming next. By Brandon Katz
Welcome to the Machine: Machinal Is a Haunting Portrait of Life for Women in the Twenties Ruth Snyder, whom Wikipedia pithily if reductively identifies as “an American murderess,” was electrocuted by the State of New York By Jesse Oxfeld
Funny Lady, Mad Man: Venus in Fur in Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre; King Lear at the Public Theater By Jesse Oxfeld