Beverly Cohn, Author at SM Mirror

Film, Life and Arts

Capsule Film Reviews: “Decision to Leave,” “Holy Spider” and “Aftersun”

November 18, 2022 Beverly Cohn

With the preponderance of international films vying for a variety of awards, including the coveted Academy Award as well as...

Life and Arts, Theatre

Act 2 – Matthew Lopez’s Extraordinary Epic “The Inheritance” at the Geffen

November 2, 2022 Beverly Cohn

ACT 1 Recap: Under Mike Donohue’s exquisite direction of a sterling cast, Matthew López’s 6 hour and 25 minute sprawling,...

Life and Arts, Theatre

Matthew López’s West Coast Premiere of the Astonishing “The Inheritance”

October 21, 2022 Beverly Cohn

ACT 1: The West Coast premiere of the internationally acclaimed “The Inheritance,” Matthew López’s six hour and 25 minute sprawling...

Life and Arts

Rogers & Hammerstein Must Be Turning Over in Their Graves

September 22, 2022 Beverly Cohn

Now don’t get me wrong. I encourage creativity and thinking of ways to present a classic in an unconventional manner....

Film, Life and Arts, News

“Gigi & Nate” – A Tender Family Dramedy

September 16, 2022 Beverly Cohn

Nick Hamm’s “Gigi & Nate,” is loosely based on the book by Ellen Rogers, which chronicled the physical and mental...

Life and Arts, News, Theatre

“If I Forget” A Top-Notch Production Despite Directorial Overreach

August 1, 2022 Beverly Cohn

With theatrical styles ranging from Naturalism, Expressionism, Theatre of the Absurd, to Modernism, Postmodernism, and Classical, in trying to identify...

Life and Arts, News, Theatre

“Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”- An Exciting Hit at the Ruskin Group Theatre

June 9, 2022 Beverly Cohn

Stanley Kramer’s 1967 iconic film, GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER, starring Spencer Tracy, Katherine Hepburn, and Sidney Poitier, received mixed...

Life and Arts, Theatre

Amateurish Production of “Man of God” on Stage at the Geffen Playhouse

June 7, 2022 Beverly Cohn

Once in a while, you see a play that is so bad you ask yourself if you should even review...

Life and Arts

Murray Mednick’s “Three Tables”- Existentialism Meets Theatre of the Absurd

May 12, 2022 Beverly Cohn

Murray Mednick’s THREE TABLES is the newest work from the famous poet/playwright who spearheaded New York’s off-off-Broadway movement in the...

Film, Life and Arts

Film Review: “HAPPENING” A Gut-Wrenching Look at Illegal Abortions in 1963 France

April 29, 2022 Beverly Cohn

The Supreme Court ruling on Roe v. Wade on January 22, 1973 stated that restrictive state regulation on abortion is...

Author: Beverly Cohn

Capsule Film Reviews: “Decision to Leave,” “Holy Spider” and “Aftersun”

Act 2 – Matthew Lopez’s Extraordinary Epic “The Inheritance” at the Geffen

Matthew López’s West Coast Premiere of the Astonishing “The Inheritance”

Rogers & Hammerstein Must Be Turning Over in Their Graves

“Gigi & Nate” – A Tender Family Dramedy

“If I Forget” A Top-Notch Production Despite Directorial Overreach

“Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”- An Exciting Hit at the Ruskin Group Theatre

Amateurish Production of “Man of God” on Stage at the Geffen Playhouse

Murray Mednick’s “Three Tables”- Existentialism Meets Theatre of the Absurd

Film Review: “HAPPENING” A Gut-Wrenching Look at Illegal Abortions in 1963 France

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