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‘Rothaniel’ is a piece about secrets

BY ALISE CHAFFINS There’s a saying that comedy is just tragedy plus time. Story-telling comedians like Mike Birbiglia, John Mulaney and Hasan Minhaj have proven this over and over in their comedy shows. And while Jerrod Charmichael has given us something closer to that brand of humor in the past, in his newest special, “Rothaniel,” currently streaming on HBO Max, the time element is missing. I hesitate to call this a comedy special. It definitely has comedic elements to it, but at its heart, this is a piece about secrets and how they impact us at every level. He starts by ...

Big themes get muddled by ghost story in ‘Master’

Subtlety is a lovely tool that, when used effectively, can transform a good film into a great film. In Mariama Diallo’s film “Master,” streaming on Amazon Prime, I felt like she was afraid to fully lean into the subtlety that she was setting up in her film, instead boosting it with a less satisfying ghost story. The movie bounces between two Black women, Gail Bishop (Regina Hall) and Jasmine Moore (Zoe Renee). Gail has recently been promoted to house master at the elite Ancaster University, while Jasmine is beginning her freshman year at the school. It is clear that the ...

Take-in for MAA juried Exhibit 60 set for April 6

Local artists are encouraged to enter their artwork in the 63rd annual fine art Exhibit 60, sponsored by Morgantown Art Association. This will be juried and judged by the internationally famous artist David R. Smith. In order to enter Exhibit 60, artists must be at least 18 years old and ...

Not much to take away from ‘Windfall’

The opening credits and the sepia-type filter on the new film, “Windfall” streaming on Netflix gives you the sense of an old Hollywood thriller. When I settled in to watch Charlie McDowell’s latest, I hoped I might be getting something with a bit of a Hitchcockian flavor, but the credits were basically the end of that hope. The movie begins promisingly, starting with a man (Jason Segal) meandering around a beautiful country home. We watch him quietly drinking fresh orange juice while sitting in the same orange grove, lounging in the simple elegance of the lovely home, sitting ...

‘Turning Red’ uses panda as a metaphor

Parenting is not for the faint of heart. Each stage brings new joys and challenges. For me, the hardest part was during the tween years. There are marks of independence between parents and children before that age, but it steps up considerably during the middle school years. Domee Shi’s “Turning Red,” streaming on Disney+ shows this exceptionally well. The movie follows Meilin (Rosalie Chiang), a 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian girl. She works with her mother Ming (Sandra Oh) at their family temple honoring Sun Yee, the matriarch ancestor who turned herself into a giant red panda ...

WIC Kitchen: Breakfast Tacos and Roasted Broccoli

BY SIERRA ROSALES From Easter to Mardi Gras to National Pancake Day to Dr. Suess’ birthday, March brings an event for everyone to celebrate with food. And between these huge feasts of gumbo or green eggs and ham, there are still a lot of meals that can help balance your diet and your ...