Tag: Renee Santos

There are films that entertain us, films that challenge us, and occasionally, films that make us feel profoundly seen. Catherine Hardwicke’s Street Smart, which...

There are documentaries that inform us, documentaries that challenge our perspectives, and then there are films that fundamentally change the way we understand a...

Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 8/20/26 – When I first wrote about Renée Santos and her remarkable solo show CROSSROADS last month, I...

By Lotti Pharriss Knowles Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 7/23/26 - I’ve always been a fan of storytelling—and by extension, solo performance. It’s one...

By Renée Santos There is a cohesive through line woven throughout Alice Cutler’s one-hour stand-up show that elevates the evening from a sequence of jokes...

By Renée Santos Inside the warm hush of the Harmony Gold Theatre in Hollywood, a community gathered not simply to watch a film, but to...

By: Renée Santos The 2025 LA Femme International Film Festival closed with a night full of bold voices, smart storytelling, and work that reminded us...

By Renée Santos From U.S. death row to freedom — The Window on Death Row is more than a documentary. It’s a meditation on grace, redemption, and...

By: Renée Santos Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 8/26/25 - There is a quiet loneliness that accompanies the path not taken—especially when that path...

In theater, we often hear the phrase, “The show must go on.” But truly living that lesson can be one of the hardest challenges. CROSSROADS is...