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Mint
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Mint
‘The Four Seasons' review: Scenes from all marriages
Donald Sutherland was a fantastic 'Hawkeye" Pierce. Robert Altman's Palme D'Or winning M*A*S*H* film—an adaptation of Richard Hooker's savage novel—cast Sutherland as a smirking surgeon, detached and too hip for the wartime hell around him. Alan Alda, inheriting the part in the M*A*S*H* series, one of the greatest American shows of all time, added a splash of melancholy to his martini. His 'Hawkeye" talked more, joked more and, crucially, felt more. Both top-shelf performances, but where Sutherland served up a dirty martini, Alda poured one that was dryer and infinitely more unforgettable. It therefore feels appropriate to see Alda back with the Netflix series The Four Seasons. Written and directed by Alda, the 1981 film of the same name has been adapted into a new series by Tina Fey, Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield, and it really works. Alda's film, sharply written and observed, is about a close-knit group of middle-aged friends regularly meet up for vacations together—and take turns unravelling. This episodic storytelling device naturally lends itself to the series format, where each seasonal getaway—Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter—gets two episodes apiece. The series arrives features a mature cast who know exactly how to underplay the grand and overplay the trivial: which, when it comes to long marriages and longer friendships, is really the point. It's a sly, simmering show about grown-ups who spend an inordinate amount of time with each other, despite—or because—they often cannot stand one another. It's about the cold fronts in marriages, the blossoms of unexpected tenderness, the sudden summer squalls that arrive when someone dares to say what they actually feel. Steve Carell, playing Nick, a man about to leave his wife, is superb. Nick isn't angry or grieving or desperate. It's worse than that: He's fine. 'We're like coworkers at a nuclear facility. We sit in the same room all night monitoring different screens," he says, describing his marriage and landing a line that is tragic, mordantly funny, and dangerously true for many watching. That's the kind of dialogue this show does so well—sentences that glance off the comedic and stick in your ribs later. Colman Domingo's Danny is all eye-rolls and snark, a larger-than-life man who wants to be the centre of every moment. He's married to Marco Calvani's Claude, a gloriously high-strung Italian with a theatre-kid's lungs and a philosopher's grievances. When Claude is told to lower his voice during a confrontation, he responds with an operatic 'I'm Italian!". This is a moment so deliciously theatrical it feels written in all caps. (And, as it turns out, it was written decades ago: the line is taken directly from the 1981 film, where the response was a weary 'Everybody in Connecticut knows you're Italian.") This new Four Seasons steals from the past with intention, not imitation. It nods to the Alan Alda original like a grown child reclaiming a family recipe and adding spice. Tina Fey's Kate, acerbic as can be, refers to someone as 'such a Zelig." It's a reference to her favourite Woody Allen film, a reference lost on many, but she's fine being her own audience. She plays a woman too sharp to soften, too tired to explain herself, and too loyal to leave the people who exhaust her. (Alda himself shows up, old but still twinkly-eyed, telling the couples 'not to fuss about the small stuff." 'I love you," Tina says.) Kerri Kenney-Silver is lovely as Anne, the outsider-insider. She married into this friend group years ago, and still seems faintly surprised every time she's invited back. There's a generosity to her awkwardness, a woman who doesn't quite fit but really really wants to, and that yearning gives her scenes a quiet poignancy that sneaks up on you. What the show captures best is how much long-term intimacy is made up of nonsense: repeated anecdotes, shared allergies, longstanding dinner orders. As Jack once said of Danny in the 1981 film: 'He's hypochondriacal, stingy, bossy, selfish, compulsive, and paranoid. He's the Muhammad Ali of mental illness." Or Nick's perfect marital lament: 'For a year and a half, all we talked about was zucchini. Then, for another year, it was green peppers. That was a nice change." These lines could easily belong to this new show, and that's the point. In the 44 years between the movie and the show, it's astonishing how little has changed. People age, partnerships drift, tensions bubble under the surface of Instagram-friendly getaways. The clothes are better, the therapy is more expensive, but the core remains unchanged. We marry people we want to like, we befriend people we can't always stand, and we grow old hoping someone will know how we take our coffee (or martini) without asking. Buckle up. The seasons will keep marching on, and we will inevitably turn into our parents—or, at the very least, the characters our parents watched on TV. Our edges will dull, our affairs will seem commonplace, we will appear out of touch to those who are young and exciting. If we are fortunate, however, we will get by with a little help from our friends. Love them, do. Raja Sen is a screenwriter and critic. He has co-written Chup, a film about killing critics, and is now creating an absurd comedy series. He posts @rajasen. Also read: Neeraj Ghaywan on 'Homebound': 'If I don't tell my stories, who will?'
West Australian
21 hours ago
- Sport
- West Australian
Sutherland stars in Blast season opener, holders beaten
Melbourne Renegades captain Will Sutherland got his T20 Blast campaign with the bat off to a thunderous start in Leeds, but a superb individual display by David Willey has inspired Northamptonshire to a 13-run victory over former club Yorkshire. The Steelbacks' captain Willey struck 54 and along with Justin Broad's 67 it helped the away side make 4-237 at Headingley on Friday. Both James Wharton and Sutherland smashed 58 for Yorkshire, but Willey's 3-42 made sure his new team fought back to limit the hosts to 9-224. Sutherland almost rescued the contest with six sixes and two fours in his 30-ball knock, which included four maximums in a destructive 12th over, before he was out trying to slog another boundary off fellow Australian Lloyd Pope, the legspinner who claimed 2-37 off his four overs. Somerset won a repeat of last year's semi-final with Surrey despite a fine innings of 92 by former England opener Jason Roy in a total of 9-146. Overseas pace duo Matt Henry and Riley Meredith claimed three-wicket hauls for the 2024 runners-up, who won by five wickets with 13 balls to spare after Will Smeed (35) led the way at the top of the order. Liam Dawson had Essex in a spin to help Hampshire record a thumping 106-run victory at Ageas Bowl. James Vince (62) was one of three Hawks batters to pass fifty and it helped his team post a mammoth 7-230. Michael Pepper struck 51 for Essex before falling to Dawson (4-26). Birmingham topped North Group last year but started this season with a seven-wicket loss to Nottinghamshire. Sam Hain's unbeaten 92 proved the bedrock of Bears' 5-226, but he was outclassed at Trent Bridge by Jack Haynes. Haynes blitzed 89 not out from 41 balls, with 11 fours and three sixes, to lead the Outlaws home in the final over. Derbyshire made 6-170, but were indebted to 70 down the order from Martin Andersson after 3-37 from Leicestershire's Logan van Been had them reeling on 5-51. A mature innings from Pakistan captain Shan Masood (45no) endured the Foxes chased their target five down with Pat Brown smashed for 47 off his 2.4 overs. With AAP.
Yahoo
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sutherland stars in Blast season opener, holders beaten
Melbourne Renegades captain Will Sutherland got his T20 Blast campaign with the bat off to a thunderous start in Leeds, but a superb individual display by David Willey has inspired Northamptonshire to a 13-run victory over former club Yorkshire. The Steelbacks' captain Willey struck 54 and along with Justin Broad's 67 it helped the away side make 4-237 at Headingley on Friday. Both James Wharton and Sutherland smashed 58 for Yorkshire, but Willey's 3-42 made sure his new team fought back to limit the hosts to 9-224. Sutherland almost rescued the contest with six sixes and two fours in his 30-ball knock, which included four maximums in a destructive 12th over, before he was out trying to slog another boundary off fellow Australian Lloyd Pope, the legspinner who claimed 2-37 off his four overs. Elsewhere, Zak Crawley played his part in an explosive Kent batting display which was enough to ensure visiting Gloucestershire started the defence of their crown with a four-run loss. Crawley smashed four sixes in a rapid 37 from 17 balls while Daniel Bell-Drummond top-scored for the Spitfires with 60 in an imposing total of 3-208 in Canterbury. It proved too much for Gloucestershire but only just as late hitting by Ben Charlesworth (38) revived their hopes before 2-22 by Canberran Tom Rogers made sure the champions got their South Group campaign under way with a defeat after being restricted to 7-204. Just the 26 runs off five balls for Zak Crawley 😅 — Vitality Blast (@VitalityBlast) May 30, 2025 Somerset won a repeat of last year's semi-final with Surrey despite a fine innings of 92 by former England opener Jason Roy in a total of 9-146. Overseas pace duo Matt Henry and Riley Meredith claimed three-wicket hauls for the 2024 runners-up, who won by five wickets with 13 balls to spare after Will Smeed (35) led the way at the top of the order. Liam Dawson had Essex in a spin to help Hampshire record a thumping 106-run victory at Ageas Bowl. James Vince (62) was one of three Hawks batters to pass fifty and it helped his team post a mammoth 7-230. Michael Pepper struck 51 for Essex before falling to Dawson (4-26). Birmingham topped North Group last year but started this season with a seven-wicket loss to Nottinghamshire. Sam Hain's unbeaten 92 proved the bedrock of Bears' 5-226, but he was outclassed at Trent Bridge by Jack Haynes. Haynes blitzed 89 not out from 41 balls, with 11 fours and three sixes, to lead the Outlaws home in the final over. Derbyshire made 6-170, but were indebted to 70 down the order from Martin Andersson after 3-37 from Leicestershire's Logan van Been had them reeling on 5-51. A mature innings from Pakistan captain Shan Masood (45no) endured the Foxes chased their target five down with Pat Brown smashed for 47 off his 2.4 overs. With AAP.
Perth Now
21 hours ago
- Sport
- Perth Now
Sutherland stars in Blast season opener, holders beaten
Melbourne Renegades captain Will Sutherland got his T20 Blast campaign with the bat off to a thunderous start in Leeds, but a superb individual display by David Willey has inspired Northamptonshire to a 13-run victory over former club Yorkshire. The Steelbacks' captain Willey struck 54 and along with Justin Broad's 67 it helped the away side make 4-237 at Headingley on Friday. Both James Wharton and Sutherland smashed 58 for Yorkshire, but Willey's 3-42 made sure his new team fought back to limit the hosts to 9-224. Sutherland almost rescued the contest with six sixes and two fours in his 30-ball knock, which included four maximums in a destructive 12th over, before he was out trying to slog another boundary off fellow Australian Lloyd Pope, the legspinner who claimed 2-37 off his four overs. Somerset won a repeat of last year's semi-final with Surrey despite a fine innings of 92 by former England opener Jason Roy in a total of 9-146. Overseas pace duo Matt Henry and Riley Meredith claimed three-wicket hauls for the 2024 runners-up, who won by five wickets with 13 balls to spare after Will Smeed (35) led the way at the top of the order. Liam Dawson had Essex in a spin to help Hampshire record a thumping 106-run victory at Ageas Bowl. James Vince (62) was one of three Hawks batters to pass fifty and it helped his team post a mammoth 7-230. Michael Pepper struck 51 for Essex before falling to Dawson (4-26). Birmingham topped North Group last year but started this season with a seven-wicket loss to Nottinghamshire. Sam Hain's unbeaten 92 proved the bedrock of Bears' 5-226, but he was outclassed at Trent Bridge by Jack Haynes. Haynes blitzed 89 not out from 41 balls, with 11 fours and three sixes, to lead the Outlaws home in the final over. Derbyshire made 6-170, but were indebted to 70 down the order from Martin Andersson after 3-37 from Leicestershire's Logan van Been had them reeling on 5-51. A mature innings from Pakistan captain Shan Masood (45no) endured the Foxes chased their target five down with Pat Brown smashed for 47 off his 2.4 overs. With AAP.
Hypebeast
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Peter Sutherland Builds Meaning From Mess in ‘Cloud Painting'
Summary ForDries Van Noten's latest show at its Little House Gallery,Peter SutherlandpresentsCloud Paintingwhich is a body of work made between 2024 and 2025. Following a move from New York City to a mountain town in Colorado, his practice expanded from photography to include painting, collage and sculpture. The result is a series of works that explore the space between the natural and the manmade, the polished and the raw. 'I want it to be a chaotic celebration of life,' Sutherland said to Dries Van Noten. His work draws from everyday scenes, graffiti and the cultures that shaped him, like skateboarding and biking. He layers photographs, stickers, sketches and found images with paint rollers, creating compositions that are compacted with unruly elements yet imbued with stillness. 'There's no beginning or end to the process,' he explained in an interview. 'I photograph my life and family in a way that blends everything together.' Relocating during the pandemic gave him space to slow down. 'This work is personal. I wasn't interrupted with city life and just really got to take time and try new things.' For this show, Sutherland scaled up his collage work, something he has been developing for over a decade. 'The pieces feel like they breathe more.' His work is inspired by artists who reveal themselves through their creations. 'It's like watching a film and slowly learning about a character,' he says. WithCloud Painting, Sutherland invites viewers to do the same and find meaning in the fragments. The exhibition is on view through June 17. Head toDries Van Noten's websitefor more information. The Dries Van Noten Little House Gallery451 n. La Cienega Angeles, CA
