America Ferrera

'It's a Disaster' Is Far From One

Endlessly quotable and hilariously deadpan, this end-of-the-world movie benefits from its cast—including Julia Stiles, David Cross, and America Ferrera—and its characters’ seemingly endless variations on navel-gazing selfishness.

‘Bethany’ Aims to Represent America

America Ferrera dominates the stage in Laura Marks’ “Bethany,” a dark comedy of social commentary at Women’s Project Theater that poses intriguing questions but never quite convinces.