Brad & Leo make a dreamy dream team [Spoiler-free review] Here’s the best way to know that you’re inside an auteur’s movie. It’s impossible to imagine it having been made by anyone else. … [Read more...] about Brad & Leo Shine in ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ — Movie Review
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‘Rocketman’ is a Brilliant Blast: Weekend Movie Review
Taron Egerton as Elton John in "Rocketman," one of the best films of the year Pop stardom is a notoriously fickle thing. For every “legacy” artist out there, there are thousands of one-hit wonders, … [Read more...] about ‘Rocketman’ is a Brilliant Blast: Weekend Movie Review
In ‘Bleach,’ Confessions of a Rent Boy in a Brooklyn Basement: REVIEW
A hustler is filling his childhood backpack for a night on the job — Viagra, lube, and a pencil case to keep his money dry, among other essentials. We’re in his basement studio, an actual basement in … [Read more...] about In ‘Bleach,’ Confessions of a Rent Boy in a Brooklyn Basement: REVIEW
Black, Gay, and Striving to be Heard in ‘Choir Boy’ on Broadway: REVIEW
A new play above 42nd Street that allows young Black men the rich, messy humanity of any other character, rather casting them as unseen statistics or putting them on trial, is rare enough to merit … [Read more...] about Black, Gay, and Striving to be Heard in ‘Choir Boy’ on Broadway: REVIEW
The Most Interesting Part of Broadway’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Already Happened Off Stage: REVIEW
The real-life courtroom drama that marked To Kill a Mockingbird’s hotly contested journey to the stage was always in danger of out-performing the play itself. Harper Lee’s estate sued over the … [Read more...] about The Most Interesting Part of Broadway’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Already Happened Off Stage: REVIEW
‘Clueless, the Musical’ Can’t Capture the Movie’s Bite Off-Broadway: REVIEW
Amy Heckerling balanced satire on a razor-sharp edge in her 1995 film Clueless. The absurdity of its Beverly Hills excess is signaled from the very first line (“So you’re probably going, ‘Is this like … [Read more...] about ‘Clueless, the Musical’ Can’t Capture the Movie’s Bite Off-Broadway: REVIEW
Bryan Cranston Headlines a Bold but Bloodless ‘Network’ on Broadway: REVIEW
Proselytizing on the evening news has come a long way since anchorman Howard Beale went raving mad in Network. Over the near half century since the film’s 1976 release, talking heads have become a … [Read more...] about Bryan Cranston Headlines a Bold but Bloodless ‘Network’ on Broadway: REVIEW
Broadway’s ‘The Cher Show’ Is a Feast for Fans and an Assertion of Legacy: REVIEW
It’s a paradox of the biomusical that reducing an iconic life story into a tidy two acts necessarily flattens its subject. When that subject is a living producer of the show, experiencing a career … [Read more...] about Broadway’s ‘The Cher Show’ Is a Feast for Fans and an Assertion of Legacy: REVIEW
Feel-Good New Musical ‘The Prom’ Wears a Big Heart on Its Puffy Sleeve – REVIEW
A high school principal (Michael Potts) is reassuring a Broadway star (played by Broadway star Beth Leavel) that her profession provides a public service during difficult times. “So theatre’s a … [Read more...] about Feel-Good New Musical ‘The Prom’ Wears a Big Heart on Its Puffy Sleeve – REVIEW
Broadway’s ‘American Son’ Starring Kerry Washington Is the Most Vacuous Kind of Race Play: REVIEW
An elder black lieutenant is dressing down a distraught mother at a police station in the middle of the night. “I’ll tell ya — two minutes with you, I know your whole adult life,” the cop (Eugene Lee) … [Read more...] about Broadway’s ‘American Son’ Starring Kerry Washington Is the Most Vacuous Kind of Race Play: REVIEW
