[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
Pop stardom is a notoriously fickle thing. For every “legacy” artist out there, there are thousands of one-hit wonders, and hundreds of sort-of famous … [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. … [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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [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 … [Read more...] about Broadway’s ‘American Son’ Starring Kerry Washington Is the Most Vacuous Kind of Race Play: REVIEW
