Spoiler-Free Review: Spider-Man: No Way Home
I've been extremely cautious about venturing back into theaters. But I decided to celebrate my COVID booster shot with a limited-capacity IMAX screening of Spider-Man: No Way Home. After myriad…
Review: West Side Story
If anyone can get away with doing a new film version of West Side Story-- without really changing the story or the era it's set in-- it's Steven Spielberg. Here,…
Review: Tick, Tick…Boom!
Tick, Tick...Boom! Andrew Garfield is dynamite and so is this film--especially if you’re a musical theater geek. Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda (In the Heights, Hamilton) makes…
Quickie Review: Mayor Pete (documentary)
Mayor Pete is a fairly conventional behind-the-scenes documentary that provides some insight into what makes Pete Buttigieg tick-- but not much. The biggest mystery to me is why it is…
Quickie review: Julia (documentary)
It’s impossible to watch a clip of legendary cook and teacher Julia Child doing her thing without recalling the brilliantly gross SNL skit (in 1978) that cemented her status as…
Review: Spencer
If ever there were an anti-Hallmark movie, a fairy tale in reverse, this might be it! From the very first frame, Spencer self-identifies as “a fable from a true tragedy,”…
Review: Finch
If you make it to the one-hour mark of Finch, you'll probably make it through to the end none the worse for wear. But getting through the first half of…
Review: Mass
While an epic adventure movie like Dune is probably best seen on the biggest screen you can find, Mass is the opposite. It's best seen in the most intimate setting…
Review: The Last Duel
Historical epics are not my cup of tea, but I was drawn to The Last Duel by the all-star cast of Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Ben Affleck. They do…
Quickie Review: Justin Bieber: Our World
Calling all true Beliebers, this one's for you! There's not much more to say other than Justin Bieber: Our World will reaffirm his fans' love for Justin-- the man (when…
Review: Venom: Let There Be Carnage
I was having one of those days... the kind that sorta deserves to be capped off with a screening of a film called Venom: Let There Be Carnage. So off…
Cinema Clash Podcast: Dear Evan Hansen; I’m Your Man; The Eyes of Tammy Faye; The Guilty and more!
Since I'm seeing more films than I have time to formally review in writing, I'm sharing out the latest edition of the Cinema Clash podcast featuring yours truly - and…
Broadway Movie Roundup: Dear Evan Hansen; Everybody’s Talking About Jamie; Come From Away; On Broadway
Broadway is back in business, but you don't have to brave a trip to NYC to get your musical fix. Broadway is coming to a movie theater-- or streaming service--…
Review: The Eyes of Tammy Faye
If Oscar History is any judge, it doesn’t matter that The Eyes of Tammy Faye is a pretty dull film. Jessica Chastain is brilliant in it. And I suspect she…
Review: Cinderella
This latest take on the fairytale classic is actually quite entertaining and refreshingly different while still retaining a comfortable air of familiarity. Just don't expect to hear the enduring, trademark…