Review: The Prom
I miss Broadway. And while Hamilton certainly helped fill the void during this pandemic, the historical rapfest isn't one of those big, splashy, colorful broadway musicals that you serendipitously try…
Netflix Picks: The Life Ahead for a good cry; Other stuff for escapist fluff
I helped myself to a triple serving of Netflix this week and I got it all - a healthy protein, (The Life Ahead), a tasty side dish filled with empty…
Review: David Byrne’s American Utopia
As a Talking Heads fan from way back, I was anxious to see this documentary of a live Broadway show based on Byrne's latest album. And it's fabulous! It all…
Review: Hamilton
Let's be real. Hamilton is critic-proof. Everyone I know who desperately wanted to see it has, by now, seen the filmed version of the hit Broadway musical at least once…
Review: The High Note
Drama? Check. Music? Check. Romance? Check. The High Note delivers all the required elements for a satisfying, mainstream-friendly chick flick, though it could have scored higher if not for a…
Review: CATS
Speaking of memories... I still have my ticket stub from the July 27, 1983 performance of CATS at the Wintergarden Theatre on Broadway. It was a Wednesday matinee and my…
Review: Frozen II (aka Frozen 2)
Oh c'mon, did you really expect Frozen 2 to be as good - or even better - than its predecessor, the highest-grossing animated film of all time in worldwide box…
Review: The Lion King (2019)
Can you feel the love again? In the circle of life that is cinema, The Lion King is back in all its original story glory, with a couple of new…
Review: Yesterday
Quick – try and recite the lyrics to Eleanor Rigby ("picks up the rice in the church...") Not so easy, is it? Imagine having to recount the music and lyrics…
Review: Echo in the Canyon
When I lived in Los Angeles, I frequently drove through Laurel Canyon on the way to and from work and I knew that over the years it had been famous…
Review: Rocketman
This one took some serious rumination, because as much I would love to say I loved Rocketman, I can only say I liked it. I’m still thinking about it though,…
Review: Aladdin (2019)
I must confess I went into Disney’s live-action Aladdin with the lowest of expectations and a great deal of skepticism. I’m an ardent fan of the 1992 animated classic and…
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Mainstream Chick’s Top Picks of 2018
It’s insanely difficult to do a “Top 10 Movies of 2018” list when you’ve seen about 200 movies in 365 days – everything from blockbusters, to arthouse films, to documentaries,…
Review: Mary Poppins Returns
Emily Blunt (A Quiet Place, The Girl on the Train) is practically perfect in every way as the practically-perfect nanny Mary Poppins in the long-awaited sequel, Mary Poppins Returns. The…
Review: Vox Lux
Vox Lux aka A Pop Star is Born begins in 1999 with a school shooting where young Celeste played by Raffey Cassidy (Tomorrowland, The Killing of a Sacred Deer) is…