RELIC (dir. Natalie Erika James): Film review
The scariest thing I can think of, outside of a talking octopus that walks on land, is mental decline
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YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT (dir. David Koepp): Film review
On a rainy day with nothing better to do, You Should Have Left will prove serviceable enough for non-discerning viewers
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Green Pastures by Marc Connolly (1930): Chosen by Committee Episode 12
The trio discusses Green Pastures, a retelling of the Old Testament of the Bible using an all-black cast and a black vernacular. The writer, Marc Connolly was white.
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7500 (dir. Patrick Vollrath): Film review
Taking place entirely within the cockpit of a hijacked commercial airliner, this minimalist performance piece benefits greatly from a high-level of sustained tension.
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We Should Ask For More
The arts sector is speaking up against the city’s proposed cutting of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund. How about skipping that request and shoot for $40 million instead?
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BABYTEETH (dir. Shannon Murphy): Film review
An A-rate tale of flawed, kindhearted humans doing their best to be as good as they possibly can.
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Street Scene by Elmer Rice (1929): Chosen by Committee Episode 11
Josh, John, and Chris discuss and praise the 1929 Pulitzer winner for drama
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SHRED AMERICA (dir. Arthur Swidzinski): Film review
Back in the summer of 2008, a group of skaters decided to go on an adventure.
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SoLow Fest Goes Virtual
A virtual performance festival
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THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND (dir. Judd Apatow): Film review
A moving tale of a delayed coming of age
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Strange Interlude by Eugene O’Neill: Chosen by Committee Episode 10
The Pulitzers go for Modernism with Eugene O’Neill’s 1928 drama winner
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In Abraham’s Bosom by Paul Green (1927): Chosen by Committee Episode 9
Josh, John, and Christopher discuss Paul Green’s 1927 work In Abraham’s Bosom. It hasn’t aged well.
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Three Practical Things Every Actor Needs
There are so many things we don’t talk about in actor training.
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THE TRIP TO GREECE (dir. Michael Winterbottom): Film review
While not an unwelcome addition to a now decade-long odyssey of travelers Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan, this final entry feels a bit flatter than its predecessors; a bit perfunctory.
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Reading Every Play That Won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Craig’s Wife by George Kelly (1926): Chosen by Committee Episode 8
Josh, John, and Chris discuss George Kelley’s Craig’s Wife. We also spend the first 10 minutes talking about art’s funding and Philadelphia theater during the COVID-19 crisis
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I Am Sorry You Lost Your Monopoly Money
What are you holding onto? Things are not going to return to how they were before.
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They Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard (1925): Chosen by Committee Episode 7
Join the crew as we talk about the 2020 Pulitzer picks, West Coast optimism, and the 1925 Pulitzer winner
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THE WRETCHED (dir. Brett Pierce, Drew T. Pierce): Film review
It works so hard to invoke so many influences that it dilutes itself from being as memorable or as effective as it so clearly wants to be.
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Hell-Bent Fer Heaven by Hatcher Hughes (1924): Chosen by Committee Episode 6
Josh, Christopher, and John discuss discuss the illegitimate winner of the 1924 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. George Kelly was robbed!
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