“Are you still a communist?” yells an edgy CPAC attendee as Van Jones passes by. “You’ll have to watch my show to find out,” laughs…
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HAMILTON (National Tour): Admirable history
Excerpted from Nealspaper.com by kind permission.In HAMILTON, Lin Manuel Miranda manages to ace a feat that has daunted and defeated many. He has taken a…
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Catch the Fair One (dir. Josef Kubota Wladyka): Philadelphia Film Festival review
I love boxing, and I love boxing movies, so I knew I couldn’t miss a movie starring and co-written by real-life boxer Kali Reis. Catch…
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Agnes (dir. Mickey Reece): Philadelphia Film Festival review
With all concessions which must be made for a movie like Agnes in place, namely that it was made rather quickly and on the cheap,…
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Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (dir. Junta Yamaguchi): Philadelphia Film Festival review
Time travel is my favorite storytelling device in existence. It’s a great way to explore a wealth of themes, and as a concept it’s just…
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Petite Maman (dir. Céline Sciamma): Philadelphia Film Festival review
I thought I’d never forget what it was like to be a kid, and I thought I hadn’t forgotten, but then I saw Petite Maman…
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One Second (dir. Yimou Zhang): Philadelphia Film Festival review
Every year I try to see a movie, picked at random, for which I have no information. A total blind date with a film. Sometimes…
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Mother Schmuckers (dir. Harpo Guit, Lenny Guit): Philadelphia Film Festival review
Somewhere between Tom Green, Quentin Dupieux, and that shithead kid across the street who always seems to be getting in trouble exists Mother Schmuckers, a…
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Mass (dir. Fran Kranz): Philadelphia Film Festival review
Mass is a movie that feels like a play. The basic gist is that four individuals are sitting around a table discussing the fallout from…
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Red Rocket (dir. Sean Baker): Philadelphia Film Festival review
Sean Baker has built a career making films that shed a light on fringe communities
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The French Dispatch (dir. Wes Anderson): Philadelphia Film Festival review
No matter what you think, you don’t have Wes Anderson pegged.
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The Sadness (dir. Rob Jabbaz): Philadelphia Film Festival review
I didn’t expect to have my stomach turned in any notable way.
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The Novice (dir. Lauren Hadaway): Philadelphia Film Festival review
A basic description of The Novice would be “Whiplash, but with rowing instead of drumming.”
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BALDWIN AND BUCKLEY AT CAMBRIDGE (Elevator Repair Service): 2021 Fringe review
Like many people, I’m only now returning to in-person shows after 18 months finding other means of distraction. In a typical example, I went down…
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Annette (dir. Leos Carax): Film review
The most exciting thing about ANNETTE is the way it breaks the formal rules of a musical, most notably in how it begins and ends its songs.
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The Tomorrow War (dir. Chris McKay): Film review
When the film embraces its B-movie vibes, it rocks extremely hard. It’s when it takes itself too seriously that it ends up coming across as silly.
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My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To (dir. Jonathan Cuartas): Film review
A film which will stick with you long after it ends.
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THE SPARKS BROTHERS (dir. Edgar Wright): Film review
Perhaps the most wonderful thing about the film is how welcoming it is to new fans.
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EVENTIDE (3AM Theatre): An impressive showcase
A visually impressive showcase of professional circus talent held together by a thin plot of romance, heartbreak, and redemption
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HELIOPAUSE (Circadium School of Contemporary Circus): Where I end and you begin
If this is the future of American circus, we have a lot to look forward to.
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