Production flaws aside, Dark Phoenix is just boring.
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BOOKSMART (dir. Olivia Wilde): Film review
The obvious point of comparison for Booksmart would be Superbad,
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MY SON steadfastly refuses to give in to the catharsis of revenge
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Ballet is a living art.
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It exists. I watched it. It was fine.
View More Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (dir. Rob Letterman): Film reviewA dilettante at large reviews RIDERS TO THE SEA/ EMPTY THE HOUSE (Curtis Opera)
Theater critic extraordinaire Toby Zinman continues her forays into other art forms with a visit to Kimmel Center’s Perelman Theatre to see two one-act operas presented by the Curtis Opera Theatre
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Two brothers must find each other before they can find themselves.
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Prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, a low-level British Intelligence translator, Katherine Gun, found herself privy to information which indicated high-level corruption. A joint…
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What appears on its surface to be your typical “older people in love” romantic comedy turns out to be much more. Certainly, this is a…
View More The Tomorrow Man (dir. Noble Jones): Film reviewMike Wallace Is Here (dir. Avi Belkin): Film review
Mike Wallace is Here is entertaining and educational, miraculously giving us a thorough portrait free of excessive editorial spin.
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Avengers: Endgame had to stick the landing. It did.
View More AVENGERS: ENDGAME (dir. Anthony Russo & Joe Russo): Film reviewRENEWAL (Choral Arts Philadelphia): Matt Glandorf looks to Bach’s predecessors for the final Bach@7 concert of the season
Stay with us; for it is toward evening and the day is spent.
View More RENEWAL (Choral Arts Philadelphia): Matt Glandorf looks to Bach’s predecessors for the final Bach@7 concert of the seasonKUN-YANG LIN/DANCERS (NextMove Dance): A dance company with a philosophy
Experiencing Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers, you may come to feel and understand what yin and yang means.
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Based on a play by J.C. Lee (Warplay, Pookie Goes Grenading), this talky drama positively smolders from beginning to end
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I’d still like to know more about pasta
View More Funke (dir. Gabriel Taraboulsy, Alexander Emanuele)The Farewell (dir. Lulu Wang): Film review
Based on a story first made popular on an episode of This American Life
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This is Fight Club by way of Napoleon Dynamite
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Perhaps the biggest compliment I can give the film is also the one that scares me most: I want to listen to more country.
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PAC’s full production of the 17th century play retains the fun and accessibility of its Venture Reading series performances.
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The Pennsylvania Ballet does their best to ignore their fantastic orchestra
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