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…
View More Mother Schmuckers (dir. Harpo Guit, Lenny Guit): Philadelphia Film Festival reviewMass (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…
View More Mass (dir. Fran Kranz): Philadelphia Film Festival reviewRed Rocket (dir. Sean Baker): Philadelphia Film Festival review
Sean Baker has built a career making films that shed a light on fringe communities
View More Red Rocket (dir. Sean Baker): Philadelphia Film Festival reviewThe French Dispatch (dir. Wes Anderson): Philadelphia Film Festival review
No matter what you think, you don’t have Wes Anderson pegged.
View More The French Dispatch (dir. Wes Anderson): Philadelphia Film Festival reviewThe Sadness (dir. Rob Jabbaz): Philadelphia Film Festival review
I didn’t expect to have my stomach turned in any notable way.
View More The Sadness (dir. Rob Jabbaz): Philadelphia Film Festival reviewThe Novice (dir. Lauren Hadaway): Philadelphia Film Festival review
A basic description of The Novice would be “Whiplash, but with rowing instead of drumming.”
View More The Novice (dir. Lauren Hadaway): Philadelphia Film Festival reviewBALDWIN 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…
View More BALDWIN AND BUCKLEY AT CAMBRIDGE (Elevator Repair Service): 2021 Fringe reviewAnnette (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.
View More Annette (dir. Leos Carax): Film reviewThe 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.
View More The Tomorrow War (dir. Chris McKay): Film reviewMy 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.
View More My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To (dir. Jonathan Cuartas): Film reviewTHE SPARKS BROTHERS (dir. Edgar Wright): Film review
Perhaps the most wonderful thing about the film is how welcoming it is to new fans.
View More THE SPARKS BROTHERS (dir. Edgar Wright): Film reviewEVENTIDE (3AM Theatre): An impressive showcase
A visually impressive showcase of professional circus talent held together by a thin plot of romance, heartbreak, and redemption
View More EVENTIDE (3AM Theatre): An impressive showcaseHELIOPAUSE (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.
View More HELIOPAUSE (Circadium School of Contemporary Circus): Where I end and you beginThe Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (dir. Michael Chaves): Film review
A disappointing entry in the Conjuring canon
View More The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (dir. Michael Chaves): Film reviewIn the Heights (dir. Jon M. Chu): Film review
The musical which first put Lin-Manuel Miranda on the map gets a cinematic treatment
View More In the Heights (dir. Jon M. Chu): Film reviewArmy of the Dead (dir. Zack Snyder): Film review
More so than anything else, ARMY OF THE DEAD is a great piece of entertainment
View More Army of the Dead (dir. Zack Snyder): Film reviewAdverse (dir. Brian Metcalf): Film review
It’s not the plot that resonates once the credits roll — it’s the characters.
View More Adverse (dir. Brian Metcalf): Film reviewOxygen (dir. Alexandre Aja): Film review
This solid thriller had reviewer Dan Scully clenching his clenchables much harder than he expected
View More Oxygen (dir. Alexandre Aja): Film reviewThe Mauritanian (dir. Kevin Macdonald): Film review
The Mauritanian is very worth watching, but it feels like it exists just a few years too late.
View More The Mauritanian (dir. Kevin Macdonald): Film review