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    FRANKLINLAND (Lantern): A visit with Philadelphia’s Founding Father

    The first thing to know about Lantern Theater Company’s Franklinland is that the direction is solid, the actors first-rate, and their back-and-forth conversations are punchy and funny.

    Kathryn Osenlund May 23, 2026 No Comments
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  • Reviews Theater

    CLASS C (Azuka): Dystopia close at hand

    Things are not yet as bad as the reality presented in the play. But it urges us to beware, to speak up for ourselves at the ballot box, and not allow the promise of 1776 to continue down the sad road to nightmare. 

    Kathryn Osenlund May 17, 2026 No Comments
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  • Reviews Theater

    THE HYPOCHONDRIAC (Quintessence): The silliest possible nonsense

    Outrageous and farcical, this play is not just over the top – it’s left the top so far behind that they’ve forgotten where it left it. The applause at the end was wild.

    Kathryn Osenlund April 30, 2026 No Comments
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  • Reviews Theater

    ROMEO AND JULIET (Arden): Bounty as boundless as the sea

    It’s quite likely that you’ll never see a finer performance of this Shakespearean warhorse.

    Kathryn Osenlund March 18, 2026 No Comments
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  • Theater

    Why Deaf Theater is a Form of Resistance

    This film follows Daymond Sands, a Deaf theatre program director, preparing his first original showcase, highlighting the cast’s heartfelt effort to bring Deaf perspectives center stage

    Smalley Bogg February 26, 2026 No Comments
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Film Music Reviews

THE SPARKS BROTHERS (dir. Edgar Wright): Film review

Dan Scully June 15, 2021 No Comments

Perhaps the most wonderful thing about the film is how welcoming it is to new fans.

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circus Reviews

EVENTIDE (3AM Theatre): An impressive showcase

Dorie Byrne June 14, 2021 No Comments

A visually impressive showcase of professional circus talent held together by a thin plot of romance, heartbreak, and redemption

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Features

Come to PAPA: Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists celebrates local Pan-Asian Art with a 10-day virtual festival

Smalley Bogg June 8, 2021 No Comments

With 34 events, 105 artists, and 21 cities, Come to PAPA celebrates the ingenuity and necessity of Philadelphia’s Pan-Asian performing arts community.

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circus Reviews

HELIOPAUSE (Circadium School of Contemporary Circus): Where I end and you begin

Dorie Byrne June 8, 2021 No Comments

If this is the future of American circus, we have a lot to look forward to.

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Film Reviews

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (dir. Michael Chaves): Film review

Dan Scully June 3, 2021 No Comments

A disappointing entry in the Conjuring canon

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Film Reviews

In the Heights (dir. Jon M. Chu): Film review

Dan Scully May 25, 2021 No Comments

The musical which first put Lin-Manuel Miranda on the map gets a cinematic treatment

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Film

10th Philadelphia Latino Film Festival Begins This Weekend

Smalley Bogg May 25, 2021 No Comments

The Philadelphia Latino Film Festival (PHLAFF) returns for its 10th annual edition, May 30 to June 6, 2021.

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Film Reviews

Army of the Dead (dir. Zack Snyder): Film review

Dan Scully May 25, 2021 No Comments

More so than anything else, ARMY OF THE DEAD is a great piece of entertainment

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Film Reviews

Adverse (dir. Brian Metcalf): Film review

Dan Scully May 23, 2021 No Comments

It’s not the plot that resonates once the credits roll — it’s the characters.  

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Theater

Those Who Wish Me Dead (dir. Taylor Sheridan): Film review

Dan Scully May 14, 2021 No Comments

A supremely entertaining thriller that delivers its charms in brutal flourishes

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culture history

Horse Heritage Through Philadelphia’s History

David Garcia May 14, 2021 1 Comment

Horses played a significant role in the evolution of humankind. These graceful creatures have been our companions for centuries. Horses have always stayed by our…

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Film Reviews

Oxygen (dir. Alexandre Aja): Film review

Dan Scully May 12, 2021 No Comments

This solid thriller had reviewer Dan Scully clenching his clenchables much harder than he expected

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Film Music Previews

Opera Philadelphia’s FREE world premiere THEY STILL WANT TO KILL US commemorates 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Smalley Bogg May 12, 2021 No Comments

On Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 8pm EST, a group of arts institutions across the nation will premiere the short film They Still Want to…

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The Mauritanian
Film Reviews

The Mauritanian (dir. Kevin Macdonald): Film review

Dan Scully May 11, 2021 No Comments

The Mauritanian is very worth watching, but it feels like it exists just a few years too late.

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Dance Reviews

RESILIENCE (Pennsylvania Ballet): A moment to breathe

Eri Yoneda May 8, 2021 No Comments

More than one year has passed since the first lockdown was declared in Philadelphia due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It has affected everyone’s life in…

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Film Reviews

Wrath of Man (dir. Guy Ritchie): Film review

Dan Scully May 8, 2021 No Comments

WRATH OF MAN, the British gangster-heist-revenge film from Guy Ritchie, is a legitimately great movie

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Film Reviews

Mortal Kombat (dir. Simon McQuoid): Film review

Dan Scully April 22, 2021 No Comments

It’s never easy to adapt a video game to film, mostly because the fun of a game is typically not the plot, so much as…

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Reviews Theater

ZOO MOTEL (Theatre Exile): Checking in to the Zoom room

Scott Wiser April 15, 2021 No Comments

Catches perfectly the quarantine vibe of feeling isolated, alone, and somehow simultaneously overexposed

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Film Music

Irina Varina Knows What You Did Last Summer

Christopher Munden April 10, 2021 1 Comment

In 2020, filmmaker and theater creator Irina Varina had a plan to make a film called I Know What You Did in the Summer of…

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Theater

Enter the ZOO MOTEL with Theatre Exile

Smalley Bogg April 2, 2021 No Comments

From April 15 through May 2, 2021, South Philadelphia theater company Theatre Exile will present an exclusive, limited engagement of the sensational Zoom production of…

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