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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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MARY SHELLEY’S FRANKENSTEIN (Lookingglass Theatre Company at McCarter): Second review

Kathryn Osenlund October 27, 2019 No Comments

There’s ethereal magic to be found in this stripped and reconstituted Victorian Gothic piece

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What type of glasses suit your personality and lifestyle?

Smalley Bogg October 26, 2019 No Comments

Because people usually recognize him by his face, his glasses are part of his identity.

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SUNSET OF MULHOLLAND DRIVE (dir. Uli Gaulke, Agnes Lisa Wegner): 2019 Philadelphia Film Festival review

Angela Harmon October 25, 2019 No Comments

Sunset Over Mulholland Drive is not interested in exploration, only adoration.

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HARRIET (dir. Kasi Lemmons): 2019 Philadelphia Film Festival review

Angela Harmon October 25, 2019 1 Comment

You’ve never seen a movie like HARRIET

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DOGS DON’T WEAR PANTS (dir. J-P Valkeapää): 2019 Philadelphia Film Festival review

Dan Scully October 25, 2019 No Comments

Even those not on board with the film’s themes will be won over by the sensory experience

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THE IRISHMAN (dir. Martin Scorsese): 2019 Philadelphia Film Festival review

Dan Scully October 25, 2019 No Comments

A stunningly realized world with an ensemble of legends doing what they do best

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Dance Reviews

DON QUIXOTE (PA Ballet):

Eri Yoneda October 24, 2019 2 Comments

A thrilling reprise from Pennsylvania Ballet

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THE NIGHT ALIVE (Inis Nua): A little unlikely magic

Mark Cofta October 24, 2019 No Comments

A writer in touch with real life—and how scary it can be.

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COME FROM AWAY (national tour): Welcome to the Rock

Toby Zinman October 23, 2019 No Comments

Deeply stirring and mournful, a remarkable accomplishment

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BACURAU (dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles): 2019 Philadelphia Film Festival review

Dan Scully October 23, 2019 No Comments

If Bacurau is what an international genre film looks like, color me excited, because it’s a great look.

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MARY SHELLEY’S FRANKENSTEIN (McCarter): Overreaching ambition

Toby Zinman October 20, 2019 No Comments

Theatrically spectacular but without the marvelous profundity of the source novel

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DEERSKIN (dir. Quentin Dupieux): 2019 Philadelphia Film Festival review

Dan Scully October 20, 2019 No Comments

There is nobody making films like Quentin Dupieux. The gleefully immature DEERSKIN might be his most mature work yet

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THE SYNGE TRIPTYCH (Quintessence): Celebrating the common people of Ireland

Joshua Herren October 20, 2019 No Comments

In repertory with their solid production of PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, the company presents three of Synge’s one-acts as THE SYNGE TRIPTYCH.

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THE LODGE (dir. Severin Flavia + Veronica Franz): 2019 Philadelphia Film Festival review

Dan Scully October 20, 2019 No Comments

Appropriately enough, THE LODGE leaves us cold.

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JALLIKATTU (dir. Lijo Jose Pellissery): 2019 Philadelphia Film Festival review

Dan Scully October 20, 2019 1 Comment

It’s not to be missed. And that’s no bull.

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PARASITE (dir. Joon-ho Bong): 2019 Philadelphia Film Festival review

Dan Scully October 18, 2019 No Comments

This years Palme d’Or winner at Cannes was also the opening night film for the 28th annual Philadelphia Film Festival.

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DOT (People’s Light): A (fading) memory play

Joshua Herren October 17, 2019 No Comments

Mmemories fill a family’s West Philadelphia home like radio waves.

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An Irish Masterpiece Still Shocking: Considering Synge’s PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD

Henrik Eger October 17, 2019 No Comments

An extended consideration of the new Synge production from Mount Airy’s Quintessence Theatre.

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Speak From Away: Dialect coach Joel Goldes teaches Newfie-talk and other accents for COME FROM AWAY

Debra Danese October 17, 2019 No Comments

Dialect coach Joel Goldes breaks down what it takes to learn an accent.

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10 Picks for the 2019 Philadelphia Film Festival

Christopher Munden October 15, 2019 No Comments

What to see at the 2019 Philadelphia Film Festival

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