“Perhaps "Jamie" would work with a modicum of success if the viewer had recently woken up from a three-decade-long coma. For a movie ostensibly all about being original, there is not a single new idea here.”
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“For me, the most exciting thing on display isn’t so much the specifics of “Come From Away” but what it represents. Here is a well-made, creatively staged, modern, new, mature musical that’s available for the world to see and to inspire the next generation of theater-makers.”
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"Annette" is a polarizing film and while it may seem startling fresh in 2021, it isn't particularly unique. The easiest comparison may be to "Tommy," another surreal rock opera about fame and violence.”
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“CODA” has a beautiful, well-intentioned voice. But the song it’s singing is a reorchestrated cover – some new runs here, a new arrangement there – rather than the wholly original song it could have been.
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"Schmigadoon" will disappear from memory as quickly as the fog that covers the title town's bridge. But when you're visiting, I can't say it isn't, well, delightful.
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“Central Park is funny, optimistic and much smarter than it has any right to be; a show and a song brimming with the kind of gentle joy I don’t see that often. It’s well worth seeking out.”
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“I’ve watched all nine episodes of “Little Voice” and I can’t come up with a single adjective myself that rings true. I can, however, come up with one for “Little Voice” itself: disappointing.”
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“I look forward to more "Central Park," as it’s the kind of show a lot of us are craving right now. It’s fun and funny and a joy to watch. It’s a show that will make your day a little brighter.”
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Beyond being a truly entertaining, cinematic thrill ride, I’d guess that “Midsommar” will act as a Rorschach test for viewers.
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OnScreen Critics Ken Jones and Noah Golden hand out their superlatives for the movie class of 2017.
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