“While there are some familiar faces involved, the fresh faces stand out the most here, with Rachel Zegler, Mike Faist, and Ariana DeBose leading the way.”
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“‘tick, tick…BOOM!’ is worthy of many awards this season. It is not to be missed.”
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“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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“This ‘Naughty Neighbours’ hooked me but needs to be fleshed out further for a feature film. I hope both Chris Di Staulo and Elizabeth Harris do select to make it so.”
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“If you haven’t heard of the new HBOMax show Hacks that’s not a surprise. It has flown mostly under the radar.’
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“This show is just so joyful. It’s funny, it’s timely as people have become nostalgic again for the 2000s, it’s sweet, and has great messages.”
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“Four words appear at the end of the film: spirituality, humanity, care, and the principles of love. For me, this short film bravely captures these four elements in a symbiotic relationship to each other while wonderfully highlighting the solo work of the brief moment of each artist.”
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“The new miniseries “Halston” just dropped on Netflix and it is exactly what you would expect a show about an eccentric fashion designer in the 70’s to look like. It’s a show filled with sex, drugs, alcohol, and a whole lot of egos, just like the designer’s real life.”
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“Moxie is such a fun movie for anyone of any one age. It’s educational, funny, sweet, badass, and just overall a really well-made movie.”
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“If you’re looking for yet another show that will allow you to escape from the mundane day-to-day life, I highly recommend giving Searching for Italy a shot.”
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Tenet is a fitting film to be reopening movie theaters. The film is filled with trademark Nolan bombast and time puzzles. It’s basically Nolan’s Bond film.
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“While it’s perhaps a bit too early for a film to claim the title “Comedy of the Summer”, Max Barbakow’s Palm Springs starring Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti is making a very compelling case.”
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“The classic formula of the young new blood being brought into a secretive world and guided by an experienced and often weather or grizzled veteran.”
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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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“This production brought a small spark of what I feel when I enter the theatre, and made me long that much more to be back in a seat at a live performance.”
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“Season Three makes a clear attempt at providing more than the glamorous and shocking assassinations that have defined its previous seasons, but its execution is not definitive enough.”
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“Looking for a fun film to stream during quarantine? Something with great performances, a short-runtime, and genuinely hilarious jokes that will make you laugh out loud? Look no further than Michael Showalter’s The Lovebirds, starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani, now on Netflix.”
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