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‘Song Sung Blue’ Review: Hugh Jackman And Kate Hudson Make Beautiful Neil Diamond Music In Surprising Biopic Of A Tribute Band – AFI Fest
IfSong Sung Blue,which had its World Premiere as the Closing Night film of AFI Fest, weren’t a true story no one would ever have the nerve to make it. The unlikely triumphs and unspeakable tragedies of a Milwaukee Neil Diamond tribute band known as Lightning And Thunder may take some dramatic…
‘Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost’ Review: Ben Stiller’s Enlightening Documentary About His Famous And Funny Parents Becomes A Family Affair To Remember
As an actor and director Ben Stiller is well known, merging those talents in movies likeZoolander, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Tropic Thunder, The Cable Guyand countless others, and most recently as director and producer of the Emmy darlingSevera…
‘Regretting You’ Review: True Love Inevitably Prevails In A Ridiculous Romantic Drama
Regretting You is a tribute to the transportational properties of cinema; for two very long hours you'll be wondering what year it is, where you are, and what the hell you're doing there. Rarely was a film more aptly titled, unless, of course, you're a…
‘100 Nights Of Hero’ Review: Julia Jackman’s Colorful Fantasy Debut Defends Women’s Rights With Mixed Results – London Film Festival
The Handmaid’s Tale meetsThe Arabian Nights in Julia Jackman's feature debut, a feminist fantasy that leans hard into whimsy while making some salient points about the place of women in the real world. Festivals have been generous to it so far, with…
‘Black Phone 2’ Review: Ethan Hawke’s The Grabber Is Back And There’s Hell To Pay In This Chiller Of A Sequel
The menacing evil villain of 2022’s hit horror film,Black Phone, is back for a sequel even though he was killed off in the first film. Of course that has never stopped filmmakers of these fright films before and it hasn’t stopped director Scott…
‘Ragtime’ Broadway Review: Lincoln Center Reclaims A Gem
Director Lear deBessonet has chosen wisely in the first production of her inaugural season as Artistic Director of Lincoln Center Theater, resurrecting the grand, however imperfect musicalRagtime, first staged on Broadway in a bloated 1998 production. Here, as she did with the recent Encores…
‘Is This Thing On?’ Review: Bradley Cooper’s Comedic Dissection Of A Marriage On The Rocks Is Indeed Right On – New York Film Festival
Movies have forever explored the mysteries of marriage in all aspects from classics like Ingmar Bergman’sScenes From A Marriage, Stanley Donen’sTwo For The Road, Robert Benton’s Oscar-winningKramer Vs. Kramer and Mike Nichols’ directorial debut of…
Dua Lipa Dances Four Nights Away In LA For ‘Radical Optimism’ Tour – Review
Last night Lionel Richie made a surprise appearance during night 3 of Dua Lipa’s “Radical Optimism” Tour at LA’s Kia Forum performing his Commodores-like-Caribbean sounding classic “All Night Long” with the British singer. It’s just one of many rotating classic ditties in her set list, Lipa…
‘Tron: Ares’ Review: Jared Leto Goes Full-Boat AI On Greta Lee In Robotic Reboot Of Disney’s Digital Franchise
Certainly 1982’sTronfrom director Steven Lisberger was a groundbreaking piece of cinematic CGI wizardry, but for some reason it took 28 years for a sequel, 2010’sTron: Legacy,a father-son story that marked Joseph Kosinski’s feature film directorial…
‘Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party Of A Showgirl’ Review: Pic Pulls Back The Curtain & Provides A Study Of Singer’s Work Ethic In Traditional Fan Experience
Taylor Swift's preface of her new theatrical release — "The Fate of Ophelia" music video followed by lyric videos to each of heralready record-breakingThe Life of aShowgirl's 12 songs interspersed with brief descriptions of her inspiration behind each song and brainstorming behind the music video…
‘Punch’ Broadway Review: When Violence Meets Forgiveness
The arrival of James Graham’sPunch on Broadway at this particular moment in time would seem thoroughly in keeping with horrific real-life events and the gut-wrenching zeitgeisty fictions likeAdolescence that force us to confront violence, grief and whatever sort of forgiveness we can muster. But…
‘Waiting For Godot’ Broadway Review: Keanu Reeves & Alex Winter’s Existential Adventure
Of course it works. Two old friends known for their clownish escapades, always wanting to get back to somewhere they were – anywhere but here, really – all the while using ever so odd verbiage to conduct idiosyncratic conversations that only sound a bit absurd on the surface but actually speak to…
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