‘The Greatest Showman’ reviews
John’s “The Greatest Showman” review, April 10, 2018 Michael’s “The Greatest Showman” review, Dec. 30, 2017
Music
‘The Greatest Showman’ is a beautiful celebration of showbiz that doesn’t pretend to be subtle (Movie review)
“The Greatest Showman” (2017), now available for home viewing, takes us back to a time when anything is possible if you dream big and are persistent. Did such a time ever exist? That’s beside the […]
‘Pitch Perfect 3’ reviews
Michael’s “Pitch Perfect 3” review, Dec. 30, 2017 John’s “Pitch Perfect 3” review, April 4, 2018
‘Pitch Perfect 3’ is completely off key in formerly fun franchise’s finale (Movie review)
“Pitch Perfect 3” (2017), now available for home viewing, is an unfortunately perfect example of a franchise that keeps going after it has run out of good ideas. Following the fun and catchy original (2013) […]
First episode impressions: ‘Rise’ (TV review)
I was never involved in theater in school, but I learned to appreciate it during my years covering arts and entertainment for newspapers (even if my love of music, movies and TV was why I initially […]
‘Score’ an informative yet gorgeous journey through the history of film composing (Movie review)
“Score: A Film Music Documentary” almost seems like it’s cheating. Its score – by the very definition of the subject matter – is the greatest music cues from the history of film. And inevitably, that […]
‘Score: A Film Music Documentary’ reviews
John’s “Score: A Film Music Documentary” review, March 6, 2018 Michael’s “Score: A Film Music Documentary” review, Top 20 films of 2017, Jan. 21, 2018
‘La La Land’ review
Michael’s “La La Land” review, Top 10 films of 2016, Medium, Feb. 27, 2017
‘Sing Street’ review
Michael’s “Sing Street” review, Top 10 films of 2016, Medium, Feb. 27, 2017
‘Love Monkey’ review
“Love Monkey” (2006, CBS) – Sorry, “Ed” fans, but this was the role Tom Cavanagh was born to play: a youthful-looking yet experienced record company executive who trolls New York looking for talent (he finds […]