Arrival
Friday, November 11th, 2016—FilmArrival (USA 2016, Drama/Mystery/Sci-Fi), Writer: Eric Heisserer; Director: Denis Villeneuve I write this piece with such a heavy heart. It has been a dark, difficult week. It feels sadly fitting that the great, the legendary Leonard Cohen, who left us days ago, named his most recent album You Want It Darker. We have gotten that. […]
The Babadook
Wednesday, August 24th, 2016—FilmThe Babadook (Australia/Canada 2014, Horror), Writer/Director: Jennifer Kent I took my time getting to The Babadook, but this one is definitely a case of “better late than never.” Horror is a genre I tend to avoid. I hate gratuitous violence and don’t like being scared just for the hell of it. The Babadook is horror […]
Sleeping Giant
Saturday, April 30th, 2016—FilmSleeping Giant (Canada 2015, Adventure/Drama), Writers: Andrew Cividino, Blain Watters, Aaron Yeger; Director: Andrew Cividino When the credits rolled on Sleeping Giant last night, the audience was completely silent for a beat or two, before erupting into applause. That’s the impact this movie has. It’s raw, real and chilling, and it gets into your head—and […]
Zootopia (feat. David Walberg)
Thursday, April 7th, 2016—FilmZootopia (USA 2016, Animation/Action/Adventure), Writers: Jared Bush, Phil Johnston; Directors: Byron Howard, Rich Moore, Jared Bush It’s not often I get to review a movie with one of my three nephews after having watched it together. They’re not from around here, so when we do team up, we all watch the movies separately and then […]
Blackbird (live) & The Crucible (live)
Monday, March 28th, 2016—FilmBlackbird (Belasco Theatre, 2016), Writer: David Harrower; Director: Joe Mantello The Crucible (Walter Kerr Theatre, 2016), Writer: Arthur Miller; Director: Ivo van Hove I do not know which to prefer, The beauty of inflections Or the beauty of innuendoes, The blackbird whistling Or just after. I read these words on a plaque, embedded in the […]
