A musical about 9/11 might not exactly sound like a feel-good experience or even your cup of tea, but the filmed version of the Broadway hit “Come From Away” is joyous and deceptively layered. It takes place in the tiny town of Gander, Newfoundland, where 7,000 stranded airline passengers landed...
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Reviews
Breakfast All Day Podcast: A La Carte With Kearran Giovanni
This badass right here is my latest A La Carte interview guest: Kearran Giovanni, co-star of the CW series “Black Lightning.” In reality, she couldn’t be sweeter or more generous. That’s called acting! Kearran and I have been friends for about seven years, since our kids went to pre-school together. (She...
Read moreWhat the Flick?! — Remembering Mike Nichols
Matt, Alonso and I look back at the staggeringly diverse and consistently sharp career of Mike Nichols, who died this week at age 83. It’s hard to think of another director working today who matches his depth and range, and who draws such inspired work from established actors....
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Birdman
“Birdman” is technically astounding yet emotionally rich, intimate yet enormous, biting yet warm, satirical yet sweet. It’s one of the best times you’ll have at the movies all year and might just be the best movie of the year. A rare four-star review, at RogerEbert.com. Read the review here...
Read moreWhat the Flick?! — Jersey Boys
Hopefully by the time you watch this, we all will have purged the Four Seasons songs from our brains. They are darn catchy. Clint Eastwood’s film itself, though — while glossy and entertaining — is also rather conventional and safe....
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