First and foremost HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2021 brought films back in a major way. Even though there were many more blockbuster level films than in 2020, Indies still held their own. This year my breakdown went: *2020 total in parenthesis 108 films (70) A+ - 4 (3)A - 14 (10)A-/B+ - 22 (17)B - 30... Continue Reading →
2021 Year in Review: Ranking the Movie Musicals
We have reached the end of the year, which means we will be sharing our best-of list with you. The musical genre has had many films come out this year with some really good and not-so-good movies. So today, I share with you my 2021 Movie Musicals Ranked. CyranoOne of the true surprises of 2021... Continue Reading →
AFI Awards 2021 Honorees Announced
The annual list of the AFI best films are always one that keep me on the edge of the seat, today they have released their 10 films and TV programs that have made the cut. AFI AWARDS 2021 HONOREES ANNOUNCED Honorees To Be Celebrated At Private Reception On January 7, 2022 AFI’s Movie Club To... Continue Reading →
tick, tick… BOOM! Review: Andrew Garfield gives one of the best musical performances of all-time in one of the best musicals of all-time.
Director(s): Lin-Manuel Miranda Writer(s): Steven Levenson Cast: Andrew Garfield, Robin de Jesus, Vanessa Hudgens Synopsis: On the cusp of his 30th birthday, a promising young theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressures of life as an artist in New York City. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJserno8tyU Lin-Manuel Miranda might be one of the biggest names in theater... ever,... Continue Reading →
2021 AFI Festival: tick, tick… Boom! Review
Director by Lin-Manuel MirandaWritten by Steven Levenson (based on a musical by Jonathan Larson)Cast: Andrew Garfield, Robin de Jesus, Alexandra Shipp, Vanessa Hudgens, Joshua HenryPlot: On the cusp of his 30th birthday, a promising young theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressures of life as an artist in New York City. Before watching tick, tick…Boom!, I... Continue Reading →