-
Recent Posts
- The Exception – Film Review
- The Beguiled – Film Review
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – Theatre Review: National Touring Production, ASU Gammage, Tempe
- Rough Night – Film Review
- 47 Meters Down – Film Review
- The Hero – Film Review
- The Wizard of Oz – Theatre Review: Valley Youth Theatre, Herberger Center, Phoenix
- The Mummy – Film Review
- Megan Leavey – Film Review
- It Comes At Night – Film Review
Recent Comments
Archives
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
Categories
Meta
Monthly Archives: August 2016
Pageant: The Musical Comedy Beauty Contest – Theatre Review: Arizona Broadway Theatre, Peoria
Out of all the shows presented at Arizona Broadway Theatre in Peoria this current season, it’s probable that for mainstream theatre audiences, the 1991 off-Broadway musical comedy Pageant is the least known. Don’t let that hold you back. Without reservation, it’s also, surprisingly, the funniest and most satisfying production on ABT’s stage this year. Here’s […]
Posted in Theatre
Don’t Breathe – Film Review
There’s an issue with the movies lately that’s fast becoming a trend. It’s where the opening scene gives audiences a glimpse of events that have already unfolded. It’s a like a teaser trailer for things to come. Clearly, a character is in trouble but we’re not sure why. Then the scene fades and the story […]
Posted in Film
Don’t Dress For Dinner – Theatre Review: Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre, Actors Cafe, Scottsdale
Farce is a personal thing. If it doesn’t appear to be working in the first five minutes, you can tell, it’s never going to work. The forced nature of intentionally over-acting not only requires a lot from the actors, but also from the audience. There’s work required. Actors need to convince that the absurdity of […]
Posted in Theatre
Ben-Hur – Film Review
Generally, when movie-goers refer to the original Ben-Hur, they’re talking of the epic 1959 Charlton Heston film. But if you count the 2003 animated feature (voiced by Heston) there are now five big screen versions, plus a 2010 TV mini series and an 1899 spectacular play that ran for over twenty years. The novel was […]
Posted in Film
War Dogs – Film Review
Based on a Rolling Stone article by Guy Lawson that later became a book called Arms and the Dudes, War Dogs is the real-life story of a couple of Florida stoners who saw a loophole, went for it and became temporarily rich as gunrunners, supplying weapons for U.S. troops. It’s an incredible story, but the […]
Posted in Film
Lizzie – Theatre Review: A/C Theatre Company, Hardes Theatre at Phoenix Theatre, Phoenix
The law may have declared her not guilty, but legend and tradition think otherwise. So, too, does the uncompromising, in-your-face, rock musical, Lizzie. Based on the infamous Lizzie Borden affair, A/C Theatre Company increased the volume and began its second season this past weekend at the intimate Hardes Theatre at Phoenix Theatre with Lizzie, a […]
Posted in Theatre