Television review: Reflections on ‘Grease: Live!’ Bella Levaggi February 10, 2016 0 Comments A week after broadcast, television critic Bella Levaggi looks back on the groundbreaking “Grease: Live!” While I’m still not entirely sure whether “Grease” was so named for the... Read More »
Stream this: Netflix’s Oscar nominated documentary ‘Winter on Fire’ Reed Canaan February 9, 2016 1 Comment Back in October, Netflix released “Beasts of No Nation,” its first original feature film. Telling the gripping story of an African warlord and his band of child soldiers, the movie generated some... Read More »
Nufonia Must Fall comes to life at Bing Benjamin Sorensen February 7, 2016 0 Comments An adorable marshmallow-headed robot falls in love with a beautiful human scientist. That’s the gist of the plot in “Nufonia Must Fall,” but it comes nowhere close to a justifiable summary.... Read More »
Television review: ‘Animals’ is a profound meditation on the human condition Ryan Holmdahl February 4, 2016 0 Comments Often, a show’s tagline is all that’s needed to determine its fate — from a one-sentence description, it’s simple to name a show that’s doomed to failure. On paper, HBO’s “Animals” is... Read More »
Film review: ‘Hail, Caesar!’ is a stunning love letter to classic Hollywood Carlos Valladares February 4, 2016 0 Comments Well, they’re at it again. The Coen Brothers are up to more shenanigans in “Hail, Caesar!”, their latest ripping satire. Only the madcap team of Joel and Ethan Coen (“Fargo,” “The Big... Read More »
‘This is Acting,’ a Top-40 tour de force for Sia Joshua Seawell February 1, 2016 0 Comments “I’ll tell you what you want to hear,” Sia promises on “Unstoppable.” The Australian-born songstress (full name: Sia Furler) has written for Beyonce (“Pretty Hurts”), Rihanna... Read More »
Taiko ensemble Yamato delivers a powerful performance Serena Wong February 1, 2016 0 Comments “Please enjoy with your whole body.” With these opening words, Memorial Auditorium went black as members of Yamato stepped onstage. This past Saturday, Yamato, a Japanese taiko group, continued... Read More »
Film review: VFX can’t save ‘The Finest Hours’ from sinking Reed Canaan February 1, 2016 1 Comment Based on a true story, “The Finest Hours” purports to be a dramatic portrayal of one of the Coast Guard’s most epic rescue missions. It also seems to have all the necessary elements of a... Read More »