The meaning of family is determined in Disney’s colorful delight. Disney’s 60th animated feature “Encanto” is the studio’s fourth feature to have a Latin American spirit after “Saludos Amigos,” “The Three Caballeros,” […]
Encanto
Tick, Tick…Boom!
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Andrew Garfield are a match made in Heaven. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut of the film version of the semi-autobiographical musical “Tick, Tick…Boom” explains that it’s based on a true […]
Dear Evan Hanson
Musical about a lonely teen caught in a lie ends on a sour note. “Dear Evan Hansen” is a missed opportunity of a Broadway musical-turned-film about a lonely boy who is mistaken […]
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Catchy tunes, true reality, and love make this LGBTQ musical inspiring. “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie” informs us that it’s based on a true story, and that it added the singing and dancing. […]
Cinderella
Smart women and show-stopping songs make this updated version of the classic story fun. Yeah, yeah, we all know the story. Ella is treated like the maid by her wicked stepmother and […]
The Loud House Movie
Nickelodeon’s hit cartoon makes some noise on Netflix. I have a buddy, who is a Nickelodeon fan, mostly for the 90s when they were all that, and he often has his positive […]
Annette
Hear Driver and Cotillard sing their quirky hearts out. “Annette,” a zany and often dazzling musical, stars Adam Driver as comedian Henry McHenry and Marion Cotillard as soprano Ann Desfranoux. On stage, […]
Vivo
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s colorful animated musical learns to be flexible. Lin-Manuel Miranda is one of the most fearless musical actors on stage and screen. From “Hamilton” to “In The Heights” to “Mary Poppins […]
In The Heights
The best movie musical of 2021 so far has arrived! Fresh off his success with the filmed version of “Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda has another Broadway sensation called “In The Heights” hitting the […]
Music
This is definitely Sia’s terrible combo of autism and music. Sia’s film directorial debut “Music” is so tone-deaf and obnoxious, it’s impossible to comprehend why it would combine a story about autism […]
