A Star is Born

You don’t always know how important something is until you’re confronted with its sparse reality. It’s sort of the converse of saying you don’t really appreciate something until it’s gone. Universal’s new film, The Photograph,…

We are only days away from the 91st Academy Awards and it already feels like the entire show (and everything surrounding it) has been picked apart. It was an unpredictable season that built to a…

October is known for horror in the film community. You know it, I know it. But aside from the wonderful, head-stomping return of Michael Myers, by my account, October 2018 will be most remembered for…

We as a collective always complain that there are too many remakes and reboots. In recent years, the cynical feel of studios dredging up any property with some amount of clout has reached an all-time…

As far back as I can remember I’ve enjoyed watching movie musicals from what they call the golden age of Hollywood. Some particular favorites of mine are The Bandwagon, Stormy Weather, and Oliver. And even…

I am a massive fan of musicals, and find myself lucky to have been privy to the visual and auditory spectacles that is The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables and Wicked. My intense and…