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Broadway's Be More Chill is the latest stab at the Great White Way's struggle for theatre to be a relevant 2500-year-old art form. Commissioned in 2015 by the Two River Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey, Be More Chill went ...
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I believe everyone has certain playwrights with whom they have a connection, certain artists whose music speaks directly to them. In my life as a theatre-goer, I have responded with a lot of resonance to Rattigan, Odets, and Williams. I ...
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I really like the word 'penultimate' for some reason. It's just a cool word and if you read any of the other posts on this site, you'll see it come up frequently where next to last TV episodes are concerned ...
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As we roll towards the end of May -- and there are a lot more series that premiered during the final week -- we again only have one new series that debuted this week. And it technically wasn't even a ...
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Before I get into my thoughts on the penultimate episode of the season ... Kirby's back from her book tour. And for some reason, Fallon is treating her like dirt. Boo! But, things can change.  As for the rest of the ...
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In 2013 I was blessed with one of the best action films of all-time, John Wick starring Keanu Reeves. It was later followed up with a sequel four years later. John Wick returns for a third time in Parabellum, which ...
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First off, let me say wow! I was totally surprised to see Olivia Wilde credited as the director for this film when I first saw the trailer. Olivia Wilde is a great actress who can balance funny roles as well ...
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Some people adore Shakespeare to a level that might be considered unhealthy. Some of these people may go on to make movies that aren’t great adaptations, others might ascribe to foolish conspiracy theories and make terrible movies about how Shakespeare ...
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I wanted to know the reveal of the latest Twilight Zone episode right away. I didn’t want to wait till the end to have Jordan Peele explain to me what I watched. The episode sparked those feelings because they wasted ...
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I don't know about you, but I kind of feel like the preview shown last week for this week's The Good Fight season finale really oversold the episode. The preview was very ominous, pretty much alluding to this being the ...
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The only thing foggier about that season finale was the writing trajectory it took to reach its conclusion. And despite some hiccups? All in all? That was a lame season finale. We basically know everything that's going to happen. Except ...
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Well that was one heck of a season finale! Almost made up for the past 21 episodes all in one fell swoop. And they wasted no time in finally unmasking the Gargoyle King at the top of the show .. ...
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