Every theatre arts teacher has one or two plays or musicals they always wanted to produce and direct on stage. LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS was one of mine. There never seemed to be the right time, and timing is everything when creating an okay season for my community. It is a regret. Ever since I first heard the opening number of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, I was smitten with plant fever and a huge crush on Seymour, played by Rick…
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The best docs are the ones that surprise you and take a huge left turn in the middle. And that is exactly what this fantastic documentary offers. The last movie Howard Hughes made in 1951 was a complete fiasco – it was about Genghis Kahn and the Mongol Conquerors, but get this: It starred John Wayne in the title role with an almost entirely white cast! I swear I could not make this up. The movie was hugely expensive and…
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OCULUS gets consistently more convoluted as it progresses, but Flanagan is able to keep us as oriented as we should be.…
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WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS is bat… I mean, back! And it’s just as relevant, funny, and outrageously violent after fifty-plus episodes. At this point, the ensemble is “familiar.” However, this show’s “acquired taste” will be missed when it departs our TV screens after the sixth season. I’m sad to see it go, yet I’m also excited for it to go out on its own terms. This group of lovable characters didn’t start the fire, but the show’s style…
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SHRINKING explored the concept of what friendship means as we age and change. It was a testament to how far those surrounding us will go the distance.…
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When I was a little girl, I distinctly remember watching CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON in 3D on WPIX, a then-independent station out of New York City. I didn’t recall the year or much about the movie except that we had to go to Burger King to pick up the red & blue 3D glasses and that after I saw the film, I was terrified to bathe for a couple of days. Recently I saw that in honor of the…
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WAG THE DOG is one of film’s important, political, comedy classics. It is relevant and smart.…
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A group of self-obsessed, sycophantic twenty-something-year-olds get together to play a deadly game. Sound familiar? IT’S WHAT’S INSIDE attempts to achieve the charisma of other iconic horror comedies like BODIES BODIES BODIES, and while it does not necessarily achieve the same charm, its’ premise and tone are entertaining enough to merit a watch, especially with a run-time of just over an hour-and-a-half. The concept of IT’S WHAT’S INSIDE is silly yet thought-provoking, a difficult but necessary dichotomy to achieve for…
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I said I was only going to review the pilot for the hew MATLOCK series. I lied. Kathy Bates as Matty MATLOCK is too perfect.…
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