Tag: musicals
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Review: West Side Story
Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story is as joyous as a movie musical can get. It’s a film that aims high and dreams big, and manages to fire on all cylinders. This is Spielberg’s first film since Ready Player One, and by comparison it’s drastically different. In fact, it’s drastically different because this is one of…
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Review: Tick, Tick… Boom!
Andrew Garfield is one of those actors who appear to be getting better with age. Beginning with The Social Network in 2010, Garfield has since played Spider-Man, nabbed an Oscar nomination for Hacksaw Ridge, and delivered strong, interesting work in films like Silence, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, and Under the Silver Lake. He’s just…
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Review: Dear Evan Hansen
Dear Evan Hansen is a film musical that makes the mistake of being a musical. Here is a film in which the material and the story are compelling on its own. So whenever a character suddenly bursts into song, it feels more like a well-intentioned distraction. Actions speak louder than words. In this case, the…
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First Time Watch: Fame (1980)
By Christian DiMartino Alan Parker’s Fame was nominated for six Academy Awards and won two, for Best Original Song and Best Score. Yet it sits at a 6.6 on IMDb, which isn’t a bad rating, necessarily, but it seems kind of mixed considering the aforementioned six Oscar nominations. Perhaps the film was well received at…
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From the Shelf: The Producers (2005)
By Christian DiMartino Mel Brooks’ The Producers is a wonderful classic. Made in 1967, Brooks won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, and with good reason. It’s a great premise, brought to life by Brooks and his two stars, Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel. As time went on, The Producers went on to be a…
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First Time Watch: Bugsy Malone (1976)
By Christian DiMartino With the recent passing of the great Alan Parker (Midnight Express, Mississippi Burning), it seemed like a good time to check out Parker’s directorial debut, Bugsy Malone. This film’s existence has been on my radar for some time. To further that, the idea of it has long sounded intriguing and… bizarre. On paper, Bugsy…
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