When I was a kid, my grandparents purchased an RV. My family used it often, regularly traveling around the East Coast and up into New England. I […]
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‘The People’s Joker’ meets definition of art
Heath Ledger’s Joker quipped, “Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stranger.” Vera Drew has internalized that line in her outrageous parody of Todd Phillips’ “Joker,” “The People’s […]
‘Minnesota Mean’ delves into the unique world of roller derby
In the roller derby documentary “Minnesota Mean” from filmmaker Dawn Mikkelson, one of the women tells the camera that she always has loved sports, but she felt […]
Appeal of ‘Big Boys’ squares largely on its star, humor
For a long time, movies about the queer experience existed solely to discuss the pain associated with not being accepted, or the actual abuse that can occur. […]
‘Big Boys’ director talks about creating movies that they wanted to see while growing up
One of the benefits of being a creator is the ability to make something you wish you had been able to experience in your youth. That is […]
Glenn Powell kills it in ‘Hit Man’
Theater kids are often some of the most maligned kids in high schools. A little odd, a little dramatic, a little over-the-top. So when we watch movies […]
Feel free to be a no-show to wedding comedy ‘Mother of the Bride
When my kids were younger, we would regularly watch the Nickelodeon show, “iCarly.” It was a relatively silly show about three friends who ran their own web […]
‘Musica’ takes a different tune with rom-com format
I love it when a movie surprises me, particularly when it’s in a genre with a fairly predictable style. Messing with the formula is often necessary to […]
‘Scoop’ doesn’t dig into the characters enough to score
The story of who did what when they were with Jeffrey Epstein is something that was always going to be murky. And any possibility of the full […]
‘The Greatest Hits’ doesn’t quite sing
In my not-writing life, I work in music. I studied music in college, I teach private lessons and I play out when I can. But even those […]
