Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
“I can’t think of anyone more outrageous than me.” Back in 2007, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story served up a brilliant deconstruction of the musical biopic. Fast rise, inevitable fall, […]
Tag Archives: Musical
A Star Is Born (2018)
“It has a magical quality to it.” Romantic in that special way a potential lover can absolutely level you with their eyes. Comedic in the sense that all great tragedies […]
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
“That’s the best kind of party, little girl.” Essentially “Karaoke: The Movie,” Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again takes a turn towards dramatic territory that its campy, zany predecessor wisely never […]
Hearts Beat Loud (2018)
“When life hands you conundrums, you turn them into art.” What I’ve always admired about movies – and what I’ve long loved about all of the many forms of art […]
The Greatest Showman (2017)
“You need something alive.” Gaudy, gregarious, and indiscriminately empowering, The Greatest Showman is like a vivid dream that you watch with eyes wide open. Technically speaking, that’s not always a good thing […]
Baby Driver (2017)
“That’s how you do it, Baby.” Ask me to describe Baby Driver in one line and you’ll get a different response every time. “Take True Romance’s Bonnie and Clyde love affair and splash in some […]
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
“Who could ever learn to love a beast?” There’s a reason that the 1991 Disney film was the only animated movie ever nominated for Best Picture up until the category […]
La La Land (2016)
[This is a review from the 2016 Chicago International Film Festival. La La Land opens nationwide December 16th.] “I’m a phoenix rising from the ashes.” Perhaps the best way to describe the […]
Sing Street (2016)
“You can never do anything by half.” Sing Street is a movie for music fans, for lovers of defiant romance, and for the displaced teens lining the walls of middle schools the […]
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
“There’s no such thing as selling out anymore.” Comedy trio The Lonely Island, perhaps best known for their slew of uproarious SNL digital shorts, reenter the film industry with the […]
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