All posts tagged "Reviews"
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Fruit Bats: ‘A River Running to Your Heart’ Review
The latest album from the Fruit Bats contemplates the meaning of place, daring us to do the same.
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‘Les Miserables’ Review: Rebel Yell
Impressive singing and stagecraft spark a lit and lively 'Les Miz' at the Kennedy Center.
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‘Beau is Afraid’ Review: Mommy Issues
If you like vivid nightmares driven by existential depression and crushing grief you will love 'Beau is Afraid.'
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‘On the Far End’ Review: Justice Served
Playwright Mary Kathryn Nagle ably carries 'On the Far End' with a commanding solo performance as Muscogee leader Ella Jean Hill.
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‘Beef’ Review: Enraged
'Beef' bills itself as a comedy, but it works better as a drama about the burning anger we confront in everyday life.
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‘Sweeney Todd’ Broadway Review: Pop Goes the Bloodshed
Recording artist Josh Groban leads a solid cast in Broadway's riveting new revival of a classic American musical.
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‘Renfield’ Review: Drained
Nicolas Cage plays the infamous Count Dracula in 'Renfield,' an overcooked clash of genre and tepid grasps at modernization.
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‘Unseen’ Review: Trauma Central
Mosaic's 'Unseen' captures nuances of bearing witness to war and suffering, but its heroine doesn't come fully into focus.
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‘Mafia Mamma’ Review: Mafia Miss
Toni Collette's madcap mob comedy 'Mafia Mamma' is drowning in blood and bullets instead of laughs.
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‘El Houb’ Review: Arab Spring
A coming-out drama devoid of joy or affirmation, "El Houb" looks at an angst-ridden gay Arab immigrant's life in Amsterdam
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‘Parade’ Review: Injustice in Georgia
A much-beloved nineties musical, "Parade," returns to Broadway in a stunning new production starring Ben Platt.
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‘Bad Cinderella’ Review: Fractured Fairy Tale
"Bad Cinderella," the latest Broadway musical from composer Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, lives up to its name.
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Lana Del Rey’s ‘Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel…’ Review
No stranger to asking big questions, Lana Del Rey gets more existential than ever before on her ninth album.
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‘Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea’ Review: Wobbly Whimsy
Rorschach's revisionist fairy tale 'Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea' makes for airy, witty romance and often soggy farce.
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‘Like Me’ Review: Unlikely Story
Despite the compelling premise of a gay Tel Aviv teen kicked out after coming out, 'Like Me' stumbles over awkward direction.
