Nov
22
Wicked
Wicked is the first half of the stage musical that I haven’t seen nor have I read the book its based on or listened to the soundtrack. It’s a prequel to The Wizard of Oz, telling the tale of how … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Musical
Nov
14
Emilia Perez
When Netflix calls a movie a “fever dream” in its description, go ahead and believe it. This flick is weirdly unmoored from reality except when it’s not… and except when it is. Early on I uttered “what in hell is … Continue reading
Mar
31
Journey to Bethlehem
Journey to Bethlehem opens with a title card saying it’s based on a true story… the greatest story ever told, as it turns out. This comforts me because it suggests the movie I’m watching is just a tribute (you gotta … Continue reading
Feb
17
This Is Me… Now
Not entirely sure why I hit play on this Amazon Prime video… experiment? Jennifer Lopez marketing push? Musical? Extended Music Video? Vanity project? I kinda sorta like J. Lo and I heard it was bonkers… and only an hour long… … Continue reading
Jan
12
Mean Girls (2024)
The original Mean Girls is hardly a movie I have word-for-word lodged in my brain. I enjoyed it certainly, especially on my rewatch last year. It’s also one of those movies where I kneejerk object to a remake… yeah… it’s … Continue reading
Jan
01
Color Purple, The (2023)
The Color Purple is about a pair of poor black Southern girl who are separated in the late 1910s. One vanishes while the other is stuck in an abusive marriage which she struggled to free herself from over the course … Continue reading
Nov
01
Dicks: The Musical
Oh no…. where do I even start? Should I start by being a giant square and say how much I hated this movie? And then just go ahead and acknowledge that I’m clearly not the target market so it hardly … Continue reading
Nov
20
Disenchanted
What a wild disappointment. I enjoyed the original Enchanted quite a bit and this sequel, while well-cast and with some good ideas, falls flat in so many ways. The film reunites us with Giselle, former fairy tale princess (Amy Adams) … Continue reading
Nov
19
Spirited
Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds doing Dickens’ A Christmas Carol? You know this ain’t gonna be a straight adaptation and it most certainly isn’t. There are so many Christmas Carol adaptations that this film turns it into a cottage industry. … Continue reading
Aug
14
13: The Musical
I’m not sure why I kept watching this once I realized this Netflix musical was for and about middle schoolers. I’m not the target market but I once was a 13 year old (who didn’t break out into song randomly) … Continue reading