Film & TV, Review

Review: Half-Baked Documentary The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe Fails to Unearth Anything Noteworthy About the Star

A documentary has to work hard for me not to like it. So imagine my reaction to seeing how hard director Emma Cooper worked (or rather, re-worked) journalist Anthony Summers’ […]

Steve Prokopy /
Stages, Theater

Review: Sunset Boulevard at Porchlight Glimpses Greatness, Ultimately Falls Short

Sunset Boulevard

Though I pride myself on a rather robust knowledge of American musical theater, one show I’ve never managed to get to is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard, the musical based […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Netflix’s Dolemite is My Name Lands The Laughs—And Strong Performances

Dolemite is my Name

It’s almost impossible to watch Eddie Murphy take on the character of world-famous stand-up performer/blaxploitation actor/rap pioneer Rudy Ray Moore and not wonder what took him so long to do […]

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