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Who doesn’t love a good spy thriller? From James Bond to Jason Bourne to Jack Ryan, it might be the most venerable type of genre film in show biz these days. Each year it seems more and more [...]

The late, great Bette Davis once said, “Old age ain’t no place for sissies.” THE RULE OF JENNY PEN, the new film from New Zealand filmmaker James Ashcroft proves that adage long before any [...]

I’m late to the dance on reviewing the Oscar-nominated I’M STILL HERE, but it’s easy to see why Brazil’s Best International Film nominee is also up for Best Picture. Its true story about a [...]

Truly, it belongs there. That’s how terrific this new sci-fi thriller is. My review of it is going to be one of my shortest ever as I want you to go see the movie with as few spoilers as [...]

The character of PARTHENOPE is much like the film that bears her name. Beautiful, sensual, and mysterious, also vexing and even aggravating. What does this young woman, named for a Greek siren, [...]

  The Emmy-Award-winning SEVERANCE television series that premiered on Apple TV Plus three years ago blended sci-fi, moral commentary, and cheekiness better than any television program since [...]

Rarely can a film keep you on edge simply through its camera placement, but THE BRUTALIST is one such picture. It doesn’t hurt either that you’re kept in rapt, uneasy attention by shocking [...]

It’s entirely appropriate that the Netflix series BLACK DOVES takes place during Christmas time in jolly ol’ England because the spy thriller couldn’t be more of a gift this season. Premiering [...]

  Author Ron Fassler, designer Robin Weisz, and I are proud to announce the publication of THE SHOW GOES ON, a new book about the firing, hiring, and replacement casts on Broadway. Ron [...]

A movie adaptation rarely betters its original Broadway musical, but the first film of a two-part transfer to the screen of WICKED does so in almost every way. The detailed production design, [...]