The days are short. The holidays are long. You need time to cool down after an avalanche of obligations and kick back with family, friends or just by your delightful self, this dark and lovely season. Here's a winter wonderland of ways to enjoy the chill--this article also appearing in EXHALE MAGAZINE! Settle Into A [...]
HURRY! FREE ADVANCE SCREENING for a Warner Brothers Pictures’ release “THE GOOD LIAR” For the chance to receive two tickets to this screening please visit: http://www.wbtickets.com/UgPsY16995 Monday, November 11, 2019 at 7:00 PM in Boston (Theatre will be named on your ticket) “THE GOOD LIAR” Running Time: 109-minutes Rated: R Opening Date: November 15, 2019 Cast: [...]
There is a barrage of local theater on stages in and around Boston-- here's my take! Photo: Maggie Hall Photography ADMISSIONS-- Joshua Harmon's adroit take on one of the most incendiary issues of the day: diversity at an elite prep school. The play heats up on ignition when Maureen Keiller as admissions officer [...]
No doubt you've seen my review of PARASITE, the most well-conceived, executed, and surprising movie out there now, but here's my take on a few more--worthy in whole, in part, or not at all... These films represent my wide-ranging interest in all kinds of movies, even as fewer and fewer of them are now playing [...]
HURRY! See FREE advance screening of Universal Pictures release "LAST CHRISTMAS"!! Tuesday November 5 7PM at AMC BOSTON COMMON To sign up for advance screening passes click here: https://forms.gle/1Jqk3KkFhcpPud4XA PLEASE NOTE: By completing this form, your name will automatically be added to the advance screening RSVP list. Duplicate names will be deleted from [...]
It's all in the title: PARASITE, a meticulously calibrated, razor sharp masterpiece of humor, horror, and social commentary from Korean writer/director Bong Joon-Ho. "Parasite" which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes 2019-- and the first Korean film to win that honor--subverts all your expectations as it innocently works its way into your psyche. [...]
Here it is short and sweet--a guide on what to see this weekend onstage! THE LION KING: Disney's extravaganza by way of the movie and local wunderkind Tony Award-winner Julie Taymor, THE LION KING has roared back into town! The show literally emerges grandly from the audience and right up onto the stage [...]
ENTER-TO-WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SEE FOX SEARCHLIGHT’S LUCY IN THE SKY AT AMC BOSTON COMMON CLICK HERE TO ENTER: https://tinyurl.com/LucyBoston *5 winners will be selected. Entries must be received by Wednesday OCTOBER 9! Entering your information does not guarantee you a ticket. Winners will receive their passes in the mail. *Passes Valid beginning [...]
AT LAST! The juvenile, CGI-infested, big screen parade of sequels and blockbuster money grabs masquerading as movies have released their chokehold on the marketplace-- and the real movie season has begun! FALL brings serious, smart, entertaining, varied, challenging adult fare to movie theaters and I look forward to stimulating viewing instead of sinking into a [...]
There's a trove of theater to discover in Boston RIGHT NOW! Here's more of what I've seen onstage in the last 10 days. "THE STONE"-- Take a trip to Needham and up a narrow staircase to a tiny theater and a troupe of artists bursting with ideas, talent, and drama. Award-winning Russian theater company Arlekin Players works [...]
