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About Joyce Kulhawik

Joyce Kulhawik, best known as the Emmy Award-winning arts and entertainment critic for CBS-Boston (WBZ-TV 1981-2008), is currently lending her expertise as an arts critic/advocate, motivational speaker, and cancer crusader. Kulhawik is President of the Boston Theater Critics Association, a member of the Boston Society of Film Critics, and Boston Online Film Critics Association. Joyce also writes for WBUR's The ARTery and RogerEbert.com.
Feb 24 2026

THEATER: THE MODERATE/ WE HAD A WORLD

By |2026-02-24T23:35:59-05:00February 24th, 2026|Theater|Comments Off on THEATER: THE MODERATE/ WE HAD A WORLD

Two to see -- after the storm! THE MODERATE  now onstage at Central Square Theater is a tale of toxicity from within and without, mirrored by the darkest corners of the web. Ken Urban's play plunks us down in the middle of a multilayered crisis: internal and external,  physical and spiritual, individual, familial, generational, global, [...]

Feb 11 2026

THEATER: LITTLE WOMEN

By |2026-02-11T19:54:05-05:00February 11th, 2026|Theater|Comments Off on THEATER: LITTLE WOMEN

I've experienced many iterations of Louisa May Alcott's touching classic LITTLE WOMEN: The book. The movies-- ALL OF THEM. The theatrical productions. I even played Amy once in my summer day camp production when I was 10 years old, and briefly lived next door to Alcott's house in Concord!  I LOVE THIS MATERIAL and was [...]

Feb 03 2026

MOVIE: MELANIA

By |2026-02-04T12:24:40-05:00February 3rd, 2026|Celebrity Interviews, Documentary, Movies|Comments Off on MOVIE: MELANIA

I saw MELANIA on opening day, then went shopping at Costco. I know I got more for my money at the mass market retailer than I did for the mass market "crockumentary" made by director Brett Ratner. You may recall Ratner's career took a nose dive after he was accused of sexual misconduct by six [...]

Jan 26 2026

THEATER: JOB/THE GREAT PRIVATION/WONDER

By |2026-01-27T11:49:18-05:00January 26th, 2026|Theater|Comments Off on THEATER: JOB/THE GREAT PRIVATION/WONDER

What to consider while you're digging out and planning your next theater outing! Josephine Moshiri Elwood and Dennis Trainor, Jr. Photo: Benjamin Rose Photography. JOB--MUST SEE THIS at SpeakEasy Stage! Buckle up- the opening scenes of this psychological thriller might give you a heart attack.  One set. Two actors. 80 minutes. No intermission. It's [...]

Jan 24 2026

FREE ADVANCE SCREENING: SHELTER

By |2026-02-03T18:32:14-05:00January 24th, 2026|Action & Adventure, Expired Free Advance Screenings, Movies, Thriller, Trailers|Comments Off on FREE ADVANCE SCREENING: SHELTER

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO A FREE ADVANCE SCREENING OF BLACK BEAR PICTURES' RELEASE "SHELTER" ! Tuesday, January 27th at 7:00 PM at AMC Boston Common.  Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auHiLFjaIc0 First-come, first-serve passes, see here: RSVP Here Synopsis: On a remote coastal island, a reclusive man rescues a young girl from a deadly storm, drawing them both into danger. Forced out [...]

Jan 06 2026

MOVIE: MARTY SUPREME

By |2026-01-24T11:12:17-05:00January 6th, 2026|Drama, Movies|Comments Off on MOVIE: MARTY SUPREME

The seed is planted in the first scene of MARTY SUPREME. Marty Mauser impregnates his girlfriend in a frenzy of locomotion, standing up in the back room of a shoe store before setting out on a high speed chase to becoming the table tennis champion of the world! It takes balls, mad skills, and maniacal [...]

Dec 22 2025

THEATER: MIDWINTER REVELS

By |2025-12-22T13:46:14-05:00December 22nd, 2025|Theater|Comments Off on THEATER: MIDWINTER REVELS

I love the rituals that arise around the rhythms of the natural world, and there is probably no ritual more universally celebrated and mythologized than the winter solstice around Christmas! Now in its 55th season, REVELS has been resurrecting folk traditions from all over the globe to celebrate the return of light in the darkness. [...]

Dec 19 2025

THEATER: A CHRISTMAS CAROL/ AN IRISH CAROL

By |2025-12-19T18:40:55-05:00December 19th, 2025|Theater|Comments Off on THEATER: A CHRISTMAS CAROL/ AN IRISH CAROL

A toast to the season with a pair of Christmas Carols now onstage! The meaning of Christmas is nowhere more movingly expressed than in Charles Dickens' timeless fable about a man hardened to life but given a second chance to look back and open his heart to the love around him. Steven Maler's Commonwealth Shakespeare [...]

Dec 16 2025

FREE ADVANCE SCREENING: SONG SUNG BLUE

By |2025-12-19T18:46:01-05:00December 16th, 2025|Comedy, Drama, Expired Free Advance Screenings, Movies, Musicals|Comments Off on FREE ADVANCE SCREENING: SONG SUNG BLUE

You are cordially invited to attend a FREE ADVANCE SCREENING of Focus Features release: SONG SUNG BLUE SCREENING DETAILS Wednesday, December 17th, 6:30PM @ AMC BOSTON COMMON TRAILER HERE! RSVP HERE FOR FREE PASSES: LINK https://focusfeaturesscreenings.com/JCSSB Focus Features will release SONG SUNG BLUE In Theaters Nationwide This Christmas Directed By: Craig Brewer Written By: Craig Brewer Producers: John Davis, [...]

Dec 15 2025

MOVIES: BOSTON SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS AWARDS 2025

By |2025-12-15T15:24:00-05:00December 15th, 2025|Movies|Comments Off on MOVIES: BOSTON SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS AWARDS 2025

The Boston film critics have spoken! After an all-day meeting to vote the best movies and performances of the year, I share the announcement of our awards in the middle of an onslaught of horrifying news including the Brown University shooting, the Hanukkah massacre in Australia, and the violent murders of a beloved Hollywood giant [...]

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