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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.
Jan 02 2023

MY TOP TEN MOVIES OF 2022

By |2023-01-03T18:19:26-05:00January 2nd, 2023|Comedy, Drama, Movies, Science Fiction, Thriller|0 Comments

What a wild and strange year for films. It took forever to find its groove, most of the best films landing in a heap on our doorsteps this fall on their way to being swept into awards season. And there was no one film that critics seemed to coalesce around though several have made it [...]

Dec 22 2022

FREE ADVANCE SCREENING: “WOMEN TALKING”

By |2023-01-12T16:39:29-05:00December 22nd, 2022|Drama, Expired Free Advance Screenings, Movies|0 Comments

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND A FREE ADVANCE SCREENING OF UNITED ARTISTS RELEASE: "WOMEN TALKING" Monday, January 2, 7:00PM, The Coolidge Corner Theater   RSVP HERE: http://uareleasingscreenings.com/WomenTalkingCoolidgeCorner Release Date: Opens in Boston on 1/6/23 Synopsis: Do nothing. Stay and fight. Or leave. In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with [...]

Dec 20 2022

THEATER: “TORCH SONG”/ “LIFE OF PI”

By |2022-12-21T15:41:24-05:00December 20th, 2022|Theater|0 Comments

Two to see as we head into Christmas WEEKEND! Moonbox productions continually grows in stature as a presenter of first-rate productions in a consistently excellent repertoire! This time it's Harvey Fierstein's classic TORCH SONG (Fierstein's 2017 reworked and reduced revival of "Torch Song Trilogy") with a funny, tender performance by Peter Mill as Arnold Beckoff [...]

Dec 08 2022

THEATER: LITTLE WOMEN THE BROADWAY MUSICAL/ LITTLE CHRISTMAS TREE SHOP OF HORRORS

By |2022-12-12T00:07:46-05:00December 8th, 2022|Theater|0 Comments

'Tis the season to be jolly! From the sacred to the profane, you'll find it all onstage now--with MUSIC!  Hang onto your hot cocoa and here we go.   Head on up to Stoneham to see one of the best productions ever mounted by Greater Boston Stage Company: LITTLE WOMEN The Broadway Musical!  It's Louisa [...]

Dec 04 2022

FREE ADVANCE SCREENING: “EMPIRE OF LIGHT”

By |2022-12-09T19:55:08-05:00December 4th, 2022|Drama, Expired Free Advance Screenings, Movies|0 Comments

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO A FREE ADVANCE SCREENING OF SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES  "EMPIRE OF LIGHT" Wednesday, December 7th at 7:30 PM at the Coolidge Corner Theatre RSVP HERE: https://searchlightscreenings.com/JoycesChoicesEOL In theaters December, 9th 2022 Synopsis: Set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, EMPIRE OF LIGHT is a compelling and poignant drama about the power of human connection during turbulent [...]

Nov 23 2022

FREE ADVANCE SCREENING: “SPOILER ALERT: The Hero Dies”

By |2022-12-09T19:55:58-05:00November 23rd, 2022|Comedy, Expired Free Advance Screenings, Movies, Romance|0 Comments

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO A FREE ADVANCE SCREENING OF FOCUS FEATURES RELEASE: "SPOILER ALERT" Wednesday, November 30th, 7PM @ AMC Boston Common! LINK TO DOWNLOAD TICKETS https://focusfeaturesscreenings.com/SPOILERALERTJOYCESHOICES Release dates: In select theaters on Friday, December 2nd, nationwide on Friday, December 16th Running time: 1 hour 52 Rating: PG-13 Director: Michael Showalter Screenwriters: [...]

Nov 21 2022

THEATER: SIX/ THE CHINESE LADY/ THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG

By |2022-11-22T10:44:16-05:00November 21st, 2022|Theater|0 Comments

THREE TO SEE ONSTAGE NOW: "SIX The Musical" at the Emerson Colonial Theatre!  I first saw it at the American Repertory Theater in 2019, reviewed it then (read what I said here), and haven't changed my mind about its problems, but this time I enjoyed it more. It's won a pair of Tonys for original [...]

Nov 14 2022

FREE ADVANCE SCREENING: “THE MENU”

By |2022-11-22T10:47:39-05:00November 14th, 2022|Comedy, Expired Free Advance Screenings, Horror, Movies|0 Comments

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO A FREE ADVANCE SCREENING OF SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES RELEASE: "THE MENU" ! Wednesday, November 16th at 7:30 PM at AMC Boston Common. RSVP HERE: https://searchlightscreenings.com/JoycesChoicesTHEMENU Synopsis: A couple (Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult) travels to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef (Ralph Fiennes) has [...]

Nov 14 2022

FREE ADVANCE SCREENING: “STRANGE WORLD”

By |2022-11-22T10:48:37-05:00November 14th, 2022|Expired Free Advance Screenings, Kids, Movies|0 Comments

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO A FREE ADVANCE SCREENING OF DISNEY  RELEASE: "STRANGE WORLD"! Monday, November 21st at AMC Assembly Row @ 7:00pm. RSVP HERE: https://gofobo.com/lXbav08303 U.S. Release Date:               Nov. 23, 2022 Voice Cast:                              Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid, Jaboukie Young-White, Gabrielle Union, Lucy Liu Director:                                   Don Hall Co-Director:     [...]

Nov 07 2022

FREE VIRTUAL ADVANCE SCREENING: “THE PEOPLE WE HATE AT THE WEDDING”

By |2022-11-22T10:49:40-05:00November 7th, 2022|Comedy, Expired Free Advance Screenings, Movies|0 Comments

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND A FREE VIRTUAL ADVANCE SCREENING OF PRIME VIDEO RELEASE "THE PEOPLE WE HATE AT THE WEDDING" ! Wednesday, November 16 at 7:00PM To register to watch the film click here: https://amazonscreenings.com/PEOPLEWEDDINGjoyce Opening: 11/18 (Prime Video) Rating: R Running Time: 100 minutes Directed by Claire Scanlon Written by Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin, [...]

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