‘Pitch Perfect 3’ reviews
Michael’s “Pitch Perfect 3” review, Dec. 30, 2017 John’s “Pitch Perfect 3” review, April 4, 2018
Music
‘Pitch Perfect 3’ is completely off key in formerly fun franchise’s finale (Movie review)
“Pitch Perfect 3” (2017), now available for home viewing, is an unfortunately perfect example of a franchise that keeps going after it has run out of good ideas. Following the fun and catchy original (2013) […]
First episode impressions: ‘Rise’ (TV review)
I was never involved in theater in school, but I learned to appreciate it during my years covering arts and entertainment for newspapers (even if my love of music, movies and TV was why I initially […]
‘Score’ an informative yet gorgeous journey through the history of film composing (Movie review)
“Score: A Film Music Documentary” almost seems like it’s cheating. Its score – by the very definition of the subject matter – is the greatest music cues from the history of film. And inevitably, that […]
‘Score: A Film Music Documentary’ reviews
John’s “Score: A Film Music Documentary” review, March 6, 2018 Michael’s “Score: A Film Music Documentary” review, Top 20 films of 2017, Jan. 21, 2018
‘La La Land’ review
Michael’s “La La Land” review, Top 10 films of 2016, Medium, Feb. 27, 2017
‘Sing Street’ review
Michael’s “Sing Street” review, Top 10 films of 2016, Medium, Feb. 27, 2017
‘Love Monkey’ review
“Love Monkey” (2006, CBS) – Sorry, “Ed” fans, but this was the role Tom Cavanagh was born to play: a youthful-looking yet experienced record company executive who trolls New York looking for talent (he finds […]
‘American Dreams’ Season 3 review
“American Dreams” Season 3 (2004-05, NBC), episodes 1-5 – Like the new show “Jack & Bobby,” “American Dreams” conjures up better days, but it looks to the past instead of the future. It lionizes the […]
‘American Dreams’ Season 1 review
“American Dreams” Season 1 (2002-03, NBC) – OK, I’m not going so far as to say this series is actually good, but the “American Bandstand” segments and pre-Vietnam innocence are charming enough that I’ll continue […]