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Author: Jeremy Fogelman

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker may be the most fan service movie of all time

December 19, 2019Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ is in summary cheesy but entertaining… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Adam Driver, Adventure, Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, Carrie Fisher, Daisy Ridley, Fantasy, John Boyega, Lucasfilm, Lupita Nyong'o, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, Sci-Fi, Star Wars, The Rise of Skywalker, Walt Disney Pictures

HBO’s Watchmen was audacious, imperfect, astounding and way better than the movie

December 18, 2019Jeremy Fogelman 1 Comment

‘Watchmen’ from HBO ends its first (and maybe last) season as a shockingly great adaptation… continue reading

Television, TV Commentary, Watchmen Andrew Howard, Cheyenne Jackson, Don Johnson, Full Season Review, HBO, James Wolk, Jean Smart, Jeremy Irons, Louis Gossett Jr., Regina King, Tim Blake Nelson, Tom Mison

Rick and Morty is the only show that would have time traveling snakes

December 18, 2019Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Rick and Morty’ revels in one of the more absurd outings in a while… continue reading

Rick and Morty, Television, TV Commentary Adult Swim, Keegan-Michael Key, Rattlestar Ricklactica, Rick and Morty Season 4

The Fiddler on the Roof revival shines at the National Theatre

December 11, 2019Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Fiddler on the Roof’ at the National Theatre in DC feels like the same story all over again… continue reading

Stage Broadway Across America, Carol Beaugard, Fiddler on the Roof, JamTheatricals, Jonathan von Mering, Kelly Gabrielle Murphy, Maite Uzal, Musical Review, Nick Siccone, Ruthy Froch, The National Theatre, Touring Shows Review

Rick and Morty gets mildly weird in a way that’s predictable but funny

December 10, 2019Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Rick and Morty’ trips fantastic in a fairly simplistic episode of dragons and talking cats… continue reading

Rick and Morty, Television, TV Commentary Adult Swim, Claw and Hoarder Special Ricktim's Morty, Liam Cunningham, Matthew Broderick, Rick and Morty Season 4

Rick and Morty tries to teach us all the inherent silliness of heists

December 1, 2019Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Rick and Morty’ subverts the heist genre in a lighter episode than usual… continue reading

Rick and Morty, Television, TV Commentary Adult Swim, Claudia Black, Justin Theroux, Maurice LaMarche, One Crew Over the Crewcoo's Morty, Pamela Adlon, Rick and Morty Season 4

Rick and Morty elevates the poop joke to a deep, unexpected place

November 20, 2019Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Rick and Morty’ is maybe the only show that can make a scatalogical joke heartbreaking… continue reading

Rick and Morty, Television, TV Commentary Adult Swim, Jeffrey Wright, Rick and Morty Season 4, Taika Waititi, The Old Man and the Seat

Rick and Morty returns with an intensely meta, high concept season premiere

November 13, 2019Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Rick and Morty’ still raises weird questions and super dark humor in its return… continue reading

Rick and Morty, Television, TV Commentary Adult Swim, Edge of Tomorty Rick Die Rickpeat, Rick and Morty Season 4

Mike Birbiglia is back with his latest stellar one man show

September 26, 2019Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

Mike Birbiglia’s ‘The New One’ combines charm and comedy in a well crafted conversation… continue reading

Stage Birbigs, Mike Birbiglia's The New One, Touring Shows Review

Tazza: One-Eyed Jack is a fun if derivative thriller from South Korea

September 20, 2019Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Tazza: One-Eyed Jack’ is a perfectly decent take on the heightened crime thriller… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Choi Yu-Hwa, Crime, Drama, Foreign, Kwon Hae-Hyo, Lee Kwang-Soo, Lim Ji-Yeon, Park Jung-Min, Ryoo Seung-Bum, Tazza: One Eyed Jack, Thriller, Well Go USA, Woo Hyeon

Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles :: A documentary that honors the play

September 14, 2019Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles’ may be ideally suited for fans of the musical, but isn’t that everyone?… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Adam Kantor, Danny Burstein, Documentary, Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles, Fran Lebowitz, Gurinder Chadha, Harvey Fierstein, Jessica Hecht, Joel Grey, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Roadside Attractions

Angel Has Fallen is predictable but tries

August 24, 2019Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Angel Has Fallen’ brings back gruff Gerard Butler in an action movie that wishes desperately to be memorable… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Angel Has Fallen, Danny Huston, Gerard Butler, Jada Pinkett Smith, Lance Reddick, Lionsgate, Morgan Freeman, Nick Nolte, Piper Perabo, Tim Blake Nelson

The Farewell is a beautiful, heartfelt movie with universal themes

August 24, 2019Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘The Farewell’ is an emotionally rich, thematically dense movie about a Chinese family that might as well be everyone… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies A24, Awkawfina, Awkwafina, Comedy, Diana Lin, Drama, Gil Perez-Abraham, Han Chen, Jim Liu, Shuzhen Zhou, The Farewell, Tzi Ma

Them That Follow has the slow, meandering pace of a snake in molasses

August 9, 2019Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Them That Follow’ has its moments of intensity and connection, but it takes a while to get there… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Alice Englert, Greenwich Entertainment, Jim Gaffigan, Kaitlyn Dever, Lewis Pullman, Olivia Colman, Them That Follow, Thomas Mann, Thriller, Walton Goggins

The Nightingale offers a hard and difficult look back at the sins of a nation

August 9, 2019Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘The Nightingale’ is a revenge drama mixed with a brutal examination of the crimes against Tasmania… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Adventure, Aisling Franciosi, Baykali Ganambarr, Damon Herriman, Drama, Ewan Leslie, IFC Films, Sam Claflin, The Nightingale, Thriller

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    MICKEY 17   ★★★
    WOLF MAN   ★✩✩
    NOSFERATU   ★★✩
    WICKED   ★★★
    JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX   ★★★
    BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE   ★★✩
    ALIEN: ROMULUS   ★★★
    DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE   ★★★
    BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE   ★★★
    FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA   ★★✩
    THE FALL GUY   ★★★
    ABIGAIL   ★★★
    DUNE: PART TWO   ★★✩
    THE BEEKEEPER   ★★✩
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    KIKI'S FOURTH INGREDIENT  ★★✩
    NOT MY FAMILY: MONIQUE SMITH STORY ★★★
    THERE'S NO WAY OUT  ★★✩
    GIVE ME BACK MY DAUGHTER ★★★
    JOSH'S THIRD SERVING  ★★★
    SHARI'S SECOND ACT  ★★✩
    WIFE STALKER  ★★★
    JENNA'S FIRST LOVE  ★★✩
    TRAPPED IN HER DORM ROOM  ★★✩
    PLAYING WITH FIRE  ★✩✩
    ROYAL-ISH  ★★✩
    TAKEN AT A BASKETBALL GAME  ★★★
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