OnScreen Review: “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie”
“Perhaps "Jamie" would work with a modicum of success if the viewer had recently woken up from a three-decade-long coma. For a movie ostensibly all about being original, there is not a single new idea here.”
OnScreen Review: “Come From Away”
“For me, the most exciting thing on display isn’t so much the specifics of “Come From Away” but what it represents. Here is a well-made, creatively staged, modern, new, mature musical that’s available for the world to see and to inspire the next generation of theater-makers.”
OnScreen Review: "Annette"
"Annette" is a polarizing film and while it may seem startling fresh in 2021, it isn't particularly unique. The easiest comparison may be to "Tommy," another surreal rock opera about fame and violence.”
OnScreen Review: "Coda"
“CODA” has a beautiful, well-intentioned voice. But the song it’s singing is a reorchestrated cover – some new runs here, a new arrangement there – rather than the wholly original song it could have been.
OnScreen Review: “Schmigadoon!”
"Schmigadoon" will disappear from memory as quickly as the fog that covers the title town's bridge. But when you're visiting, I can't say it isn't, well, delightful.
Review: Central Park Season 2 on AppleTV+
“Central Park is funny, optimistic and much smarter than it has any right to be; a show and a song brimming with the kind of gentle joy I don’t see that often. It’s well worth seeking out.”
OnScreen Review: “Little Voice” on AppleTV+
“I’ve watched all nine episodes of “Little Voice” and I can’t come up with a single adjective myself that rings true. I can, however, come up with one for “Little Voice” itself: disappointing.”
Review: “Central Park” on AppleTV+
“I look forward to more "Central Park," as it’s the kind of show a lot of us are craving right now. It’s fun and funny and a joy to watch. It’s a show that will make your day a little brighter.”
OnScreen Review: “Midsommar”
Beyond being a truly entertaining, cinematic thrill ride, I’d guess that “Midsommar” will act as a Rorschach test for viewers.
2017 Movie Superlatives
OnScreen Critics Ken Jones and Noah Golden hand out their superlatives for the movie class of 2017.