Hats off to Ryan Murphy: The man is consistently contradictory. Just a few weeks after his new show Ratched hit Netflix, his adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical The Prom arrives to the platform gussied up in a technicolor version of the same worshipful high school nostalgia as Glee, and riddled with the same condescension toward “average” people that defined Nip/Tuck and The Politician. Continue reading “Review: ‘The Prom’ is a Superficial But Fun Way to End 2020”
The month of April usually sparks a new season full of new movies for all ages. However, due to Covid-19, most movies are getting postponed from their original release date, all except for one title. Trolls: World Tour was released online and is available for you to watch from the comfort of your own home. Continue reading “Review: ‘Trolls: World Tour’ is a Surprisingly Good Sequel”
John Lennon. Paul McCartney. George Harrison. Ringo Starr. The Beatles. Uttering these names, not only do they make you think of iconic albums like Yellow Submarine and Abbey Road, but they also remind us of the global and cultural impact The Beatles had on the world. They inspired a whole new generation of music, a whole new way of thinking about the world, and a whole new way of thinking about pop culture. For many, they were the leaders of the 60’s counterculture. Thus, when I heard the premise of Danny Boyle’s Yesterday, I was intrigued. A world without the Beatles, that’s an interesting rabbit hole to look around. However, after the first thirty minutes of the film, I knew Yesterday was just going to be another warm and fuzzy sing-along.