Tag Archives: musical

Review: Cats (2019)

Posted on December 20, 2019 by sheila

I picked the short straw in being assigned to review Cats … or at least that was how I thought initially. But … I enjoyed Cats. To quote The Irishman, it is what it is. My review at Ebert. This … Continue reading →

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A Perfect Double Bill: Sucker Punch (2011) and The Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)

Posted on March 27, 2018 by sheila

I have been wanting to write this essay for 7 years (ever since I saw Sucker Punch, basically). Why didn’t I? Because I was busy writing reviews and getting writing jobs and taking assignments. I do have a little folder … Continue reading →

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For Film Comment: On Love Me or Leave Me (1955)

Posted on February 19, 2018 by sheila

It was a pleasure to write about 1955’s Love Me or Leave Me – and the two towering performances by Doris Day and James Cagney – for Film Comment.

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Review: Saturday Church (2018)

Posted on January 12, 2018 by sheila

My review of Saturday Church is now up at Rogerebert.com.

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Films I Loved in 2017

Posted on December 31, 2017 by sheila

… and if I’ve written about them, I’ll include links. My “Top 10′ is included over at Ebert but I’m honestly not into rankings. Silly to do with art. Here are some of the films I’ve loved. And I missed … Continue reading →

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Review: The Greatest Showman (2017)

Posted on December 20, 2017 by sheila

It’ll be pooh-poohed and probably for some pretty legitimate reasons. There’s definitely some cognitive dissonance here. But I loved it for what it was: a big splashy musical – featuring good songs with memorable hooks – performed by people who … Continue reading →

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Review: Band Aid (2017)

Posted on June 2, 2017 by sheila

The couple that sings together stays together. Or maybe not. Either way, Band Aid, written, directed, produced, starring, songs composed by Zoe Lister-Jones (IMPRESSED) is worth checking out. My review is now up at Rogerebert.com.

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Review: Sing Street (2016)

Posted on April 15, 2016 by sheila

I LOVE this movie. My review of Sing Street is now up at Rogerebert.com.

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Review: Hail, Caesar! (2016); d. The Coen Brothers

Posted on February 8, 2016 by sheila

That’s the official poster. Boring. I like this one much better. In comparison to Inside Llewyn Davis, Hail, Caesar! has an outlook on humanity that is damn near sunny. Inside Llewyn Davis’ was a well-observed portrayal of the coffee-house folk-music … Continue reading →

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The Trailer for the Coen Brothers’ Hail, Caesar!: “I Can’t Wait” Doesn’t Even Begin to Cover It

Posted on October 9, 2015 by sheila

I’m hyperventilating. Scarlett Johanssen as a cross between Esther Williams, Jean Harlow, and Carole Lombard? Her voice! The tough-dame voice that no longer exists in cinema anywhere? Tilda Swinton as Hedda Hopper? George Clooney as a pre-verbal Clark Gable type? … Continue reading →

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