Lack of humor, limited target audience hurt Papi
Romantic comedies are a good thing in the world of popular cinema. They can be fun, moving, amusing, and anything in between. They’re good for...
The future of the movie musical
In the 1960s, four musicals won Oscar’s best picture. The next time a musical would receive that honor would come five decades later. Last month,...
Romeo & the remakes
For American Stage’s 18th annual Shakespeare in the Park, a different approach was taken. Instead of turning A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1998) into a musical...
Punk vs. Monk: two comedies, only one funny movie
In a time when a rap song by a white rapper wins an Oscar, it seems that white boys are on their way to stardom...
The Dude is no Durden, Dufresne, Burnham or even Van Doren
My favorite film of the 1990s was not Fight Club, which I named the best of the decade in last week’s column. In fact, my...