Landman premieres November 17 on Paramount+. By Elazar Abrahams Landman might be the latest offering from acclaimed showrunner Taylor Sheridan, but don’t go into the series expecting the same gripping intensity of Yellowstone or Mayor […]
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Gatz
Gatz is now in performances at the Public Theater through December 1. By Elazar Abrahams On West 53rd Street, Jay Gatsby belts out ballads six days a week in a musical version of F. Scott […]
All God’s Children [DOC NYC]
All God’s Children will have its world premiere at the 2024 DOC NYC festival tonight, Thursday, November 14, followed by an encore screening on Saturday, November 16. By Elazar Abrahams For decades, the Black and […]
Planet of the Apes – Every Movie Ranked
By Elazar Abrahams It’s been a few months since I worked through the Planet of the Apes franchise, and therefore a few months since I haven’t been able to stop grunting in a simian voice. […]
Cross: Season 1 – Review
Cross premieres November 14 on Prime Video. By Elazar Abrahams Based on James Patterson’s long running literary series, Cross brings intensity and grit to the small screen in stellar fashion. The new show’s first season, consisting […]
Maybe Happy Ending
Maybe Happy Ending is now open at the Belasco Theatre. By Elazar Abrahams In an age where Broadway is dominated by adaptations and jukebox musicals, Maybe Happy Ending is a rare occurrence — a truly […]
Sunset Boulevard & The Substance: The Aging of Hollywood’s Women
By Elazar Abrahams In composer Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard, aging movie star Norma Desmond sings wistfully about the career comeback she so desperately craves. “With one look, I’ll ignite a blaze, I’ll return to […]
The Diplomat: Season 2 – Review
The Diplomat’s second season premieres October 31 on Netflix. By Elazar Abrahams The Diplomat’s freshman outing was one of television’s strongest political thrillers in years, and an explosive conclusion (both figuratively and literally) left lots […]
The Manhattan Alien Abduction – Review
The Manhattan Alien Abduction beams on to Netflix on October 30. By Elazar Abrahams Netflix’s The Manhattan Alien Abduction is exactly the kind of docuseries I’d expect to scroll past with a roll of the […]
The Power of a Hometown, From Noah Kahan to Lady Bird
By Elazar Abrahams There’s something special about where we come from. Sometimes, we want to run from it, desperate for new experiences in unfamiliar places. Other times, we hold on tightly, finding safety in the […]
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