By Elazar Abrahams A few years ago, I wrote a paper for a crime fiction class, which follows below. It’s a close read of one of the Coen Brothers’ earliest and best films, Fargo. Good […]
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Disclaimer – Review
Disclaimer premieres with two episodes on Apple TV+ on October 11, followed by new episodes weekly concluding on November 8. By Elazar Abrahams Filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity, Roma) makes the jump from the silver screen […]
Jimmy Fallon’s Tonightmares
By Elazar Abrahams Deep in the bowels of Rockefeller Center (ok fine, just one floor down) lies a twisted maze of jump scares and frights brought to New Yorkers by an unlikely provider – The […]
‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ + Film as a Visual Medium
By Elazar Abrahams A few years ago, I wrote a paper for a film class, which follows below. The assignment was a scene analysis, a close read of a piece from any film on the […]
McNeal
McNeal is in performances at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater through November 24. By Elazar Abrahams McNeal, the new play by Ayad Akhtar, has all the buzz of a Broadway must-see: a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, […]
The Hills of California
The Hills of California is playing at the Broadhurst Theatre in a strictly limited engagement through December 8. By Elazar Abrahams The Hills of California, transferring to Broadway from its acclaimed run in London, is […]
Nobody Wants This: Season 1 – Review
Nobody Wants This is now streaming on Netflix. By Elazar Abrahams Nobody Wants This is Netflix’s latest attempt to capture rom-com magic, but instead of a one-and-done feature like Set It Up or Always Be […]
Framing ‘Rear Window’
By Elazar Abrahams A few years ago, I wrote a paper for a film class, which follows below. The assignment was a frame analysis, a close read of a few seconds from any film on […]
Cellino V. Barnes
Cellino V. Barnes is playing at The Asylum NYC through the end of November. By Elazar Abrahams For New Yorkers who have ever found themselves humming the ubiquitous jingle of the famous personal injury firm, […]
Transformers One – Review
Transformers One rolls into theaters on September 20. By Elazar Abrahams Let’s get this out of the way—I’m not a die-hard Transformers fan. I’ve never seen the live-action films except for last summer’s Rise of […]
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