The Ally is in performances at The Public Theater through March 24. By Elazar Abrahams I thought I was someone who liked to be challenged by art. The best theater is theater that pushes buttons, […]
Author: Elazar Abrahams
Veselka & NYC’s Little Ukraine
Veselka: The Rainbow on the Corner at the Center of the World is playing in select theaters through March 14. By Elazar Abrahams First opening in Manhattan’s East Village in 1954, the eatery Veselka has […]
10th Anniversary of the Into the Woods Film at the NYPL
By Elazar Abrahams When I heard that the New York Public Library was hosting an event celebrating the 10th anniversary of the film adaptation of Into the Woods, I knew I had to be in […]
Mr. & Mrs. Smith: Season 1 – Review
All episodes of Mr. & Mrs. Smith are now streaming on Prime Video. By Elazar Abrahams Actor Donald Glover has become one of television’s finest creative minds after creating the acclaimed FX series Atlanta, and […]
Masters of the Air – Review
New episodes of Masters of the Air stream every Friday on Apple TV+, with the finale airing on March 15th. By Elazar Abrahams When Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks get their hands on a World […]
Griselda – Review
Griselda arrives January 25 on Netflix. By Elazar Abrahams Griselda Blanco was a fearsome Colombian woman who revolutionized the drug trade, starting in Miami and making her way to other major American cities. Nicknamed the […]
New York Jewish Film Festival 2024
Tomorrow night marks the conclusion of the 2024 New York Jewish Film Festival, which began earlier this month on January 10. This year, the 33rd annual fest presented a dynamic lineup of 28 works, including […]
Prayer for the French Republic on Broadway
Prayer for the French Republic is now in performances at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre through March 3. By Elazar Abrahams Two years ago, I saw the three-hour play Prayer for the French Republic off-Broadway […]
True Detective Season 2 Is Good, Actually
By Elazar Abrahams After a five year hiatus, HBO’s True Detective franchise is back on screens everywhere with a new creative team (Issa López replaces Nic Pizzolatto as showrunner) and a new subtitle (‘Night Country,’ […]
Mean Girls (2024) – Review
Mean Girls hits theaters everywhere on January 12. By Elazar Abrahams This is less a standard, professional review of the new Mean Girls than it is a loose rant of the ways in which it […]
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