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MEAN GIRLS MOVIE REVIEW First off, if you haven’t seen the original 2004 movie Mean Girls, stop everything and go watch that first. It’s a comedy classic (even if it did crib A LOT from 1989’s Heathers) and it still holds up. I’m going to assume you’re going to enjoy it because it’s that good. […]

DICKS: THE MUSICAL MOVIE REVIEW Director Larry Charles (Borat, Bruno) likes to handle outrageous comedy material that borders on offensive. Adapting this off-broadway musical into a film was a step too far for some of our reviewers. The musical story involves two twin brothers, played by the show’s creators Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson, who […]

TRASH IN THE CAN: ROCKULA Imagine the greatest musical supergroup of all time starring in a musical that leaves you humming the tunes on the way home. Now, forget all that and you’ve got 1990’s Rockula! Join guest Rhett O’Hara and the boys for Devo babies, Wright’s alphabet lesson, and ESL classes led by Hilaria […]

ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL MOVIE REVIEW Musicals are a film genre that never truly vanishes. Rather, it booms and wanes in popularity. We’ve had the Rodgers and Hammerstein films of classic Broadway shows, the 50’s road movies, the Disney’s animated Renaissance era that tricked two generations into watching and loving musicals, Heck, Chicago even […]

DISENCHANTED MOVIE REVIEW And they all lived happily ever after. Cue the music and roll the credits right? Oh ho ho I don’t think so!  What happens after your true love’s kiss and the wedding cake is cut? For Giselle and Robert it’s a big move to a luxurious private estate, an addition to their […]

ELVIS MOVIE REVIEW Director Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge) takes on the story of one of the most legendary singers in history, Elvis Presley. And if you are familiar with Luhrmann’s filmography and know at least something about Elvis (I mean, is it possible not to?) you probably have some idea going into this what to […]

BETTER NATE THAN EVER They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway. They say there’s always magic in the air. But when you’re walkin’ down the street, and you ain’t had enough to eat, the glitter rubs right off and you’re nowhere. But that nowhere is exactly where 13-year-old Nate Foster (newcomer Rueby Wood) […]

TRASH IN THE CAN: WALKING ON SUNSHINE Mamma mia! All your favorite background noise grocery shopping hits are now in your favorite movie playing in the empty hospital waiting room! Caroline Sulek returns for soul patches, the worst bangs in Italian history, and a leading man so generic we thought it was a different guy […]

WEST SIDE STORY MOVIE REVIEW This second filmed adaptation of the classic 1957 stage musical by Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein, and Stephen Sondheim is helmed by Steven Spielberg, and apparently this has been on his wish-list to do since he saw it as a young man. A loose adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet”, the story […]

TICK, TICK…BOOM! MOVIE REVIEW Contrary to what you heard, this is NOT a movie about the making of “Rent.”  This is “tick, tick…BOOM!,” the autobiographical musical written by that show’s late writer Jonathan Larson (Andrew Garfield). Set in New York City on the eve of Jonathan’s 30th birthday, he was working desperately to present the […]

DIGITAL NOISE EPISODE 287: THE WRIGHT IN RETREAT Oh my, so many home releases to talk about, and Chris & Wright are the men for the job. This week we look at a completely ridiculous vampire western horror comedy that Wright loved for some reason, a 4k upgrade to one of the greatest movies ever […]

DEAR EVAN HANSEN MOVIE REVIEW Today is going to be a good day, and here’s why. Today, I get to listen to the review of “Dear Evan Hansen,” the film adaptation of the Tony Award winning Broadway musical. The play and film follow Evan’s journey from outcast to feeling like he finally belongs, as a […]

EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE MOVIE REVIEW The true story of Jamie Campbell has been a documentary that was turned into a stage musical that itself has now been brought to film because it just seems “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie”. Jamie (Max Harwood) has just turned 16 and still doesn’t find himself fitting in at school, […]

COME FROM AWAY MOVIE REVIEW Apple TV+ welcomes you to The Rock with this filmed production of the critically acclaimed and criminally underseen musical “Come From Away”. Set during the week of the September 11th attack, the story follows an large ensemble of characters (all portrayed through twelve actors and a lot of props) dealing […]

CINDERELLA MOVIE REVIEW Once upon a time in a magical kingdom, a little put upon peasant girl with a heart of gold and dainty, tiny feet lived with her jealous evil stepfamily. With the help of her fairy godmother, she is discovered by the prince of the land who marries her immediately because she’s pretty, […]

BLINDSPOTTING SERIES REVIEW Following the events of 2018’s undersung masterpiece of the same name, the tv series follow-up “Blindspotting” has arrived on STARZ, centered around Ashley (Jasmine Cephas Jones), having to take care of Sean, the son she has with Miles (Rafael Casal) after he is locked up on a drug charge. Reviewers Bradly, Davey, […]

VIVO MOVIE REVIEW Welcome to Cuba where the music is so hoppin’, even the kinkajous will sing you a song on occasion. Meet Vivo, one of the aforementioned musical honey bears. Along with his owner, Andrés, the two live a comfortable life making money and music in the town square. However, their happy routine is […]

ANNETTE MOVIE REVIEW Director/writer Leos Carax (“Holy Motors”) brings you, with music by the recently heralded by Edgar Winter musical duo of Sparks, this highly anticipated ‘popera’ starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard as respectively an angsty shock comic and a famed opera singer. To the public’s surprise, the two have formed a deep bond […]

IN THE HEIGHTS MOVIE REVIEW Lights up! Now on HBOMax and in theaters, Jon M. Chu’s adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony award winning musical “In The Heights” is now here. Starring “Hamilton” breakout star Anthony Ramos as Usnavi, a young bodega owner dreaming of leaving his hometown of Washington Heights as the neighborhood experiences a […]