Film, TV and Theatre Reviews
‘Next Goal Wins’ review: Taika Waititi’s feel-good sports comedy is funny, familiar... and flawed
‘The Marvels’ review: Thrilling action and a touching sisterhood come together for the MCU’s best movie in years
‘Girl from the North Country’ reveals the brilliance of Bob Dylan’s music and the flaws of a jukebox musical
‘Foe’ review: Dystopian love story wastes intriguing premise and smoldering cast
‘The Wiz’ brings the magic, spectacle and power of the classic musical to Playhouse Square on its way to Broadway
‘Clyde’s’ at Karamu House will make you laugh, think and crave a good sandwich
‘A Haunting in Venice’ review: Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot returns with a supernatural twist
‘Ahsoka’ on Disney+ is the ‘Star Wars Rebels’ live-action sequel you didn’t ask for
‘Six’ in Cleveland: Girl power musical that reimagines King Henry VIII’s wives as pop stars is cheeky good fun
Disney’s ‘Haunted Mansion’ is a surprisingly emotional story dragged down by campy ghostbusting
Christopher Nolan’s epic ‘Oppenheimer’ is a powerful film that just might wreck you
Believe the hype: ‘Barbie’ is the most inventive and funniest film of the year
Tom Cruise saves the summer movie season again with the thrilling ‘Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One’
Without Spielberg, ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ lacks the flair of its predecessors
Marvel’s ‘Secret Invasion’ finally puts Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury front and center
‘The Flash’ review: DC’s latest superhero team-up is everything, everywhere all at once
Love it or hate it, ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ is unforgettable
‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ is the exciting, heartfelt superhero origin story you least expected
‘Shooting Stars’ is a feel-good sports drama about how ‘just a kid from Akron’ became LeBron James
Thanks to Halle Bailey, ‘The Little Mermaid’ might be Disney’s best live-action remake yet
‘Fast X’ elevates the ‘Fast & Furious’ saga with Jason Momoa and a twist ending you won’t see coming
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy overstay their welcome in Vol. 3
‘Tina: The Tina Turner Musical’ might be the best time you’ll have at Playhouse Square this year
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Featured
Song of the Summer 2023: Can anyone top Taylor Swift?
Who was Marcus Aurelius? Roman emperor from ‘Gladiator’ involved in Cleveland Musem of Art intrigue
Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque director John Ewing announces retirement
How Cleveland’s Steven Caple Jr. quickly rose from indie director to the mammoth ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’
‘Shooting Stars’ director: How I was able to authentically tell the origin story of LeBron James
Russo Brothers say their new Amazon spy series ‘Citadel’ seeks to connect people through global storytelling
CIFF47 Preview: Cleveland International Film Festival offers eclectic lineup of 320 feature-length and short films
2023 Oscar predictions: It’s ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ vs. everybody else
Cleveland movie theaters are closing. That doesn’t mean the industry is dying
The 50 most anticipated movies of 2023, from Ant-Man to Aquaman and everything in between
From her hometown to Hadestown: How Cleveland’s Hannah Whitley landed her dream role
Cleveland native Warren Egypt Franklin on ending his ‘Hamilton’ run after 700 shows: ‘It feels surreal’
Ranking the 25 movies I saw this year from ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ to ‘Blonde’
From ‘Andor’ to ‘The White Lotus,’ these were the 20 best TV shows of 2022
‘Hamilton’ star, Cleveland native Rory O’Malley ‘over the moon’ about returning home to play King George
In Jo Koy’s ‘Easter Sunday,’ Filipino Americans finally get their chance to shine on the big screen
Iliza Shlesinger Q&A: Comedian filming Netflix special at Playhouse Square this weekend
‘The Gray Man’ is the action movie Cleveland’s Russo Brothers were destined to make
‘General Hospital’ star Laura Wright talks about TV’s longest-running drama as soap reaches 15,000 episodes
‘Fire Island’ director Andrew Ahn hopes Hulu rom-com is a sign Hollywood recognizes the importance of queer stories
From ‘The Avengers’ to ‘Shooting Stars,’ Bill Garvey brings Hollywood to Cleveland
46th Cleveland International Film Festival kicks off with enthusiastic opening night at Playhouse Square
‘King James’ is an entertaining new play that speaks to the experience of being a Cleveland sports fan
Former Cleveland Browns phenom Peyton Hillis resurfaces as an actor in the locally shot horror film ‘The Hunting’
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Columns
Why ‘Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings’ means so much to Asian Americans like me
Cleveland looked glorious on NFL Draft broadcasts on ESPN, ABC and NFL Network
Anti-Asian hate is a national crisis and it’s taking a toll on us: Joey Morona
Changing the Indians name isn’t about you, so get over it: Joey Morona