Category: Musical
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The Show Must Go On In “Don’t Say Good Luck”
Sunny Sandler, daughter of Adam Sandler, stars in a new Netflix film directed by Julia Hart, and it has caught the attention of many younger audiences as they watch this heartfelt coming-of-age story. The film’s relatability of just being a normal teenage girl also tells a devastating reality that many cannot fathom facing. The storyline…
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It’s Theater VS Cancer in “Don’t Say Good Luck”
Netflix’s new comedy drama, Don’t Say Good Luck, is a heartwarming tearjerker as well as a love letter to the transformative power of being a theater kid. Directed by Julia Hart, Don’t Say Good Luck follows Sophie (Sunny Sandler), a theater kid who finally gets the lead role in her school’s production of Waitress -…
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A Woman Shaking Religion Through Singing and Dancing in “The Testament of Ann Lee” (2025)
From its visually stunning opening credits, which show women dancing through a forest to musical rhythms that sound almost primal, to its quiet, heartbreaking final frame, Mona Fastvold’s historical rendering of the Shaker religious movement is an experience that will stay with me for a long time.
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KPop Demon Hunters—A Battle of Heart and Soul
KPop Demon Hunters took social media by storm recently—is it truly as good as people have hyped it up to be?
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New Mean Girls
This 2024 musical film is based on the Broadway show and the 2004 film of the same name with major differences.
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Not Much More than Magic in ‘Maestro’
In ‘Maestro,’ we’re left with an impression but not with an understanding of the main character.
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‘Cyrano’ (2022): A Bittersweet Tale of Unrequited Love and Self-Acceptance
This modern update of the beloved classic swaps Cyrano’s signature pronounced nose for achondroplasia, for a different vision that still retains the original’s essence.
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“Sweeney Todd”: Demons and Hair Cuts
As a musical fan, I enjoyed the film and encourage anyone who likes dark humour and a bit of blood to give it a watch.
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“Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey” is a Netflix Christmas Treat
Black Christmas movies are few and far in between to find — so it is wonderful to see more representation on the screen just in time
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“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”: A Lesson in Blues
With raw and unapologetic performances by Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman, stories about the hardships of Black musicians are weaved in with The Blues.