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Monday, October 5, 2020

Death Drop Gorgeous (dir. Michael Ahern, Christopher Dale, Brandon Perras): Salem Horror Festival capsule review by Dan Scully

Drop Dead Gorgeous takes the shiny, candy-colored world of drag and drenches it with gallons of blood

SOURCE: phindie.com at 09:17PM

Bleed With Me (dir. Amelia Moses): Salem Horror Festival capsule review by Dan Scully

Writer/director Amelia Moses proves herself a talent to watch with this moody tale of mistrust

SOURCE: phindie.com at 09:12PM

Papi Ramirez vs. Giant Scorpions (dir. Leslie Rivera): Salem Horror Festival capsule review by Dan Scully

Papi Ramirez vs. Giant Scorpions proves that if you’re creative enough, you can make a pretty damn good DIY movie

SOURCE: phindie.com at 07:56PM
Thursday, October 1, 2020

The Last Thanksgiving (dir. Erick Lorinc): Salem Horror Festival capsule review by Dan Scully

Every year, the Salem Horror Festival brings together some of the finest and most diverse voices in horror for an event that features world premieres…

SOURCE: phindie.com at 10:00AM
Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Occupants (dir. Russ Emmanuel, 2015): Salem Horror Festival capsule review by Dan Scully

With a bigger budget, this concept could be turned into a much more compelling, terrifying movie, but here in this universe, it is what it is. 

SOURCE: phindie.com at 07:48PM
Friday, September 18, 2020

THE NEST (dir. Sean Durkin): Film review by Dan Scully

Carrie Coon torches the screen contemporary version of a costume drama

SOURCE: phindie.com at 12:29PM
Friday, September 4, 2020

I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS (dir. Charlie Kaufman): Film review by Dan Scully

Maybe my love for this movie is mostly because it’s a rock-and-roll act of writing

SOURCE: phindie.com at 04:48PM
Wednesday, August 12, 2020

SPUTNIK (dir. Egor Abramenko): Film review by Dan Scully

A crafty sci-fi thriller that fans of the genre will find compelling

SOURCE: phindie.com at 10:16AM
Monday, July 6, 2020

RELIC (dir. Natalie Erika James): Film review by Dan Scully

The scariest thing I can think of, outside of a talking octopus that walks on land, is mental decline

SOURCE: phindie.com at 01:59PM
Monday, June 22, 2020

YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT (dir. David Koepp): Film review by Dan Scully

On a rainy day with nothing better to do, You Should Have Left will prove serviceable enough for non-discerning viewers

SOURCE: phindie.com at 11:31AM
Wednesday, June 17, 2020

7500 (dir. Patrick Vollrath): Film review by Dan Scully

Taking place entirely within the cockpit of a hijacked commercial airliner, this minimalist performance piece benefits greatly from a high-level of sustained tension.

SOURCE: phindie.com at 06:48PM

BABYTEETH (dir. Shannon Murphy): Film review by Dan Scully

An A-rate tale of flawed, kindhearted humans doing their best to be as good as they possibly can.

SOURCE: phindie.com at 02:33PM
Thursday, June 11, 2020

SHRED AMERICA (dir. Arthur Swidzinski): Film review by Dan Scully

Back in the summer of 2008, a group of skaters decided to go on an adventure.

SOURCE: phindie.com at 07:00PM

THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND (dir. Judd Apatow): Film review by Dan Scully

A moving tale of a delayed coming of age

SOURCE: phindie.com at 05:47PM
Tuesday, May 26, 2020

THE TRIP TO GREECE (dir. Michael Winterbottom): Film review by Dan Scully

While not an unwelcome addition to a now decade-long odyssey of travelers Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan, this final entry feels a bit flatter than its predecessors; a bit perfunctory. 

SOURCE: phindie.com at 09:07PM
Tuesday, May 5, 2020

THE WRETCHED (dir. Brett Pierce, Drew T. Pierce): Film review by Dan Scully

It works so hard to invoke so many influences that it dilutes itself from being as memorable or as effective as it so clearly wants to be.

SOURCE: phindie.com at 12:28PM
Saturday, March 14, 2020

THE HUNT (dir. Craig Zobel): Film review by Dan Scully

Above all dumb political concerns, this is a “humans being hunted” movie, and it’s a pretty good one. 

SOURCE: phindie.com at 11:04AM
Sunday, February 16, 2020

SNATCHERS (dir. Benji Kleiman & Stephen Cedars): Film review by Dan Scully

SNATCHERS is the next in a current wave of splatterfests with a social conscience, and it’s a top-tier entry.

SOURCE: phindie.com at 10:24AM
Friday, February 7, 2020

BIRDS OF PREY (dir. Cathy Yan): Film review by Dan Scully

What is it about the world of Batman that enchants me so?

SOURCE: phindie.com at 12:13PM
Friday, January 24, 2020

THE GENTLEMEN (dir. Guy Ritchie): Film review by Dan Scully

Ritchie is celebrating a welcome return to form, complete with bullets, Brits, and enough creative uses of the word “cunt” to make your grandmother shake her head in shame

SOURCE: phindie.com at 11:31AM
Thursday, December 19, 2019

CATS (dir. Tom Hooper): A sin against theater, film, cats, and humanity by Dan Scully

Maybe one day I’ll be able to scrape its rancid essence from my memory entirely. 

SOURCE: phindie.com at 09:06PM
Saturday, December 7, 2019

LITTLE JOE (dir. Jessica Hausner): Film review by Dan Scully

A high concept, a solid design, and more than a few creepy moments rooted in existential terror, but struggles to fill a feature-length run-time

SOURCE: phindie.com at 11:29AM

All that Chat

2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards