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Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Movie theater playgrounds are actually a great idea by Kyle Smith

The scene: Casey Affleck, giving the performance of his life, is confronted by his ex-wife but can't accept her attempt to reach out across the emotional gulf that separates them. The tragic…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:28PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Academy embarrasses itself with 14 'La La Land' nominations by Kyle Smith

"Titanic." "All About Eve." "La La Land"? Proving yet again that Oscar voters are primarily interested in movies that celebrate the industry all Oscar voters work in, the Academy of Motion P…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:54PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Delightful animated musical 'Sing' hits all the right notes by Kyle Smith

If (like me) you have a parental obsession with brainwashing your children to adore everything from Sinatra to "Shake It Off," "Sing" may be your most effective weapon since "Happy Fe…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:48AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Big-screen version of 'Fences' is worthy, but stagey by Kyle Smith

Honorable, worthy and windy, "Fences" is essentially a PBS episode of "Great Performances" that is inflated for the big screen without ever quite belonging there. Not so much a film based on…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:44PM[SHARE]
Monday, December 12, 2016

Dreamy musical 'La La Land' shouldn't win Best Picture by Kyle Smith

"La La Land" is looking more and more like "La La-Zilla," the awards season mega-monster that is crushing everything beneath its mighty tread. The candy-colored retro musical set in the drea…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:31AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, December 7, 2016

'La La Land' is half of a good musical by Kyle Smith

It’s splashy, it's beautiful, and its characters are aburst with song. "La La Land" looks like a great musical. But putting on a white T-shirt and yelling "Stella!" doesn't make you Ma…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:19PM[SHARE]
Saturday, November 19, 2016

Amy Adams in 'Arrival' is a pro-life heroine for the ages by Kyle Smith

Once or twice a year, a movie comes along that is not only an exciting piece of entertainment and a shining exemplar of cinematic craftsmanship, but also a resonant meditation on the human c…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 03:33PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Retract your claws, haters " 'Cats' is terrific by Kyle Smith

Don’t let the haters put kitty litter in your cream. "Cats" now. "Cats" forever. The revival this week of the musical that ran on Broadway for an entire generation (1982 to 2000) trigg…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:07PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, August 12, 2015

The 'Grease' singalong is summer's greatest film by Kyle Smith

Ladies, get out your poodle skirts. Studs, stick a rolled-up sock in your jeans: "Grease" is returning to the movies, and this time everyone is required to sing along. Courtesy...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 09:40PM[SHARE]
Monday, May 25, 2015

Making the Boys by KYLE SMITH

The hopelessly dated 1968 play "The Boys in the Band" yields a surprisingly sprightly and multifaceted documentary, "Making the Boys."

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

The Spandau Ballet returns in 'Soul Boys' documentary by Kyle Smith

I bought a ticket to the world, but now I've come back again: To early '80s New Wave bands. Put me in front of an androgynous Brit in candy-colored clothes...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:30PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, April 8, 2015

5 hilarious spins on the Lewinsky scandal in 'Clinton the Musical' by Kyle Smith

The Clintons are remeasuring the drapes in the White House, and you know what that means: a return to Slick Willie jokes. Off-Broadway's risqué production of "Clinton the Musical" brings...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 01:57PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, September 24, 2014

How Disney's 'Frozen' ruined my life by Kyle Smith

Because I'm a film critic, last fall Disney sent over an early DVD of "Frozen" " free. Thanks, Disney! So far that freebie has cost me maybe $900. I have...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:49PM[SHARE]

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