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Weekend Movie Review

June 22, 2026June 23, 2026admin

Given how badly I slacked in May, June hasn’t been looking much better, so I made a real effort this past week to get caught up on some theatrical releases. And then some!

25th Tribeca Film Festival and Governors Ball

June 9, 2026June 9, 2026admin

I will never not be thankful for my friend who’s been a New York resident since we graduated high school. It means I can kind of show up whenever and always have a free place to stay! Take for instance, a somewhat last minute decision to go for Stray Kids’ headlining slot at Governors Ball this past Saturday. A cheap flight meant I’d only be in town for exactly hours, but my goodness did I make the most of it!

Weekend Movie Review

May 11, 2026May 11, 2026admin

Honestly, my plan was to watch more films this weekend, but I didn’t do too bad! I ended up splitting my time with Tom Blyth and Emma Thompson.

Traveling Movie Review

May 4, 2026May 4, 2026admin

April kind of ended up being a poor excuse for watching movies for me, but I did manage to get some in between my travels and many, many concerts.

Dog Day Afternoon – Broadway Review

April 17, 2026April 28, 2026admin

Sometimes when I visit New York, I like to see what celebrities are gracing the Broadway stage. It typically won’t be for musicals, so I was pleased to see that the stage adaptation of Dog Day Afternoon was going to be showing with stars Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach! As a fan of these two guys working together, I knew I had to go.

Weekend Movie Review

April 1, 2026April 1, 2026admin

I do believe that all of the movies I watched this weekend I had no real idea of what any of them were about besides a brief tagline and their star power. But you know what, it worked in my favor! Sometimes that’s not always the case, but these were all fairly strong contenders – even compared to some weekends where I was sure they were all going to be hits.