The Book of Alan Menken
The songsmith takes Broadway to church with Sister Act
Movies
Cymbeline
Overplotted Shakespeare reimagining
Kidnapping Mr. Heineken
Dull and disappointing, like the titular lager
Using the Artistic Force
A hands-on look at how Star Wars Visions puts Tokyo at the center of the galaxy
Tomorrowland
A retro-futurist mess that’s entertaining and full of wonder
Elephant Song
Tight, multi-layered psycho-thriller
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
Darker, deeper, and more political than before
The Cobbler
Why would director Thomas McCarthy sink to this level?
TV On the Radio
A member down, the Brooklyn band is wiser if not wearier
Get on Up
Fans will have a funkin’ good time
Kagami no Naka no Egaotachi
A heartfelt ditty directed by Ichiro Kita
A Walk Among the Tombstones
An anti-Taken, slow-burn neo-noir