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FILM REVIEW: ‘A Quiet Place’ Updates The Creature Feature
The story of A Quiet Place spans approximately thirteen months, in the year 2020. Posters and aging newspaper clippings quickly reveal humankind has been ravaged by a merciless alien force. A family of five tip-toe into the nearest town to take supplies from the shelves of ransacked stores. Continue Reading FILM REVIEW: ‘A Quiet Place’ Updates The Creature Feature
Comic Michelle Wolf Responds To Backlash: ‘I’m Glad I Stuck To My Guns’
Though critics argued that the comedian’s barbed monologue at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner was too pointed, Wolf stands by her set: “I wouldn’t change a single word.” Continue Reading Comic Michelle Wolf Responds To Backlash: ‘I’m Glad I Stuck To My Guns’
Muggles Rejoice: ‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’ Is Now On Broadway
The play, co-written by J.K. Rowling, opened on Sunday and picks up where the last novel left off, with Harry sending his son off to Hogwarts. Continue Reading Muggles Rejoice: ‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’ Is Now On Broadway
FILM REVIEW: Historic Drama Becomes Political Comedy In ‘Death Of Stalin’
That director Armando Iannucci succeeds here is a minor miracle. He adheres to the outlines of the historical record, but fleshes it out in Kafkaesque fashion. Continue Reading FILM REVIEW: Historic Drama Becomes Political Comedy In ‘Death Of Stalin’
FILM REVIEW: The Return Of Heavy Metal In ‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’
In 2013, the latest Academy Award-winning director, Guillermo del Toro (“The Shape of Water”), brought his keen visual sense and vivid imagination to “Pacific Rim,” a tale of giant, robotic fighting machines activated by their human pilots. Fast forward 10 years to “Uprising.” Continue Reading FILM REVIEW: The Return Of Heavy Metal In ‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’
NPR Tiny Desk Concert: Jenny And The Mexicats
Sometimes frenetic, sometimes slow and luxurious, the grooves the band creates are the perfect cushion for Jenny Ball’s impassioned singing and engaging stage presence. Continue Reading NPR Tiny Desk Concert: Jenny And The Mexicats
The Fast And The Furry Us: Wes Anderson’s Masterful ‘Isle Of Dogs’
Anderson imbues this stop-motion-animated film about loyal dogs exiled to a lonely island with his signature formalism, but there’s real emotion in those pups’ wet, soulful eyes. Continue Reading The Fast And The Furry Us: Wes Anderson’s Masterful ‘Isle Of Dogs’
Before ‘Love, Simon’: Coming Out And Coming-Of-Age At The Movies
‘Love, Simon’ is only the latest in a surprisingly long line of films that have explored what it’s like to come out in high school. Here’s some of the smaller, quirkier films that paved the way. Continue Reading Before ‘Love, Simon’: Coming Out And Coming-Of-Age At The Movies
How The ‘Magic Of The Tiny Desk Contest’ From NPR Inspired Portland Musician Haley Heynderickx
Heynderickx — a Portland, Ore. songwriter and NPR Slingshot artist — entered the Contest three years in a row. She says the Contest has helped her musical career in ways she never expected. Continue Reading How The ‘Magic Of The Tiny Desk Contest’ From NPR Inspired Portland Musician Haley Heynderickx
Why Learning To Play Music Helps Kids Learn Everything Else Better
Learning music helps kids learn everything else better
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Aired: 03/01/201803:11Rating: NR
After performing with a world-renowned orchestra, Stanford Thompson returned to Philadelphia to start Play on, Philly!, a free, afterschool music program for young children in under-resourced neighborhoods that helps them go back into the classroom and become better learners. Thompson gives his Brief but Spectacular take on how music can create harmony and opportunity. Continue Reading Why Learning To Play Music Helps Kids Learn Everything Else Better
FILM REVIEW: A Dancer Transformed Into A ‘Red Sparrow’
With the awkward state of Russian-American relations back in the headlines, “Red Sparrow” as the latest starring vehicle for Academy Award-winner Jennifer Lawrence seems perfectly timed. She plays Dominika Egorova, a prima ballerina with the Bolshoi in Moscow. Continue Reading FILM REVIEW: A Dancer Transformed Into A ‘Red Sparrow’
Dan’s Thoughts On Hank And Michelle
Dan Maher shares his thoughts on the first episode of Jam with Dan featuring Hank Cramer and Michelle Cameron. Continue Reading Dan’s Thoughts On Hank And Michelle
