Based strictly on the pure performative power of Broadway megastar Idina Menzel, dark dramedy Redwood feels like the ultimate conundrum. It is a high budget spectacle with low budget indie roots, overcomplicating complex subject matter and ultimately botching the delivery of its absolutely beautiful message. Yet, despite being messy, the beauty peeks out just beyond … Continue reading Theater Review: Redwood
Film Review: Cinderella
★★ Cinderella tries its damnedest to take a page from Baz Luhrman’s 90s Romeo + Juliet in its approach to the modern musical, but it falls flat on its face and gets smothered in its own cinders. If you have seen a single one of the countless iterations of the oft-told fairy tale, it is … Continue reading Film Review: Cinderella