movie review MARTY SUPREME Running time: 150 minutes. Rated R (language throughout, sexual content, some violent content/bloody images and nudity). In theaters Dec. 19. Ping pong tends to be grouped with smaller, niche sports like bowling and badminton; built for basements and ESPN3 at 2 a.m. But tiny table tennis is part of one big … Read more
movie review ETERNITY Running time: 113 minutes. Rated PG-13 (sexual content and some strong language). In theaters. Till death do us part? Apparently not. The exhausting romantic comedy “Eternity” imagines what would happen if a recently deceased woman encountered both her first husband who died in the Korean War and her second husband of 67 … Read more
movie review ZOOTOPIA 2 Running time: 108 minutes. Rated PG (rude humor, action, violence). In theaters. “Zootopia” has finally crawled out of hibernation. It’s been nine long years since Disney’s first animal metropolis movie about the unlikely buddy cop duo of a fox and rabbit hit theaters back in 2016. The original fans are now … Read more
Theater review TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK) Two hours and 30 minutes with one intermission. At the Longacre Theatre, 220 W. 48th Street. Like unwrapping a present under the tree, you’re not quite sure what you’re in for at the start of “Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York),” the little … Read more
The return of Brendan Fraser to movies has been full of fun surprises over the past several years. movie review RENTAL FAMILY Running time: 103 minutes. Rated PG-13 (some strong language, thematic elements, suggestive material). In theaters. He’s gone from “Monkeybone” to Oscar winner; from being the aughts’ favorite action-comedy star in films such as … Read more
movie review WICKED: FOR GOOD Running time: <br>137 minutes. Rated PG (some suggestive material, action and violence). <br>In theaters Nov. 21. Thus ends the longest intermission ever. A whole year after Elphaba belted “Defying Gravity” midair and the credits of “Wicked” rolled, the witch is back in “Wicked: For Good,” an emotional and elongated version of … Read more
Theater review CHESS Two hours and 45 minutes with one intermission. <br>At the Imperial Theatre, 249 W. 45th St. By the time the curtain rises at the Imperial Theatre, the revival of “Chess” has already given up. The set, such as it is, is revealed to be a semicircle of metal stairs and platforms, on … Read more
Theater review OEDIPUS 2 hours, no intermission. At Studio 54, 254 W. 54th St. Old “Oedipus” wouldn’t seem an ideal candidate for modernization. It’s hard to imagine the jaw-dropping fate of the legendary Theban king befalling any politician today. And even if his sticky situation were to somehow happen to an average Joe, it would … Read more
movie review THE RUNNING MAN Running time: 133 minutes. Rated R (strong violence, some gore, and language). In theaters. Playing an all-powerful TV producer in the dystopian action film “The Running Man,” Josh Brolin dramatically proclaims, “Critics say ‘The Running Man’ represents a return to the barbarism of the Roman Colosseum!” I wouldn’t go that … Read more
A Mississippi college student was arrested for allegedly hurling an antisemitic comment at Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy as he filmed a pizza review, according to authorities and reports. Patrick McClintock, 20, was arrested Monday after a viral video allegedly captured him yelling, “F–k the Jews” toward Portnoy, who is Jewish, as he filmed a “One … Read more
Theater review THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES Two hours and 30 minutes with one intermission. At the St. James Theatre, 246 W. 44th Street. At the center of the Broadway musical “The Queen of Versailles” is an unfinished, 90,000-square-foot house in Florida — one of the biggest private homes in America. Misguided, over-the-top, well-intended and seemingly … Read more
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy was the target of an antisemitic comment while filming content in Mississippi on Friday. Portnoy was recording one of his famous “One Bite” pizza reviews outside of what appeared to be Boardtown Pizza in Starkville, Mississippi, when a passerby hurled the phrase “F–k the Jews,” toward Portnoy. The comment was … Read more
And your turd can sing. Paul McCartney and his then-wife Linda McCartney reportedly mailed a music critic their baby daughter’s turd following a negative concert review in the early 1970s. Wings drummer Denny Seiwell, who performed with the “Maybe I’m Amazed” singer after the Beatles broke up in 1970, recalled the surprising incident in McCartney’s … Read more
Theater review LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD 95 minutes, with no intermission. At the Booth Theatre, 222 W. 45th St. Actress Laurie Metcalf and playwright Samuel D. Hunter are a match made in Middle America. There are few writers who can sublimely craft, and without any condescension, powerful stories set in flyover country as well as … Read more
Theater review LIBERATION Two hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission. At the James Earl Jones Theatre. Progress ain’t easy, preaches the new Broadway play “Liberation,” which opened Tuesday night at the James Earl Jones Theatre. That bittersweet message is a common one onstage. How many issue-based shows have you seen that wrap up with, … Read more
That’ll do it. After finishing a first-time meal at a restaurant, a negative Nancy of a customer wasted no time running home to write a not-so-great review of their experience. Well, the restaurant looked at it as an opportunity to promote their business and what makes their establishment so unique. A screenshot of the exchange … Read more
Theater review ROMY AND MICHELE: THE MUSICAL Two hours and 30 minutes with one intermission. At Stage 42. The off-Broadway show “Romy and Michele: The Musical” cuts out “High School Reunion” from the title. Punchier, I guess. If only that eraser was put to better use. The sorry excuse for a stage adaptation, which opened … Read more
movie review A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE Running time: 112 minutes. Rated R (language). On Netflix Oct. 24. Two ominous notes of music repeat at the beginning of “A House of Dynamite,” sounding like the score from “Jaws.” Only this time the killer shark is a nuke. And it’s only 19 minutes away from an unsuspecting United … Read more
An influencer’s negative review of a bakery has backfired online, with the owner calling her out for “lying and bullying.” Aurora Griffo, who regularly reviews food on her TikTok account Glamorama, shared a video critiquing popular Arizona bakery JL Patisserie, and it quickly sent the internet into a spin. “I do not mind spending $10 on a pastry if they … Read more
movie review BLUE MOON Running time: 100 minutes. Rated R (language and sexual references). In theaters. If when you hear the words “Pal Joey,” you think fondly of your friend Joseph, Richard Linklater’s new film “Blue Moon” might leave you bothered and bewildered. As for Broadway buffs and lovers of old New York, the witty, … Read more