Masterpiece Theater credit There’s a reason Le Mis is at or near the top of most people’s favorite musicals list. Well, not just one reason. Les Mis has everything a musical should have, including the most important ingredient, a potent and big-hearted story that grabs you by the heart and will … [Read more...]
Hello, Archie: 10 Arch Musings on the Royal Baby’s Name
DOMINIC LIPINSKI/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Cue all the cooing. We have finally, after two unusually long days, been put out of our misery and know what name the Duke and Duchess of Sussex--our very own Harry and Meghan--have bestowed upon their wee noble laddie baby (yes, "laddie baby." Don't read … [Read more...]
10 Ice-Breaking Thoughts About Chrissy Metz and “Breakthrough”
Allen Fraser, 20th Century Fox I’m usually not a big fan of “faith-based films,” not to be uppity about it. Usually, they are made by and for Christians, and nobody else. That bugs me. Art is art and should be shared by all of God’s created beings. This feeling was entrenched during my 17 years … [Read more...]
This is Us RECAP: Is This the End of Randall and Beth?
THIS IS US -- "R & B" Episode 317 -- Pictured: (l-r) Susan Kelechi Watson as Beth, Sterling K. Brown as Randall -- (Photo by: Ron Batzdorff/NBC) Seriously craving nachos over here, even though it's not yet lunchtime. Well, it's lunchtime somewhere, isn't it? We are down to the wire here … [Read more...]
This is Us Season 3, Episode 16 RECAP: Which Pearson Couple Will Find Their Happy Ending?
Credit NBC Ron Batzdorff Yikes! What the what with Randall and Beth? I had this look on my face the whole episode like, 'please, please, for the LOVE, don't treat each other like that!' But they went ahead and treated each other badly anyway, and here we are, facing a rather grim RECAP. But at … [Read more...]