Either both of Fuze’s New York theatrical engagements happen to be plagued with the same sound problems, or the mix itself is so bad that it renders the rest of this new movie basically impossible to evaluate.
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Choir Praxis
A specific moment in Cold War Choir Practice functions as a testament to its artistic finesse, and doubles as a metaphor for one of this new play’s primary themes.
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Did You Hear That
Straight-to-steaming movies are a dime a dozen nowadays, a trend that has given rise to a more novel phenomenon:
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Ring Dong
Biodocs oscillate between two registers:
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Putting the Ex in Deus Ex Machina
Fallen Angels’ Maurice feels designed to be cast as a celebrity cameo.
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No Small Parts
There’s a meaningful disparity between Taraji P. Henson’s fame relative to the rest of her Joe Turner’s Come and Gone ensemble, and the size of her role.
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Hide and Seek
Musicals are considered a fluffy medium.
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Goliath
David Cale’s last two plays feel like companion pieces, about artists whose interrelated thirst for companionship and literary inspiration bleeds the porous psychic boundaries between their personal lives and their art.
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This Is
The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington is in the reinterpretation business.
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Filming Down the House
The use of the camera in David Byrne’s Who is the Sky Tour roots the show closer to theater than cinema.
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Write All Nite 