THE ROOM NEXT DOOR
A woman is dying and asks her friend for a favor. “What is it?” the friend asks. “I’m going to kill myself,” the woman says. “And I want you to be in the room next door when I do.” That … Continue reading THE ROOM NEXT DOOR
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DEAR EVAN HANSEN
Evan Hansen is crippled by social anxiety. He’s a high school student, so that’s not unusual, but Evan is a little bit more. It’s as if he wants to speak, but the words just won’t come. Not to his mother, … Continue reading DEAR EVAN HANSEN
AFTER THE WEDDING
Grace (Abby Quinn) is getting married. She’s young, probably too young to marry, but her parents don’t have much of an option. If they say no, they’ll alienate her. If they say yes, then they’ll seem complicit when the inevitable … Continue reading AFTER THE WEDDING
STILL ALICE
Like it or not, the Oscars are big business, and the nominations and ceremony are important to the industry. Yes, the selections can sometimes seem arbitrary, rote, or political, but what it means to many films and filmmakers can be … Continue reading STILL ALICE
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