Musical
Gold Diggers of 1933 [Warner Archive Blu-ray review]
Gold Diggers of 1933 is famous for introducing We’re in the Money into the American songbook. But, what has become of the Gold Diggers in the nearly 90 years that have followed? Arriving 4 years...
Encanto (2021): Upbeat Nerd Musical Strangles TikTok [Movie Review]
Encanto was not met with a ton of fanfare when first announced by Disney. Then, it became the darling favorite of TikTok. How did we get from Point A to Point B in such a short amount of time? The ans...
Expresso Bongo (1959) [Blu-ray review]
Expresso Bongo is a very specific satire of the music industry. By that, I mean it’s a Post World War II and Pre British Invasion examination of popular music. Laurence Harvey plays a scummy age...
Take Me Out To The Ball Game (1949) [Warner Archive Blu-ray review]
Take Me Out To The Ball Game is a fascinating film when you look at Gene Kelly’s career. While credited to Busby Berkeley, most of the film was directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen. Years la...
In The Good Old Summertime (1949) [Warner Archive Blu-ray review]
In The Good Old Summertime finds Judy Garland having to work her magic to land a job. After she cons an old lady into buying an expensive harp for over cost, she lands the job. Unfortunately, the musi...
Ziegfeld Follies (1946) [Warner Archive Blu-ray review]
Ziegfeld Follies is an MGM highlight reel shot over two years. Minnelli, Sidney and other major MGM directors shot short comedy and musical moments over several months. Stitched together, it became a ...
An American in Paris: The Musical (2018)
An American in Paris had a rather successful Broadway run a few years ago. It won a few Tonys, filled a bunch of seats and generally reminded people of the original film. By now, I’ve lost all b...
My Fair Lady (1964) is impressive and lovely on 4K UHD
My Fair Lady is a musical that manages to mix British class warfare in with a love of flowers. I’m always suspicious of the people that claim to love the film, as it’s never the ones I sus...
Damn Yankees [Warner Archive Blu-ray review]
Damn Yankees is one of the most delightfully goofy musicals of the 1950s. It’s also a pretty damn good sports film. Using archival footage of several prominent 1950s baseball players, shooting o...