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Ben Platt’s performance makes ‘Evan Hansen’ worth seeing despite film’s inconsistency, flaws
What makes the uneven Dear Evan Hansen worth watching is the performance of Ben Platt in the title role.
Curtain rises again — finally — as the iconic Tempe Center for the Arts weathers the pandemic
Tempe Center for the Arts is reopening after being closed for well over a year due the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tempe violinist’s Rise to concertmaster called inevitable by those who’ve watched his growth
Tempe-based violinist Julian Nguyen is new concertmaster of MusicaNova Orchestra, dedicated to “new music, unjustly neglected pieces and fresh interpretations of the classics.”
Tammy Faye Bakker comes off as lovable media personality and pop-culture icon in new film
Jessica Chastain is gaining recognition for her portrayal of Tammy Faye Bakker in the new film The Eyes of Tammy Faye.
Actor Sean Penn’s painfully believable portrayal adds some redeeming value to R-rated ‘Flag Day’
Film Fare . . . with M.V. Moorhead
Based on Jennifer Vogel’s 2004 memoir Flim-Flam Man, "Flag Day" is roughly the zillionth telling of one of the perennial American dramas: The relationship with...
Director Shyamalan unable let his latest venture ‘Old’ age very gracefully
In writer-director M. Night Shyamalan's "Old," his latest release, the characters at a secret beach resort age rapidly.
Grimness of ‘Black Widow’ offset by acting . . . and even a bit of jocularity
Directed by Cate Shortland from a script by Eric Pearson, "Black Widow" is everything that Marvel movies usually are: well-made, absorbing, overlong, uneven.
Songwriter’s ‘amazing’ tale spurs Tempe rock group’s patriotic ballad
The Preserve has released “Granddad’s Shoes” in time for the Fourth of July.
M.V. Moorhead
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