Ryan Murphy directs the new movie musical “The Prom” on Netflix. Photo from whatsonnetflix.com. When I listened to the song “Tonight Belongs to You” from the soon-to-be-released Netflix film “The Prom,” I wasn’t transferred back to the Longacre Theatre where I saw the original stage show live in January 2019, nor to watching the Tony…
Director Luca Guadagnino remade the 1977 version of Dario Argento’s Suspiria. Photos from vox.com and wearemoviegeeks.com. I don’t think there has ever been a successful movie remake that has been so drastically different from the original like “Suspiria.” The two versions of “Suspiria” couldn’t be any more different, yet both movies are some of the…
Lily Collins stars in Netflix series “Emily in Paris,” directed by Darren Star. Photo from insider.com For the people out there wishing to immerse themselves in a life of culture after college, “Emily in Paris” is the furthest thing from reality. Take every cliche about Paris, put it in a bowl, mix in pink glitter…
“Among Us,” the hit 2018 indie game that earned mainstream success after trending on Twitch earlier this year, wasn’t something that really appealed to me at first (I was busy playing “Fall Guys” where you play as a jellybean and destroy friendships until they are broken beyond repair). So when I tried it out on…
This week I’m reviewing “Ventura” by Anderson .Paak, which I listened to for the first time last week. Released in 2019, this album perfectly blends R&B, hip hop and funk to produce an insanely groovy sound. I’m familiar with some of Anderson .Paak’s work; he released a single this spring called “Lockdown” that I really…
First off, I’d like to introduce myself. My name is Ronan Himelrick and I am from Canton, Massachusetts. I am a freshman here at the University of Rhode Island and I’m really excited to be joining the Good Five Cent Cigar. With little on-campus entertainment, I’ve decided to review and recommend some music, movies and…
In an age of unpredictability throughout the movie industry, Charlie Kaufman once again proves that his penchant for unpredictable storytelling is one of cinema’s last remaining constants. “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” is the latest film from writer/director Charlie Kaufman, best known for writing abstract and surreal classics such as “Being John Malkovich” and “Eternal…
Photo courtesy of Nintendo. Nintendo’s “Animal Crossing” series has always helped people escape from their real-world troubles. In a time when many of us are sequestered in our homes amid a global pandemic, it’s nice to pretend that I can go outside and build a beautiful island paradise. “Animal Crossing” isn’t really about trying to…
Photo courtesy of Netflix. Love is never simple and it is never like it is on TV. There are differences, arguments and bad moments. Things do not always work out and we can do little about it. But “Feel Good” shows the reality of love and addiction. “Feel Good” is the semi-biographical story of Mae…
Photo courtesy of Netflix. Have you ever been accused of feeding your husband to tigers? Or have you owned a zoo and ran for president? Gotten involved in a murder-for-hire plot? All of this and more madness can be found in Netflix’s new docuseries “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness” that was released on March…