Essays on TV and film — exploring stories, characters, and the choices behind them.
Camp Rock 3 opens on a problem most bands would kill for. Connect 3, the Jonas Brothers back in character as Shane, Nate, and Jason Gray, are about to launch a reunion tour, and they have no one to open for them. So they do the only sensible thing three pop stars would do: … Read more
Wicked: For Good arrived on Netflix this week, and it comes with a strange scorecard. Audiences adore it, giving it a 97 percent rating that runs even higher than the first film. Critics were noticeably cooler, landing it at 71 percent after the near-universal praise that greeted part one. That is a wide gap … Read more