Judith Singer

Yuri!!! On Ice Bingefest – Coming to Local Theaters

October 8, 2018 Judith Singer Comments Off

Fans of sports anime, grown-up romance, and squeeing in a public place surrounded by other happy squee-ers, rejoice! (And plan ahead.) Fathom Events is bringing the entire 2016 series Yuri!!! On Ice to a handful […]

“Scared Scriptless” at the MAC Review – Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood Prove the Jester Isn’t Dead

September 16, 2018 Judith Singer Comments Off

Frankly, the Jester is not even napping. It’s engaging in decade upon decade of high-energy, brain-straining levels of deliberately (often fiendishly) difficult improv comedy. Its journey to greatness hasn’t been much of a secret either. […]

Anime Review – Twisty, Tropey “Perfect Blue” Holds Up Well On 20th Anniversary

September 8, 2018 Judith Singer Comments Off

I won’t mince words here: this film is intense. Satoshi Kon’s first animated feature, a sort-of adaptation of the novel Perfect Blue: Complete Metamorphosis, was and remains a vivid psychological thriller right on the edge […]

Anime Review – “The Night is Short, Walk On Girl” Breaks Conventions, Remains True to Its Roots

August 22, 2018 Judith Singer Comments Off

This is going to be a hard one, because spoiling any story element here – for those who have not read the novel on which it’s based – could risk compromising your enjoyment and interpretation […]

Fireworks (anime) Review – Unimpressive Supernatural Teen Fanservice Mishmash

July 7, 2018 Judith Singer Comments Off

It would be logical to assume that a lushly animated 90-minute feature film based on a charming 45-minute teleplay might be an improvement on the original material. With the removal of physics, live-action special effects, […]

Rifftrax Live: Space Mutiny Review – Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag (of jokes)

June 17, 2018 Judith Singer Comments Off

If there’s one takeaway from this month’s Rifftrax Live event it’s this: it’s possible to completely riff on an entire movie twice and recycle only a small handful of jokes. It takes great comedy writers […]

Pirates of Penzance Review – Commitment to Silliness at 100%, Captain!

June 12, 2018 Judith Singer Comments Off

It’s easy to imagine the first full-cast Pirates readthrough of this year’s Musical Theater Works production. An earnest gathering of talented singers and singing actors sit with their scores and water bottles, ready to roll […]

PUFFS Review – The Harry Potter Satire We Needed But May Not Deserve

May 15, 2018 Judith Singer Comments Off

There has been a pile of really bad Potterverse parodies; some dreadful novels, a handful of local stage shows that went precisely nowhere and loads of character cameos across TV and film that meant to […]

Metropolitan Opera’s L’Elisir d’Amore Via Fathom Events Review – Pure Pleasure in Movie Theater Comfort

February 15, 2018 Judith Singer Comments Off

by Judith Singer Opera critics live to hurl big, impressive words at computer screens in an effort to describe an experience that can’t be communicated fully without sight and sound. We probably also do it […]