The Rogers Revue

Movie Revue "Nobody's Fool"

A Foolish Waste of Comedic Talent

November 3, 2018 Derrick Dunn Movie Reviews, Movies

Tiffany Haddish headlines director Tyler Perry’s latest comedy Nobody’s Fool from Paramount Pictures. Haddish portrays Tanya a woman is released from prison after a five-year sentence. Reuniting with her sister Danica (Tika Sumpter), Tanya immediately turns Danica’s world upside down with her inept social skills as she readjusts to life after prison. Danica, a woman on the fast track in the business world, is currently in an online relationship with Charlie (Mehcad Brooks) a man she’s never met. Danica ignores the advances of local coffee shop owner Frank (Omari Hardwick), who just may be her perfect man, but Danica is blinded by her love for Charlie.

Theatre Review: Anastasia at the Kennedy Center

Anastasia – All the Best Parts of the 90s Movie with the Magic of a Live Performance

November 3, 2018 Jaya Ghosh Theatre, Theatre Reviews

Anyone who knows me knows that I love the Kennedy Center. I find any possible excuse to go to an event there. The caliber of performers and shows they bring are always astounding – and don’t get me started on the free shows EVERY DAY of the year. I can say with full conviction that Anastasia was no different.

Movie Revue "Suspiria"

Unsuccessful Reimagining of Suspiria

November 2, 2018 Derrick Dunn Movie Reviews, Movies

From Amazon Studios comes director Luca Guadagnino’s reimagining of the 1977 horror classic Suspiria. Patricia Hingle (Chloe Grace Moretz), a student at Markos Dance Academy, makes an appointment with Dr. Josef Klemperer (Lutz Ebersdorf) to control some paranoia she is experiencing. Naturally, Dr. Klemperer thinks that Patricia is just delusional, however after Patricia disappears, the doctor realizes that the young girl was telling the truth. Patricia’s disappearance sets our plot in motion as it creates an opening for Ohio native Susie Bannion (Dakota Johnson) at the studio.

Movie Review: What They Had

What They Had: Powerhouse Performances Highlight a Tight Script

November 2, 2018 Cortland Jacoby Movie Reviews, Movies

It’s not very often that a film can boast both a well-written script and dynamic acting. In the rare instance that this combination does occur, it is almost impossible to leave the theater unmoved. In director Elizabeth Chomko’s directorial and screenwriting debut, tragedy and comedy collide to create one of the most realistic family dramas in recent years.

Joel Edgerton and Garrard Conley Talk About Writing a New Chapter for Representation in Film

October 31, 2018 Cortland Jacoby Interviews, Movies 0

For 10 minutes on a bright sunny October Friday, I had the opportunity to sit and talk to Garrard Conley and Joel Edgerton, the writer of the memoir Boy Erased and the writer, director, producer and star of the upcoming movie of the same name. Boy Erased,in theaters now, tells the haunting story of Conley’s time in a gay conversion therapy camp. We talked about how Joel got involved in the project, the importance of representation, finding LGBTQ individuals Read more

At the Music Center at Strathmore

Freddy Kempf and the BSO Perform Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto

October 31, 2018 Alan Duckworth Music Reviews

The BSO along with soloist Freddy Kempf performed at The Music Center at Strathmore Saturday night for a concerto of Nordic favorites. It featured Sibelius’s Finlandia, Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto, and Carl Nielsen’s Symphony No. 4 “The Inextinguishable.” They were lead by conductor Rune Bergmann.

“Alaska Is a Drag,” “Black 14,” “Give,” “United Skates” and “Where the Water Runs” Take Home Inaugural Prizes

Inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival Announces Awards and Festival Highlights

October 30, 2018 TRR News Arts & Entertainment, Film Festivals

After four days filled with more than 80 films screenings, including 15 in competition, the inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival, presented by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, announced the six films that won the inaugural awards.

Movie Review: Wildlife

Strong Acting and Directing Saves Wildlife from a Burned Out Plot

October 27, 2018 Cortland Jacoby Movie Reviews, Movies

Actor Paul Dano is known for his honest portrayals of young men desperately trying to find themselves. Whether it’s a military bound son whose life path is disrupted when he discovers he’s colorblind in Little Miss Sunshine or musical savant Bryan Wilson trying to juggle fame, mental illness, and an abusive childhood, Dano has mastered playing the archetype of a young man coming of age. In Wildlife, his first film in the director’s chair, Dano’s uses his mastery of the coming of age genre to breathe life into an otherwise derivative plot.

Movie Revue "Johnny English Strikes Again"

The Spy Who Provides Laughs

October 26, 2018 Derrick Dunn Movie Reviews, Movies

Rowan Atkinson returns as the bumbling and inept spy Johnny English in Johnny English Strikes Again from Universal Pictures. The third entry in the franchise finds Johnny enjoying life as a geography teacher at an elite boarding school. However, Johnny actually spends most of his days training his students how to be spies.

Movie Revue"Mid90s"

An Impressive Trip Through the 90’s

October 26, 2018 Derrick Dunn Movie Reviews, Movies

Jonah Hill makes an impressive directorial debut with Mid90s from A24 Pictures. Stevie (Sunny Suljic) is a thirteen-year-old living a life in Los Angles with his bullying older brother Ian (Lucas Hedges), and a hardworking single mom Dabney (Katherine Waterson). It is apparent that Stevie has no friends, nor does he have his own identity. When the film starts out, Stevie is in awe of his older brother’s room, in particular Ian’s impressive Hip Hop CD collection. Instead of hanging out with Stevie or teaching him about Hip Hop, Ian spends his days physically bullying Stevie.

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