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‘Calming the Man’ to be part of Atlanta’s Essential Play Festival
Essential Theatre in Atlanta, Ga., will present full stage productions of its 2021 Playwriting Award winning plays this month, including “Calming the Man” by Taylor County playwright AnthonyLamarr White. The…
Copeland will perform in FSU’s ‘Evening of Dance’ on Nov. 19-20
The Florida State University (FSU) School of Dance will present “An Evening of Dance” on Nov. 19-20 with Taylor County’s Casey Copeland among the performers. Showtimes are Nov. 19 at…
‘Dune’ is a sci-fi epic that should be seen in theaters
By MARK VIOLA When it comes to fantasy, people tend to divide the genre into two segments: high fantasy and low fantasy. High fantasy refers to stories set on worlds…
‘The Last Duel’ is a powerful epic with a story that still resonates
By MARK VIOLA Since the onset of COVID, I really haven’t seen that many “serious” movies. I watched a few around this year’s Academy Awards ceremony, but even then, I…
‘No Time to Die’ is a nearly perfect send-off for Daniel Craig as Bond
By MARK VIOLA I was never a huge James Bond fan growing up. To be more precise, I liked the character of Bond and the ideas behind him more than…
‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ is summer popcorn fun in the fall
By MARK VIOLA Back in the early days of the current millennium, there was a seismic shift in how Hollywood produced comic book adaptations. The mid-1990s were strewn with campy…
‘Nightbooks’ is a suitably creepy horror thriller for young adults
By MARK VIOLA Horror films for younger audiences don’t come around that often, and usually when they do, they’re more silly than scary. Finding the right balance between telling a…
‘Kate’ is ultimately forgettable, but is entertaining while it laststhis
By MARK VIOLA Shoot-‘em-up action movies about assassins seeking revenge need to do two things to really stand out in what has become an incredibly crowded sub-genre. First, they need…
MCU delivers a fantasy martial arts adventure in ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’
By MARK VIOLA I’m sure I’ve said this before, but it never fails to amaze me that the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has expanded so successfully that a franchise which…
‘Vivo’ delivers one of the best animated musical soundtracks in years
By MARK VIOLA I won’t pretend that I’ve been a big fan of actor/writer/composer Lin-Manuel Miranda for years, because that’s simply not true. It’s not that I didn’t like what…
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