Thasjn
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Media critic, author, songwriter, expat
Yyyyikes!
Film Review: 'The Thing with Feathers' a Pitch-Black Blend of Horror and Family Drama
Holy crow! This movie will beat the stuffing out of you
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November 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Yyyyikes!
Streaming at Shudder Nov. 21: A horror movie that's scary and engaging... and told from a dog's POV.
Movie Review: It's Dog vs. Ghost in 'Good Boy'
Is man's best friend also ghoul's bete noir?
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November 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Streaming at Shudder Nov. 21: A horror movie that's scary and engaging... and told from a dog's POV.
Too damn much fun. Vraiment!
Film Review: Some Things Old, Some Things New in 'Nouvelle Vague'
Richard Linklater's love letter to the making of a seminal Godard movie is defiantly retro
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November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Too damn much fun. Vraiment!
What fun to explore the hidden rooms of "Fun Home" with the director of the Huntington's production, Logan Ellis.
Theater Mirror’s Kilian Melloy Interviews “Fun Home” Director Logan Ellis
Logan Ellis. Director of Fun Home. Photo by Annabel Clark Rising theater director Logan Ellis has become a director who bridges worlds — between classical music and theater, between scrappy DIY com…
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November 9, 2025 at 4:52 AM
What fun to explore the hidden rooms of "Fun Home" with the director of the Huntington's production, Logan Ellis.
A queer coming-of-age movie that doesn't cling to weary tropes.
Movie Review: 'I Wish You All the Best'
A queer coming-of-age movie remembers being 17 is chaos no matter who you are.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
A queer coming-of-age movie that doesn't cling to weary tropes.
On the nose. Oscar's nose, that is.
Movie Review: 'Nuremberg' Brings a Sting of Recognition
Talk about a movie that speaks to the times...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
On the nose. Oscar's nose, that is.
Illuminating chat with the cast of Justin Lin's new film "Last Days."
Sky Yang, Radhika Apte, and Ken Leung Talk 'Last Days'
The story of American Evangelical missionary John Allen Chau will never be completely known, largely because his presumed (and almost certain) death took place on an island where trespassers are not o...
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October 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Illuminating chat with the cast of Justin Lin's new film "Last Days."
Kathryn Bigelow delivers suspense packed into command centers, situation rooms, and a handful of critical minutes as the world trembles on the brink of nuclear war.
Film Review: Strange Days Indeed — Kathryn Bigelow Opens the Door to 'A House of Dynamite'
Unrelenting and tense, the newest from the director of 'Zero Dark Thirty' asks impossible questions
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October 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Kathryn Bigelow delivers suspense packed into command centers, situation rooms, and a handful of critical minutes as the world trembles on the brink of nuclear war.
Justin Lin's dramatization of John Allen Chau's ill-fated quest to convert an isolated tribe will raise hackles on all sides... but also, compelling questions.
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Movie Review: Forcing Faith or Sharing Good News?
'Last Days' Weighs a Tragic History
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October 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Justin Lin's dramatization of John Allen Chau's ill-fated quest to convert an isolated tribe will raise hackles on all sides... but also, compelling questions.
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A great chat with Samuel Van Grinsven about his chilling ghost story "Went Up the Hill." Happy Hallowe'en, indeed...
Samuel Van Grinsven Explains His Unique Ghost Story, 'Went Up the Hill'
The New Zealand-born director went back to his roots for his sophomore feature film
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October 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
A great chat with Samuel Van Grinsven about his chilling ghost story "Went Up the Hill." Happy Hallowe'en, indeed...
A five-part documentary on the life and work of Martin Scorsese? Yes, please!
TV Review: 'Mr. Scorsese'
Getting to know a cinematic giant in a five-part documentary
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October 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
A five-part documentary on the life and work of Martin Scorsese? Yes, please!
Playwright KJ Moran Velz opens up about her new play 'Mother Mary'
Kilian Melloy Interviews Playwright KJ Moran Velz, whose new play, ‘Mother Mary’ is premiering at BPT
by Kilian Melloy Boston Playwrights’ Theatre’s season continues with KJ Moran Velz’s new play Mother Mary, a story set in 1968 that finds two women — cab driver Jo Cruz and Catholic schoolteacher M…
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October 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Playwright KJ Moran Velz opens up about her new play 'Mother Mary'
Fun chat with Tom Coiner about his role as Paul in Merrimack Rep's production of 'Misery!'
Kilian Melloy Interviews Tom Coiner, Star of Merrimack Rep’s “Misery”
by Kilian Melloy It’s hellishly hard to get Stephen King’s work to translate well from page to screen; you’d better be a Stanley Kubrick, a Bran DePalma, or a Mike Flanagan if you hope to create th…
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October 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Fun chat with Tom Coiner about his role as Paul in Merrimack Rep's production of 'Misery!'
There's more to this based-on-real-life Netflix series about a gay Marine in the midst of Don't Ask, Don't Tell than meets the log line.
TV Review: 'Boots'
Based on Greg Cope White's memoir, this 8-episode series blends comedy and drama as a young man navigates Marine boot camp
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October 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
There's more to this based-on-real-life Netflix series about a gay Marine in the midst of Don't Ask, Don't Tell than meets the log line.
Liz Callaway is coming to Boston to host an evening of previews and conversation about five new musicals in development. What fun to chat with her about it!
Kilian Melloy Talks with Liz Callaway About Her Career and SpeakEasy’s Upcoming New Musical Showcase, “Boston Bound”
Boston theaters have long served as a testing ground for new musicals headed to Broadway. Recent major works like Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (2015), The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess…
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October 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Liz Callaway is coming to Boston to host an evening of previews and conversation about five new musicals in development. What fun to chat with her about it!
I was hoping for more heat from Greengrass' latest...
Movie Review: Paul Greengrass Tackles a Fiery but Formulaic Thriller
Smoke, Sparks, Flame... and Not Enough Heat
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October 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I was hoping for more heat from Greengrass' latest...
"Let's Do the Time Warp Again!"
Film Review: It's 'Rocky Horror' Redux with 'A Strange Journey'
Linus O'Brien Time Warps Us Back to Dr. Frank-N-Furter's Most Famous Obsession
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October 1, 2025 at 5:22 AM
"Let's Do the Time Warp Again!"
Here's a review of the American Experience documentary "Hard Hat Riot," the moment on May 8, 1970 that saw an epic clash between construction workers and student protestors - and a reformulation of how the GOP positioned itself with respect to the working class it continues to exploit.
TV Review: 'Hard Hat Riot'
"American Experience" looks back in this documentary at a pivotal moment midway between FDR's New Deal and our current dystopia
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September 30, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Here's a review of the American Experience documentary "Hard Hat Riot," the moment on May 8, 1970 that saw an epic clash between construction workers and student protestors - and a reformulation of how the GOP positioned itself with respect to the working class it continues to exploit.
Love the Indigo Girls? Then Alexandra Bombach's documentary about them, "It's Only Life After All," is a must watch. It was a joy to chat with Alexandra Bombach about making the film.
Alexandra Bombach Opens Up about Her Indigo Girls Documentary
As the title tells us, "It's Only Life After All"
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September 29, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Love the Indigo Girls? Then Alexandra Bombach's documentary about them, "It's Only Life After All," is a must watch. It was a joy to chat with Alexandra Bombach about making the film.
What a privilege to talk to director Marc Levin and author David Paul Kuhn about their documentary premiering tomorrow on American Experience.
Marc Levin and David Paul Kuhn Look Back on the 'Hard Hat Riot'
Kuhn's book is now a documentary, directed by Levin, that will premiere Sept. 30 on American Experience
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September 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
What a privilege to talk to director Marc Levin and author David Paul Kuhn about their documentary premiering tomorrow on American Experience.
So much fun to talk with comedian Chris Grace about the solo show he's bringing to Boston.
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Kilian Melloy Talks with Chris Grace About His Upcoming Solo Show, “Sardines” at the Huntington
Chris Grace in ‘Sardines’ at The Huntington. Photos by Eric Michaud You might know comedian Chris Grace from his role on Superstore or his appearances on Broad City, Pen15, and other TV…
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September 27, 2025 at 5:49 AM
So much fun to talk with comedian Chris Grace about the solo show he's bringing to Boston.
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Today's "Over-the-Shoulder" review revisits one of the best of the "Star Wars" movies.
Over-the-Shoulder Review: 'Star Wars: Rogue One'
The best of the "Star Wars Story" films is also far better than some of the entries in the three trilogies
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September 27, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Today's "Over-the-Shoulder" review revisits one of the best of the "Star Wars" movies.
NOT a review, unfortunately.
'The Savant' Might be the Most Important TV Show You're Not Watching... Yet
Apple TV+ postponed the show's premiere in the wake of recent political violence, but it's a wake up call about that very problem
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September 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
NOT a review, unfortunately.
Hallowe'en season is just about upon us and this ghost story will chill you to the core.
Movie Review: 'Went Up the Hill' Is an Erotic Horror Story about Control - and Losing It
This ghost story is a study in trauma that won't let go
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September 25, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Hallowe'en season is just about upon us and this ghost story will chill you to the core.