Daniel Bayer

‘One Life’ Review: James Hawes’ Holocaust Savior Story is Heroism Simply Told and That’s the Point | Toronto

There is no shortage of stories to be told about the Holocaust. Every person who was alive in Europe at… Read More

September 11, 2023

‘Dicks: The Musical’ Review: A Naughty Bawdy Gaudy Sporty Musical Comedy Out That Alphas the Alphas | Toronto

It can be simultaneously exhilarating and exhausting to watch a film that is so thoroughly on its own wavelength that… Read More

September 9, 2023

2023 Tony Awards Predictions: Who Will Win and Who Could Win on Theater’s Biggest Night

AwardsWatch's theater correspondent Dan Bayer looks at the field and thinks Leopoldstadt, Topdog/Underdog, Kimberly Akimbo and non-binary performers will end… Read More

June 9, 2023

Interview: Tied up and tied down with ‘Sanctuary’ director Zachary Wigon

Creativity fascinates Zachary Wigon. “I love reading books about creativity and how it functions. It's so interesting and so mysterious.”… Read More

May 18, 2023

2023 Tony Awards nomination predictions: The Plays – Leading actresses given short shrift this season

With seventeen new plays and six revivals eligible for Tony consideration this season, there’s a lot to wade through this… Read More

April 30, 2023

2023 Tony Awards nomination predictions: The Musicals – Expect ‘Some Like It Hot’ and ‘Sweeney Todd’ to score

Theater lovers, we did the thing: We made it through another theatrical season of musicals, comedies, and plenty of drama!… Read More

April 27, 2023

‘Renfield’ review: Nicolas Cage’s Dracula is toxic and Nicholas Hoult is slippin’ under

Robert Montague Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) is having a tough time. He was lured by the immortal vampire Count Dracula (Nicolas… Read More

April 12, 2023

‘The Super Mario Bros Movie’ review: The video game tries to level up on the big screen, but in the end turns into a big bob-omb

Despite how often critics rail against the practice, there’s nothing inherently wrong with making a film adapting a piece of… Read More

April 4, 2023

Interview: How Oscar-nominated makeup designer Adrien Morot broke new ground with ‘The Whale’

“This is a career ending kind of makeup.” That is what was on makeup prosthetics designer Adrien Morot’s mind when… Read More

March 2, 2023

‘Cocaine Bear’ review: Elizabeth Banks’s film roars with laughter at itself, but audiences may just give a few snorts

Well, you certainly can’t accuse the makers of Cocaine Bear of making any false promises - the film is indeed… Read More

February 23, 2023

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