‘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 that time has a story... Read More
Daniel Bayer
Daniel Bayer has been in love with movies all his life, in love with the theater since he could sit still, and in love with tap dance since seeing Singin' in the Rain at nine years old. A nationally-ranked dancer in his teens, his theater credits are many and varied, both behind and on the stage. He now spends his days as a non-profit database manager and the rest of his time seeing, writing about, and talking about movies and theater. He is a proud member of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics. You can find him on the AwardsWatch and Next Best Picture podcasts, and on Twitter @dancindanonfilm.
‘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 you have to either get... Read More
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 up as top winners The... Read More
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.” In the eight years since... Read More
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 year. And yet, in a... Read More
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! From the nastiness erupting in... Read More
‘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 Cage) into being his familiar... Read More
‘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 pre-existing IP. In theory, at... Read More
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 Darren Aronofsky asked him to... Read More
‘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 about a bear that does... Read More
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