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Category: Mark Taper Forum

April 4, 2019 Jana J. Monji

‘Lackawanna Blues’: How to Color Your Life with Love

November 8, 2018 Jana J. Monji

‘Valley of the Heart’: Earnest But Unfocused☆☆

September 21, 2018 Jana J. Monji

The Fable of ‘Sweat’ Equity ✮✮✮✮✮

October 20, 2017October 20, 2017 Jana J. Monji

‘Head of Passes’: God and Getting What You Ask For ✮✮✮✮

July 8, 2017 Jana J. Monji

Less Science and More Chaos in ‘Heisenberg’ ✮✮

October 9, 2015October 9, 2015 Jana J. Monji

‘Appropriate’ needs editing to strengthen this look a ghosts of the past

August 12, 2015 Jana J. Monji

The bittersweet revelations of ‘Bent’

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  • ‘Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw’ : Mismatched Buddies Save the World☆☆☆ July 15, 2019
    Dwayne Johnson knows how to hold the stage and keep his fans happy, even in the case of an emergency. It’s a skill he deftly displayed at the world premiere of “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw” at the Dolby Theatre on Saturday, 13 July 2019. Fans of the “Fast & Furious” franchise will […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • From the Critics: The Moon, Movies and Mood Music July 15, 2019
    In June, I sent around this missive asking for critics to give me their opinions: Hi, all… Are you ready for the Next Giant Leap from the Moon to Mars? I’ve just finished writing about the local events in Pasadena for the 50th Anniversary of the Lunar Landing and that entailed watching the PBS American […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • ‘Apollo 11 – The Immersive Live Show’ : Great Visuals But Bumpy Start to a National Tour July 15, 2019
    The experience “Apollo 11 – The Immersive Live Show” launched at the Pasadena Rose Bowl under a 40,000 square-foot Lunar Dome during Independence Day weekend with previews, but despite some beautiful visual effects, including 360-degree projections and a chance at the end to get a selfie with an almost life-size replica of the moon landing […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ : Murphy’s Law Takes Hold with Humorous Results July 15, 2019
    Imagine a drama society with many wanna-bes finally getting funding, but not necessarily the talent to stage a whodunit? Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields of Mischief Theatre Company in Great Britain did and “The Play That Goes Wrong” went on to win the Best New Comedy Laurence Olivier Award in 2015 and the […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’: Light-Hearted Romance and Remembrance in 4DX ☆☆☆☆☆ July 13, 2019
    Having to save the world after losing a father figure for the third time is a heavy burden to bare for one Peter Parker. Tom Holland’s version is wide-eyed golly gee willikers pale-faced superhero is ready for some time away from worldly worries. His summer plans are: Get MJ’s attention. Before the credits, the movie […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • ‘The Lion King’ : Gender Politics July 13, 2019
    Disney’s “The Lion King” was always skittering on the edge of political correctness, requiring a certain blindness to some obvious problems with a lion with a pride being the king of all the animals in Africa. After centuries of socio-political changes, you have to ask about the logic of this scenario. Making it into a […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • ‘The Lion King’ : Reading Animal Emotions or the Importance of Eyebrows July 13, 2019
    Not everyone can read the motions of animals, even our supposedly best friend: Dogs. One thing you might notice about dogs is some of them have coloration that give them things that most animals, except humans, do not have: eyebrows. Seriously. Eyebrows are often under-rated, but in animated features where animals are anthropomorphized, eyebrows are […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • Moon to Mars: PBS Summer of Space July 9, 2019
    The moon has enchanted humankind, tickled the imagination that conjured up men or frogs or rabbits making mochi. Yet President John F. Kennedy didn’t care about mochi or green cheese. Kennedy set us on a course to catch up with the cosmonauts who beat the US into space. Our destination was the moon and could […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • Todd Douglas Miller’s Documentary Apollo 11☆☆☆☆☆ July 9, 2019
    For those who have grown up on Star Trek or Star Wars, it might be hard to imagine the enormity of Apollo 11, but this year a few movies and TV programs attempt to take us back to those heady days when the US won the race to the moon. Following in the wake of […]
    Jana J. Monji
  • Ed Dwight Jr. Chased the Moon But Found Fame in Art July 8, 2019
    At the peak of his involvement as part of the PR goodwill machine for NASA’s astronaut program, Ed Dwight Jr. was receiving 1,500 letters a day and he needed a secretary. Now 56 years later, the mail has trickled down to about 10 a week. “Most are from history buffs. A lot are from school […]
    Jana J. Monji
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