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‘The Year Without a Santa Claus’ and Its Timeless Charm

December 24, 2025 RJ Miller-Zelinko Christmas, Classic Musicals, Family Friendly, Film, Television 4 min read

The Year Without a Santa Claus wasn’t technically made for kids born in the ’90s—but it absolutely raised us anyway. If you grew

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Disney’s Live-Action ‘Snow White’: A Nostalgic Letdown in Song and Spirit

December 23, 2025 RJ Miller-Zelinko Classic Musicals, Disney, Family Friendly, Musical, Snow White 4 min read

As a millennial who grew up on the golden age of Disney’s animated classics, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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Two Perspectives, One Love Story: A Review of ‘The Last Five Years’ Film

December 22, 2025 RJ Miller-Zelinko Comedy, Musical, Romance, The Last Five Years 5 min read

The Last Five Years, directed by Richard LaGravenese and based on Jason Robert Brown’s beloved musical, is a poignant and

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Review: ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 Volume 1

December 21, 2025 RJ Miller-Zelinko Fantasy, Netflix, Series, Television 6 min read

By the time Stranger Things reached its fifth and final season, the show was no longer just a series—it was

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‘Percy Jackson & the Olympians’ Season 1: A Faithful Adaptation

December 21, 2025 RJ Miller-Zelinko Disney, Family Friendly, Fantasy, Series, Television 4 min read

There was a lot riding on Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 1, and not just because it’s based on

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‘Mayfair Witches: Season 2’ A Season Trying to Prove It Knows What It Is

December 21, 2025 RJ Miller-Zelinko AMC, Fantasy, Series, Television 4 min read

Season 2 of Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches arrives with something to prove. Season 1 left many viewers intrigued but unconvinced—heavy

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Fork n’ Film: A Feast for the Eyes, Less for the Palate

December 18, 2025 RJ Miller-Zelinko Christmas, Event, Experience, Family Friendly, Michigan 4 min read

Imagine settling into a seat with friends as the lights dim, a beloved movie begins, and a multi-course dinner —

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‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Proshot is Broadway At Its Finest

December 13, 2025 Brian Kitson Broadway, LGBTQ+, Merrily We Roll Along, Musical, New York, POC, Proshot, Stage Review 6 min read

I have a lot of complicated feelings about Stephen Sondheim, which might be one of the most theater-kid sentences I’ve

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Back to the Plastics: ‘Mean Girls’ (2024) Gets a Musical Makeover

December 7, 2025 RJ Miller-Zelinko Comedy, Mean Girls, Musical, Paramount 5 min read

The 2024 Mean Girls film offers a fresh take on Tina Fey’s beloved teen comedy, adapting the stage musical version

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I Couldn’t Be Happier With ‘Wicked: For Good’

December 4, 2025 Brian Kitson Fantasy, Musical, POC, Universal, Wicked 8 min read

Wicked will always have a special place in my heart, as it has influenced my life in major ways, not

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‘Hamnet’ is Stunningly Gut-Wrenching

December 1, 2025 Amelia Harvey Drama, Focus Features, Hamnet, Shakespeare 7 min read

Adapted from Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel of the same name, Hamnet reimagines the life of William Shakespeare’s little-known wife and

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Revisiting ‘Back to the Future’ For Its 40th Anniversary!

November 30, 2025 Luna Gauthier Action, Back to the Future, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Universal 7 min read

Great Scott! Has it really been 40 years since Back to the Future came out and blew all our minds?