Tag Archives: Tariq Trotter

tick, tick… BOOM! review — Lin-Manuel Miranda’s heartfelt tribute to his hero and to Broadway

November 29, 2021 flawintheiris

Directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Written by Steven Levenson, based on the musical by Jonathan Larson | 115 min | Netflix Jonathan Larson is best known as the creator of Rent, the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning '90s rock musical. Tragically, he died suddenly in 1996 just as Rent was premiering off-Broadway. Before Rent he… Read More

Night Catches Us (2010) review — Underseen drama a rough gem

June 11, 2020 flawintheiris

Written and Directed by Tanya Hamilton | 90 min | Hoopla It's 1976, and Markus (Anthony Mackie) is home. He's been away for years from his Philadelphia neighbourhood. Back when he left, he and his buddies were into some radical politics, and when things went bad, they fingered Markus as the snitch. The locals aren't… Read More