Paul McGuigan

Film Review: “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool” — Unapologetic Romanticism

The most compelling reason to see this film is Annette Bening’s performance as Gloria Grahame — it’s perfect.

Yet another cinematic variation on Mary Shelley’s novel—and this one too often opts for slick jolts of adrenaline over credibility.

Tony Russo September 25, 2022 at 2:06 am on Arts Remembrance: Eric Jackson, Boston’s Voice of Jazz (1950-2022)Everything changed for me when they changed his hours. Tommy Flanagan’s brilliance was represented as the introductory statement for Eric...
john harper September 23, 2022 at 5:20 am on Concert Review: Van Morrison — Engaged Rather than Grumpy275.00 caveat emptor
Harriet Warner September 23, 2022 at 5:11 am on Watch Closely: “Tell Me Your Secrets” Is a Deft, Well-Acted ThrillerThank you Peg. It is so wonderful to see our work understood and appreciated in this way. Harriet Warner
Mary Denney September 21, 2022 at 3:44 pm on A Remembrance of Theater Artist Paul Dervis: Embracing The IncomprehensibleI became a friend of Paul's a few years ago, What an impact he had on me. I had tried...
kai September 21, 2022 at 12:07 pm on Theater Review: “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992” — “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose”Thanks for a nuanced review of this altered version.