Parody and satire are two of the most difficult types of humor to pull off successfully. They both require some familiarity with the material that’s being targeted. Parody is usually more obvious and broader, while satire can be subtle as well as biting. When I think of parody, I immediately think of MAD Magazine, the […]

I’m a huge horror fan, so I’m excited when I see the genre translated to other media like musicals. Last year, I was lucky enough to catch Misery, and this year sees the arrival of Evil Dead – The Musical in Philadelphia. The musical has been around for 10 years, and I remember ordering the […]

The 1980s cult horror classic gets a musical reimagining in Evil Dead – The Musical. The campy 1981 horror film Evil Dead from director Sam Raimi has had several sequels and a 2013 remake. Now it’s been immortalized with a parody-rich musical that re-creates much of the original film. Fans of the film will immediately recognize […]

I’d always heard about the sold-out shows by Kevin Smith in and around the Philadelphia area. They were sometimes one-man shows, and on other occasions, he had special guests like good friend and costar Jason Mewes. (For the uninitiated, Mewes and Smith have portrayed Jay and Silent Bob respectively in a number of Smith’s movies.) […]

I had the pleasure of seeing Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark at the 2:00 PM matinee show on February 2, 2013 in the Foxwoods Theatre in New York City. I was quite impressed with this musical. Despite all of the negative press surrounding this show from the endless reworking in its preview months to the […]

Ah, February! It’s the start of a new month, a new movie week and a new chapter in my writing with this blog. Longtime friend and collaborator/cowriter Rich Heimlich invited me to add my thoughts to his site, which means that I will write about all of the movies I see — a lot! — as well […]