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Review: “The Miracle Club”
A handful of terrific actors make the pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, hoping for a miracle but settling for a fairly standard pot of art-house pudding.
by Peter Debruge
“The Miracle Club” may not be a faith-based…
Purple Rose Theatre’s “Jukebox For The Algonquin” Focuses On Seniors Living And Loving
by Davi Napoleon, Pulp
Billed as “a serious comedy about sex, drugs, and rocking chairs,” Paul Stroili’s Jukebox for the Algonquin takes place at Placid Pines, a senior living community in the Adirondack region of New York, circa 2003.
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Film Review: “Eureka”
The Argentine slow-cinema formalist explores tensions between Indigenous culture and the modern world in a languid curio that will delight his acolytes and bemuse others.
by Guy Long
By the brazenly esoteric standards of Argentine…
Movie Review: “Mafia Mamma”
Tired of being disrespected in her day-to-day life, an Italian American mom discovers she’s tougher than she thought when her estranged grandfather dies, leaving her to manage his criminal operation.
by Peter Debruge
In her own home,…
Movie Review: “Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret”
Kelly Fremon Craig directs a kinder, gentler take on the Judy Blume classic that skips some of the straight talk about growing up.
by Amy Nicholson
Judy Blume’s landmark 1970 young adult novel “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret”…
Argus Farm Stop Cafe Trivia Going Strong After A Dozen Years
by Garrett Schumann
Trivia nights in Ann Arbor are not uncommon, but Terry McClymonds' event might have the longest legacy. He started Trivia Night With Terry! in 2011 and has garnered a devoted following for his twice-a-month…
EMU’s Legacy Theatre Presents “9 to 5: The Musical”
by Lori Stratton, Pulp
The era of landline phones, typewriters, and carbon copies returns for Eastern Michigan University’s Department of Communication, Media & Theatre Arts production of 9 to 5: The Musical at the Legacy…
Poet and Writer Naomi Shihab Nye Set Her Latest Middle-Grade-Fiction Novel, “The Turtle of Michigan,” in Ann Arbor
by Jenn McKee
Naomi Shihab Nye is best known for her poetry—she was chancellor of the Academy of American Poets from 2010-15, and the Poetry Foundation’s Young People’s Poet Laureate from 2019-21.
So perhaps it’s no surprise…
Foolmoon Celebration to Return to Kerrytown on April 7
Correction: Jennifer Goulet did not found the WonderFool Productions. She was the organization's Executive Director.
by Stephanie McIntyre
The foolish fun kicks off with a “Month of Making” – March is full of workshops and…
Film Review: “The Locksmith”
Nicolas Harvard’s directorial debut is a by-the-numbers crime story, distinguished slightly by Kate Bosworth's supporting turn.
MPA Rating: R. Running time: 91 MIN.
by Murta Elfadl
“The Locksmith” has the right elements for a…