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05/01/2019

The Artswire Weekly - Reviews - "DREAMLAND" // TRIBECA 2019 FILM FESTIVAL

Our 2019 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL roundup has arrived! First up: The Dust-Bowl Era Western DREAMLAND starring Margot Robbie and Finn Cole. See our review here!

02/25/2019

The Artswire Weekly - Reviews - AGAIN AND AGAIN...AGAIN // A FILM REVIEW OF "HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U"

"The ArtsWire Weekly" is back, after an extended break, and we've got a lot of reviews coming your way! First up, check out our thoughts of Happy Death Day 2! #HappyDeathDay2U

BY MATEO MORENO Happy Death Day , the 2017 low budget hit from BlumHouse Productions, was Groun...

02/25/2019

Let's continue to celebrate and award projects of diversity. #Oscars2019 #SpikeLee #Blackkklansman

02/11/2019

Our favorite film from 2016 finally has a US release! Check out ADULT LIFE SKILLS, now on demand!http://www.theartswireweekly.com/reviews/an-emotional-fusebox-a-film-review-of-adult-life-skills.html

11/09/2018

The Artswire Weekly - Reviews - A PROPHET'S SONG // A FILM REVIEW AND DIVE INTO THE MAKING OF "BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY"

Did Freddie sing? Or did he sink? Find out what we thought here!

BY MATEO MORENO It's an almost impossible task, asking any filmmaker to tell the story of Fredd...

11/09/2018

The Artswire Weekly - Reviews - MONKEY BUSINESS // A THEATRE REVIEW OF "KING KONG THE MUSICAL"

The King of all beasts hits the Broadway stage! Is it all bark and no bite?! Or does he roar with the best of them?! Read my review and hear my thoughts on Broadway's newest spectacle!

BY MATEO MORENO Before I delve too much into anything specific, let's just say off the bat:...

10/23/2018

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10/23/2018

Hello wonderful readers of THE ARTSWIRE WEEKLY! We've missed you TERRIBLY! We took the Summer off and are getting ready to relaunch THE ARTSWIRE WEEKLY this very week! What does that mean for you? That means you'll be able to read up to date film and theatre review, see trailers, postings about projects, and more! We're sorry that we've been away for so long but we will be returning in just a few days!

09/22/2017

This weekend we have our New York Film Festival coverage starting! Check us out this weekend for reviews of Thelma, The Other Side of Hope, The Florida Project, and Ismael's Ghosts direct from the festival and right here on The ArtsWire Weekly!

09/22/2017

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08/23/2017

The Artswire Weekly - Reviews - WHOA // A THEATRE REVIEW OF "THERE IS NO SPOON: THE USUAL REJECTS"

The Usual Rejects hit it out of the park with THERE IS NO SPOON: THE MATRIX. Read my review and check them out live!

BY MATEO MORENO There are a lot of great comedy shows in New York, from The Pit to UCB, The Com...

08/19/2017

The Artswire Weekly - Articles - SUMMER'S OVER - WE'RE BACK BABY!

SUMMER BREAK IS OVER KIDS! We're Back! THE ARTSWIRE WEEKLY took a little break over the summer but we're coming back swinging! Check out our weekly updates tomorrow evening at TheArtsWireWeekly.com!

BY MATEO MORENO WEEEEEEEE ARRRRRE BACK! After taking a summer break, THE ARTSWIRE WEEKLY...

08/10/2017

The Artswire Weekly - Reviews - BOND. JANE BOND // A FILM REVIEW OF "ATOMIC BLONDE"

"A stylistic, non-stop action thrill-ride." Theron's performance is "a damn original one."

BY MATEO MORENO For years now, people have been clamoring for a female James Bond. Well look no...

06/05/2017

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06/05/2017

The Artswire Weekly - Reviews - AN AMAZON CALLED WONDER // A FILM REVIEW OF "WONDER WOMAN"

We here at "The ArtsWire Weekly" were quite taken with the marvelous WONDER WOMAN and think you will be too! Read our review here!

BY MATEO MORENO WONDER WOMAN is by FAR the best film in the DC Extended Universe. Which I supp...

05/14/2017

The Artswire Weekly - Reviews - TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2017 // A REVIEW OF "SATURDAY CHURCH"

On this Saturday night, check out Danielle's latest review of "SATURDAY CHURCH," a moving new movie musical that premiered at this years Tribeca Film Festival. #TheArtsWireWeekly

BY DANIELLE BECKMANN SATURDAY CHURCH is a movie-musical that tells the story of Ulysses (the 1...

05/14/2017

The Artswire Weekly - Reviews - TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2017 // A REVIEW OF "THE CIRCLE"

Emma Watson and Tom Hanks dive into Dave Eggers THE CIRCLE and we've got our review of it here at "The ArtsWire Weekly!"

BY MATEO MORENO Social Media has taken over all our lives, for better or worse. We all are seem...

05/09/2017

The Artswire Weekly - Reviews - TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2017 // A REVIEW OF "BUSTER'S MAL HEART"

Rami Malek gives a performance you won't forget in BUSTER'S MAL HEART. See what our reviewer Danielle thought of the rest of the film over at "The ArtsWire Weekly!"

BY DANIELLE BECKMANN There’s nothing like a jarring shootout in the woods to perk an ...

05/05/2017

The Artswire Weekly - Reviews - TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2017 // A Conversation with CAMILLA HALL, Director of COPWATCH

Danielle Beckmann spent an afternoon with Camilla Hall, director of the gripping documentary COPWATCH at this years Tribeca FIlm Festival. Read all about it at THE ARTSWIRE WEEKLY!

BY DANIELLE BECKMANN Directed by the fearless Camilla Hall, COPWATCH is an important film of ...

03/15/2017

The writing duo of Mateo & Danielle can only be seen at The ArtsWire Weekly...and our upcoming Podcast. Stay tuned!

03/15/2017

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10/17/2016

The Artswire Weekly - Reviews - JUST LIKE A PILL // A THEATRE REVIEW OF "YOKES NIGHT"

Playing now through Sunday only and fresh off their Edinburgh and Fringe NYC hit runs, Stay Up Late Collective's YOKES NIGHT is a pulse pounding thrill.

BY MATEO MORENO March 11th, 2015, Dublin. The Court of Appeal declared Ireland's 1977 Misuse...

10/12/2016

The Artswire Weekly - Reviews - OUR FATHER, WHO'S MAD IN HEAVEN // A THEATRE REVIEW OF "THE GOD PROJEKT"

Untitled Theater Company #61 and Lone Wolf Tribe's latest offering is unlike anything you'll see this year. Running at LaMama now through Sunday Oct. 16th, THE GOD PROJEKT is a must see!

BY MATEO MORENO This past weekend I ventured into the lower east side to see THE GOD PROJEKT , ...

10/12/2016

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08/03/2016

The Artswire Weekly - Reviews - NYMF 2016 // A THEATRE REVIEW OF "EH DAH? QUESTIONS FOR MY FATHER"

A top choice so far in my New York Musical Festival experience this year! EH DAH: QUESTIONS FOR MY FATHER," Aya Aziz's tale of growing up in New York City with her Egyptian-American family, is bold, powerful, and original. Read my review here!

BY MATEO MORENO There's a lot of one person shows out there, specifically about the New York ac...

07/28/2016

The Artswire Weekly - Reviews - NYMF 2016 // A THEATRE REVIEW OF "A SCYTHE OF TIME"

The NYMF continues, this time with Tony Nominated Lesli Margherita (Matilda the Musical, Dames at Sea) and P.J. Griffith (Sleep No More, American Idiot) in the Edgar Alan Poe adaptation "A Scythe of Time." Check out Mateo's thoughts here!

BY MATEO MORENO Edgar Alan Poe is widely known for his macabre stories and sinister morality ta...

07/26/2016

Check out all of our reviews of the 2016 NYMF right here: http://www.theartswireweekly.com/reviews/category/nymf-2016

07/26/2016

The Artswire Weekly - Reviews - NYMF 2016 // A THEATRE REVIEW OF "NORMATIVITY"

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) is here, and we'll be reviewing a good deal of the fest right here at "The ArtsWire Weekly." First up is the teenage lesbian romance musical "Normativity," which is filled with so much promise. But is that enough?

BY MATEO MORENO Bury your Gays. In popular literature and on many current television series, th...

05/03/2016

The Artswire Weekly - Articles - THE ARTSWIRE WEEKLY PICK THE TONY NOMINEES!

'Twas the night before nominations and all through the web... Mateo and Ricky debated instead of going to bed... Check out what Ricky Jones and I think will be nominated tomorrow morning for 2016 Tony Awards in most of the main categories and then we'll see tomorrow how oh-so-clever we are... (or aren't).
http://www.theartswireweekly.com/articles/the-artswire-weekly-pick-the-tony-nominees.html

04/26/2016

The Artswire Weekly - Reviews - A BROKEN LULLABYE // A THEATRE REVIEW OF "A GIRL IS A HALF...

"Triumphant" and "beautifully poetic" with a sensational performance by Aoife Duffin, A GIRL IS A HALF FORMED THING is a must see! Read our review & get your ticket to see it in NYC through April 30th!
http://www.theartswireweekly.com/reviews/a-broken-lullabye-a-theatre-review-of-a-girl-is-a-half-forme.html

BY MATEO MORENO "I met a man. I let him throw me round the bed. And smoked, me, spliffs an...

04/23/2016

The Artswire Weekly - Reviews - TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2016 // A REVIEW OF "ADULT LIFE SKILLS"

Mateo's favorite film of the fear is the hilarious & heartwarming odd ball comedy ADULT LIFE SKILLS. See his review here! http://www.theartswireweekly.com/reviews/tribeca-film-festival-2016-a-review-of-adult-life-skills.html

BY MATEO MORENO A nna (Jodie Whittaker) is fast approaching 30. This is not a good thing. At le...

04/21/2016

The Artswire Weekly - Reviews - TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2016 // A REVIEW OF "AFTER SPRING"

Chrisena takes a look at the Syrian Refugee crisis in her review of AFTER SPRING.
http://www.theartswireweekly.com/reviews/tribeca-film-festival-2016-a-review-of-after-spring.html

BY CHRISENA RICCI In 2016, the total refugee count reached 60 million. This number is higher th...

04/21/2016

The 2016 Tribeca Film Festival Reviews are going up, up up at THE ARTSWIRE WEEKLY! Follow all of our review updates at http://www.theartswireweekly.com/reviews/category/tribeca-film-festival-2016 or watch for them to be posted here!

04/21/2016

The Artswire Weekly - Reviews - TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2016 // A REVIEW OF "THE RIDE"

Follow The Lakota Sioux on their annual Chief Big Foot Memorial Ride honoring the Battle at Wounded Knee in the new doc THE RIDE.
http://www.theartswireweekly.com/reviews/tribeca-film-festival-2016-a-review-of-the-ride.html

BY MATEO MORENO On December 29, 1890 an awful massacre occurred. More than 150 men, women, and ...

03/14/2016

The Artswire Weekly - Reviews - READY, AIM, WAIT // A FILM REVIEW OF "EYE IN THE SKY"

The politics of war, and drone strikes, are taken on in the powerful and pulse racing EYE IN THE SKY. See our review here!
http://www.theartswireweekly.com/reviews/ready-aim-wait-a-film-review-of-eye-in-the-sky.html

BY MATEO MORENO Capturing the nature of war on film is a tricky thing. With politics always in ...

03/02/2016

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03/02/2016

The Artswire Weekly - Articles - THE 2016 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL MAIN SLATE ANNOUNCEMENT

The Tribeca Film Festival 2016 has announced its line up! Check it out here and be sure to head to the fest starting April 13th!
http://www.theartswireweekly.com/articles/the-2016-tribeca-film-festival-main-slate-announcement.html

Today, the TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL announced the US Narrative, International Narrative, and D...

02/23/2016

The Artswire Weekly - Reviews - A THEATRE REVIEW OF COMPANY XIV'S "SNOW WHITE"

Sadly missing the sexiness and originality of their usual fare, Company XIV's latest naughty fairy tale SNOW WHITE is a dull retread.
http://www.theartswireweekly.com/reviews/a-theatre-review-of-company-xivs-snow-white.html

BY MATEO MORENO Company XIV and Austin McCormick have cornered the market of naughty burlesque ...

01/11/2016

The Artswire Weekly - Articles - DAVID BOWIE - 1947-2016

A true genius has passed. DAVID BOWIE (1947-2016) passed away, leaving millions of adoring fans and his loving family unsure of how to grieve. Here, we will have a proper tribute and look back but for now, share with us some of our favorite Bowie tracks.
http://www.theartswireweekly.com/articles/david-bowie-1947-2016.html

BY MATEO MORENO The Thin White Duke has passed on. David Robert Jones, aka David Bowie, born...

01/11/2016

The Artswire Weekly - Articles - THE ARTSWIRE WEEKLY'S TOP TEN THEATRE EXPERIENCES OF 2015

THE ARTSWIRE WEEKLY is back! And we're looking back on the year. Our reviewers Mateo and Ricky look back at their TOP 10 THEATRE EXPERIENCES OF 2015. Everything from "A View From The Bridge," Songs for the Fallen, Lazarus, Songbird, The Lion Musical, and yes, Hamilton the Musical.
http://www.theartswireweekly.com/articles/the-artswire-weeklys-top-ten-theatre-experiences-of-2015.html

10/05/2015

The Artswire Weekly - Reviews - NYFF 53 REVIEW: ARABIAN NIGHTS VOLUME ONE, TWO, & THREE

Hailed as a "triumph" at Cannes, the epic tale of "Arabian Nights Volume One, Two, and Three" hits NYFF. What did we think? Well, our two reviewers definitely feel differently. Read about it here!
http://www.theartswireweekly.com/reviews/nyff-53-review-arabian-nights-volume-one-two-three.html

10/05/2015

The Artswire Weekly - Reviews - NYFF 53 REVIEW: THE FORBIDDEN ROOM

The New York Film festival reviews are coming in! First up is Chrisena's take on Guy Maddin's wacky world of "The Forbidden Room."
http://www.theartswireweekly.com/reviews/nyff-53-review-the-forbidden-room.html

09/16/2015

The Artswire Weekly - Reviews - TAKE A BOW // A FILM REVIEW OF THE DOCUMENTARY "PAUL TAYLOR...

The well respected modern dance choreographer Paul Taylor gets his documentary due with PAUL TAYLOR CREATIVE DOMAIN. See what Chrisena's thoughts of it are below!
http://www.theartswireweekly.com/reviews/take-a-bow-a-film-review-of-the-documentary-paul-taylor-crea.html

BY CHRISENA RICCI Paul Taylor is one of the most recognized and beloved modern dance choreograp...

09/14/2015

Watch for Mateo and Chrisena's coverage of the 53rd Annual NY Film Festival coming soon to "The ArtsWire Weekly!"