Movie Musical Monday: Hairspray (2007)

Movie Musical Monday: Hairspray (2007) I wish that Disney, with all its recent musical live action versions of their animated films, would take a hint from 2007’s Hairspray, and cast properly with actors who can actually sing. The casting for this film is near perfect. Nearly every person, save for Christopher Walken, has a legitimate singing voice. And even then with Walken, the one song … Continue reading Movie Musical Monday: Hairspray (2007)

Netflix Hidden Gems: The D Train

Talk about a misleading trailer and film synopsis. There is so much more to this film than “The head of a high school reunion committee travels to Los Angeles to track down the most popular guy from his graduating class and convince him to go to the reunion.” That’s just part of it. Spoilers ahead. Jack Black plays a character by the name of Dan … Continue reading Netflix Hidden Gems: The D Train