by Rob Webster | Jan 1, 2022 | ★★★★★★☆
Two cultures, both alike in dignity (In fair Manhattan, where we lay our scene), from ancient grudge break to new mutiny, where civil blood makes civil hands unclean: This is the story of the West Side, with language not quite as foreign to our ears as Shakespeare,...
by Rob Webster | Dec 31, 2021 | ★★★★★☆☆
Disney’s latest animated film Encanto is a visual delight, with moments of color, beauty, movement and light that left me entranced and at moments, I’d even say, spellbound. Set in Colombia and with music by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the movie pays homage to that...
by Rob Webster | Mar 15, 2020 | ★★★★★☆☆
Sometimes you go see a movie not because it looks appealing or it has a great trailer or it has great buzz, but because you trust the people making it. Such is the story of how I came to see Onward, an odd film from Pixar, the animation studio that, you may recall,...
by Rob Webster | Dec 28, 2019 | ★★★★★☆☆
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is a satisfying conclusion to a journey that began for me back in 1977, and it’s impossible for me to watch it as a stand-alone film, or as a detached critic. It hits so many right notes, with an epic story arc and nostalgic touches...
by Rob Webster | Dec 28, 2019 | Essays
I started this site 8 years ago, creating it in a day or so over Christmas break. I’ve tweaked some minor things over the years, but the site is pretty much what it has always been: A place to reign in my verbose tendencies by limiting myself (and other...
