The Goods: Film Reviews

Cabin in the Sky (1943)

Cabin in the Sky (1943)

Cabin in the Sky deserves to be remembered as more than a curiosity of representation, though that context inevitably shapes how you approach it.
Mar 25, 2026
Phantom of the Opera (2004)

Phantom of the Opera (2004)

There is a paradox at the heart of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s empire that Joel Schumacher’s 2004 Phantom of the Opera makes impossible to ignore
Mar 24, 2026
The Top 10 Movies of 2025

The Top 10 Movies of 2025

The year 2025 was not a particular shining beacon for cinema in my eyes
Mar 23, 2026
Cats (2019)

Cats (2019)

There’s a case to be made that the true line of demarcation between the before-times and the after-times is not March 2020, when the world shut down as COVID spread and quarantine began, but a few months earlier, when Cats arrived in theaters.
Mar 22, 2026
Podcast Episode: Phantom of the Opera (2004) / Cats (2019) – The Webbisode

Podcast Episode: Phantom of the Opera (2004) / Cats (2019) – The Webbisode

Dan and Brian continue Musical Decades Month with a look at two musicals written by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Mar 22, 2026

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