Recent content from Chris Hewitt
Minnesota theater group hopes guidelines can stop abusive behavior
Minnesota Theater Accountability Coalition's document addresses safe environments, work/life balance and equity.
'Anamnesis' is a comedy/drama with a lot on its mind
Moving Company's new play takes a fresh and self-reflexive look at the very work the theater does.
Halle Berry packs a one-two punch as writer, director of 'Bruised'
Critics' guide on what to watch (and avoid) on TV this weekend.
Lady Gaga enlivens 'House of Gucci' movie but it trips on the runway
The script can't figure out what story to tell, the screenplay is boring and the movie begs to be trimmed.
'The Humans' serves up a turkey dinner with a side of dread
In this family drama, transferred from stage to screen, a Thanksgiving gathering takes a terrifying turn.
'Encanto' completes Lin-Manuel Miranda's 2021 musical hat trick
The Colombia-set fable boasts snappy songs and a dandy heroine.
'C'mon C'mon' finds Joaquin Phoenix pivoting from 'Joker' to his sweet side
The Oscar winner plays a man getting to know his nephew in this comedy/drama.
For these 7 great movies, it's all there in black and white
With four black-and-white movies in multiplexes, color is beginning to seem like it's so 2020.
In 'King Richard,' Will Smith reigns as dad and coach behind Venus and Serena Williams
There are reasons to be skeptical that we're getting the whole picture here, but as a tribute to the dad who was their first and best coach, "King Richard" is inspiring and entertaining.
Laura Osnes loses another theater gig, apparently over vaccine status
It's at least the third theatrical production that has replaced the Minnesota native.
Why you ought to watch Alanis Morissette documentary 'Jagged'
Critics' guide on what to watch (and avoid) on TV this weekend.
You'll never look at 'Oklahoma!' the same way after seeing this touring show
Review: Without altering the script, a visionary director puts his stamp on a classic now playing the Orpheum.
Irish eyes smile in 'Belfast,' a nostalgic film based on Kenneth Branagh's childhood
The comedy/drama looks at Northern Ireland's "Troubles" from a child's point of view.
'Top Girls', Caryl Churchill's blistering 1980s play now on stage in Minneapolis, still speaks to today
Review: Caryl Churchill's "Top Girls" is as relevant now as when it was written four decades ago.
In a new Showtime documentary, Kevin Garnett revisits what went wrong in Minnesota
Plus, more of what to watch (and avoid) on TV this weekend.
'Passing' is provocative and one of the year's best movies
Rebecca Hall's compelling drama delves into race and identity.
'Eternals' is not one for the ages although Chloe Zhao freshens the Marvel formula
It features a large ensemble of new characters and hops between continents and across centuries.
'The Harder They Fall' is a bloody good western
Critics' guide on what to watch (and avoid) on TV this weekend.
'Last Night in Soho' shifts gears from comedy to drama to horror
The genre-bender hits its mark more often than not.
Wes Anderson's 'French Dispatch' is amusing, and very Anderson-y
The comedic fantasy features three short movies with a French twist.
The Scooby-Doo gang reunites for a TV special with no bite
Critics' guide on what to watch (and avoid) on TV this weekend
Twin Cities theaters want to scare the pants off you with ghosts and lopped-off arms
Christmas has long been an opportunity for theaters but now they're hopping on Halloween.
Review: 'Dune' looks terrific but the storytelling gets lost in the sand
Somber space drama doesn't have much momentum.
Selma Blair gives the performance of her life in new documentary
Critics' guide on what to watch (and avoid) on TV this weekend
Noir-influenced 'Red Shoes' showcases dazzling work by Kimberly Richardson
Review: The fairy tale/detective story features the actor in multiple roles.
'Halloween Kills' has plenty of gore but little else
Themes are not explored enough and Jamie Lee Curtis is sidelined for half the movie.
As the Twin Cities theater world recalibrates, leadership shifts to groups
Diverse groups of artists are becoming leaders at Twin Cities theaters.
New 'Velvet Underground' film focuses on that fine, fine music
Critics' guide on what to watch (and avoid) on TV this weekend
Funny and moving, 'What the Constitution Means to Me' at Guthrie takes new look at old ideas
Review: Teenage enthusiasm for the document gives way to adult fears in thoughtful play at the Guthrie.
How Twin Cities-bound bestselling author Amor Towles built 'The Lincoln Highway'
The author of "A Gentleman in Moscow" talks about how he set the stage for his new 1950s-set adventure.
Daniel Craig shines in his last Bond film 'No Time to Die' but the villains fall short
Craig's latest 007 film begins well, bogs down, then goes out with a bang.
Netflix's 'Diana: The Musical' is a royal pain
Critics' guide on what to watch (and avoid) on TV this weekend
How Collide Theatrical makes Frankenstein's ungainly creature dance
A choreographer and dancer figure out how to get the monster to move.
It's hard to break the Bond with the 7 best of 007
From Connery to Craig, watch James Bond at his most stirring.
'The Many Saints of Newark' is a stylish, worthy prequel to 'Sopranos'
Even for those who haven't watched the TV show, the movie knocks 'em dead.
Marvel's relentless 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage' may wear you out
The action is so nonstop it could make viewers cry "Uncle!"
'39 Steps' by Lyric Arts falls a few steps short
Review: Hitchcock adaptation begins well but then gets too pleased with itself.
Twin Cities Fox stations promote news veteran to be news director
Kelly Huffman was the assistant news director at KMSP and WFTC.
Updated Broadway hit 'Constitution' opens at Guthrie Theater
Cassie Beck stars in the national tour relaunch of Heidi Schreck's play.
Review: 'Cloud Cuckoo Land,' by Anthony Doerr
FICTION: Anthony Doerr's follow-up to his Pulitzer winner is bigger and more ambitious.
The 7 best Ralph Fiennes movies include a few you may never have heard of
The British actor regularly upends our expectations.
'Dear Evan Hansen' musical makes shaky shift from stage to screen
The characters sing but this uneasy movie adaptation doesn't.
'The Simpsons' open 33rd season with a musical
Critics pick the buzziest shows and movies to watch on TV this weekend.
Movies navigate a brave new world of streaming and theaters reopening
Streamers aren't going anywhere. Can multiplexes lure moviegoers off their couches and into theaters again?
10 hottest movies to see this fall, from 'Dune' to a new Bond film
Studios are hoping theater-exclusive films have a strong enough pull to get viewers back into the multiplex.
'Eyes of Tammy Faye' has little to say about the late evangelist
Tammy Faye Bakker biopic feels cartoonish.
Watch the 7 best movies from the greatest actor that fans barely knew
You may not have noticed how many fine movies feature this character actor.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the Bakken Museum's rooftop became a stage
Plays, cabaret acts, concerts by Jeremy Messersmith and others, a drag show, improv and more have followed on the roof, which could host up to 90 with social distancing but has a maximum capacity of 140 now.
Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon return for a 2nd season of 'The Morning Show'
Critics pick the buzziest shows and movies to watch on TV this weekend.
7 best films that capture the 'miracle' of live theater
As live theater returns, see these documentaries about putting it together.
Paul Schrader's 'Card Counter' is another complex drama about morality
A gambler harbors big secrets in this morally complex film.
Our critics' guide on what to watch (and avoid) on TV this weekend
Critics pick the buzziest shows and movies to watch on TV this weekend.
Handcrafted and beautiful, meet the 7 best stop-motion movies of all time
Painstakingly handcrafted, these seven stop-motion films offer a fresh way to see the world.
Minnesota filmmaker makes a promising debut with taut thriller 'Wild Indian'
Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. shows restraint in a taut drama that confronts a tragic past.
Marvel's latest movie, 'Shang-Chi,' is a fantastic, playful adventure
Inventive and funny, "Shang-Chi" pushes the superhero franchise in exciting new directions.
A modern 'Cinderella,' with Camila Cabello, is funny and female-forward
Modern version of the classic puts feminism at its center.
Our critics' guide on what to watch (and avoid) on TV this weekend
Critics pick the buzziest shows and movies to watch on TV this weekend.
Ten short plays let Twin Cities artists (and outdoor audiences) envision the future
A batch of short plays asks artists and audiences to imagine what comes next.
Meet Patricia Highsmith, the writer who inspired some of the best movies ever made
The late crime writer inspired some of the best movies ever made, from Alfred Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train" to "The Talented Mr. Ripley."
There's just as much bad as good in overstuffed 'Candyman' remake
There's way too much going on in this reimagining of a horror film classic.
Our critics' guide to what to watch (and avoid) on TV this weekend
Critics pick the buzziest shows and movies to watch on TV this weekend.
Minneapolis writer admits to excitement and dread as her life becomes a movie
While Jennifer Vogel was thrilled to see her book become a movie, she dreaded her life being re-enacted on screen.
Emily Blunt is this summer's movie MVP: Dive into the 7 best performances of her career
She fights monsters and drug cartels, sings in musicals and plays an alcoholic with ease.
Is the spooky stuff in 'Night House' grief? Or ghosts?
Rebecca Hall is smashing as a widow tormented by grief and spooks.
Sean Penn's 'Flag Day' is a sensitive take on Minneapolis writer's book
"Flag Day," based on Minneapolis writer's memoir, dramatizes one woman's uneasy search for clarity.
Our critics' guide on what to watch (and avoid) on TV this weekend
Critics pick the buzziest shows and movies to watch on TV this weekend.
With a ghost story now and an Oscar contender this fall, get to know Rebecca Hall
In "Night House," Rebecca Hall plays a widow who uncovers dark secrets.
Review: 'Agatha Christie: First Lady of Crime,' edited by H.R.F. Keating
Agatha Christie: First Lady of CrimeEdited by H.R.F. Keating. (Pegasus Crime, 272 pages, $26.95.)It's easy to guess why this 1977 collection of essays about the…
Music makes 'Respect' sing but the Aretha Franklin biopic feels phony
Jennifer Hudson is terrific as the Queen of Soul, but the script needs a rethink.
A hearing girl and her deaf family conflict in crowd-pleasing 'CODA'
A hearing girl and her deaf family struggle over her singing dreams in crowd-pleasing "CODA."
The 7 best Bill Murray movies feature laughs, heartbreak
From his sketch comedy origins, he has created a varied roster of characters.
Our critics' guide on what to watch (and avoid) on TV this weekend
Critics pick the buzziest shows and movies to watch on TV this weekend.
Minnesota Deaf school grad Daniel Durant is Duluth's resident movie star
Duluth resident Daniel Durant is ready to make a splash on the screen with "CODA."
