Movie Review | 1917
By Simon Sweeney The Quick Take: Sam Mendes creates a serviceable war story with the aid of a solid cast and a well-covered technical gimmick, but fails to elevate the isolated story beyond the...
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WPTS 2019 AOTY Picks
Just in the nick of time to maintain relevance within the confines of 2019, here are some of our thirty favorite records from this year. Albums get more “highly rated” at WPTS as the...
Movie Review | Little Women
By Simon Sweeney The Quick Take: Greta Gerwig’s sophomore effort is a work of purest joy, outshining not only Lady Bird but nearly every other film this year and cementing her as one of...
A Chat with Warren Hildebrand
WPTS Music Director Spencer Smith got a chance to chat with Warren Hildebrand who makes music under Foxes in Fiction. Warren also runs Orchid Tapes, a label he founded and has run out of...
Movie Review | Spies In Disguise
By Will Zhang The Quick Take: Spies in Disguise may be Blue Sky Studios’ first release under Disney ownership, but don’t expect the Disney magic. Spies in Disguise explores the important issue of fighting violence...
Movie Review | Cats
By Simon Sweeney The Quick Take: Tom Hooper cooks up a nightmarish concoction of CGI cat-people and songs that were nonsense to begin with that is best kept at a healthy distance from anyone...
Movie Review | Richard Jewell
By Jack Haggerty The Quick Take: A must watch film with an important story On July 27, 1996, a pipe bomb went off at the Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia. Richard Jewell, a security...
Movie Review | Knives Out
By Cassie Maz The Quick Take: An enjoyable whodunit (just don’t put it under a microscope). We haven’t seen an original whodunit on the big screen in a long time, and Knives Out pays...
Movie Review | Queen & Slim
By Simon Sweeney The Quick Take: In the sea of inventive and excellent race-conscious films in recent years, Queen & Slim struggles hard to stay afloat. Queen & Slim comes at the end of a...
Movie Review | It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
By Avery Barrera The Quick Take: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is charming, emotional, and worth a watch. Hanks is brilliant in the role of Fred Rogers. When I walked into the Pittsburgh...
