Sunita Mani – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

SPIRITED – Review by Martha K Baker

November 17, 2022November 18, 2022 Martha K. Baker Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Ryan Reynolds, Spirited, Sunita Mani, will farrell

Turns out the Afterlife is a musical. Who knew? Unfortunately, if Spirited is a model, the Afterlife is tuneless with lyrics as forgettable as a hymn’s 6th verse. We can blame Benj Pasek and Justin Paul for that (some of us are still blaming them for La La Land). We can also blame casting non-singers as leads in a musical.

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THE OUTSIDE STORY – Review by Maitland McDonagh

May 11, 2021May 19, 2021 Maitland McDonagh Brian Tyree Henry, Casimir Nozkowski, Maria Dizzia, Olivia Edward, Sonequa Martin-Green, Sunita Mani, the outside story

An gentle ensemble comedy-drama, The Outside Story is small movie with, yes, a big heart. And that’s a good thing. Brooklyn-based documentary filmmaker Charles (Brian Tyree Henry) has been in a serious rut since he split up with his girlfriend, lawyer Isha (Sonequa Martin-Green), whose belongings–packed in boxes scattered around the brownstone apartment–serve as constant reminders of her absence.