Revisiting Hook: Spielberg’s Grown-Up Fairytale That Still Has Its Boyhood Heart

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When Hook premiered in 1991, it invited audiences back to Neverland — but with a twist. Instead of the eternal boy we’d left flying with Tinkerbell, we meet a Peter Pan who has traded sword fights for boardrooms, and adventure for airline schedules. Steven Spielberg takes J.M. Barrie’s timeless myth and reimagines it as a story about memory, responsibility, and rediscovering joy.

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Review: Pretty Woman The Musical

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Credit: Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade

Now through January 16, Pretty Woman: The Musical is playing at Philadelphia’s Academy of Music. Last night I attended the show, after having recently watched the movie for the first time ever and loving it! Did the musical also blow me away? Read on for my thoughts.

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Movie Review: Pretty Woman

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In January, my wife and I are going to see the musical Pretty Woman when it comes to Philadelphia. Having never seen the movie before, we decided to watch it tonight for the very first time. How was it? Read on for my thoughts.

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