I was going to make a joke about thinking a movie called “Sing Sing” was going to be a musical, but this movie is too good for that. 

Colman Domingo’s Oscar nominated performance as John “Divine G” Whitfield is amazing. 

Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin reveals the genuine humanity and vulnerability beneath the surface. His performance is authentic (which isn’t entirely surprising because he’s playing himself) and charismatic. And he kills Hamlet’s soliloquy. 

And I was completely blown away by the…

Catching up on Setsuko Hara day on TCMs summer under the stars. 

Hara is radiant, simultaneously mysterious and approachable.  An interesting film, made under the post-war rules governing allowable subject matter. And while made at a specific time and at a cultural turning point, there are familiar themes for any audience - a wealthy family fallen on hard times and a newly wealthy suitor from a lower class, friends of a single person nagging them to get hitched, the acute…