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Top 10 movies of the past year? Here are our picks
21 mins read
  • Film
  • Mar26
  • Review

Top 10 movies of the past year? Here are our picks

March 15, 2026March 15, 2026 The Editor0

While Hollywood is giving out the Oscars tonight, here are Matthew Turner’s top 10 films of 2025 (in no particular order). What will the Academy have gotten right, and what will have been snubbed?

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Video Review: Are the ‘Carnage’ kids alright?
1 min read
  • AV
  • Mar26
  • Review

Video Review: Are the ‘Carnage’ kids alright?

March 15, 2026March 15, 2026 The Editor0Tagged Second Generation, Second Generation Theatre

What’s the matter with kids today? Buffalo Theater Reviews™ found the answer to that question and more by watching Second Generation Theatre’s production of “God of Carnage” by Yazmina Reza! Steven Brachmann has the answer in his typically short and cracked video review.

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Review: Here she comes: THE BRIDE! 
4 mins read
  • Film
  • Mar26
  • Review

Review: Here she comes: THE BRIDE! 

March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 Chloe Kowalyk1Tagged Buffalo Movies, THE BRIDE!

M. Faust reviews THE BRIDE!, written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. The film is currently showing in theaters around WNY.

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Miers on Music  — Review: ‘Child is Father to the Man’: Mammoth Crushes Buffalo
5 mins read
  • Mar26
  • Music
  • Review

Miers on Music — Review: ‘Child is Father to the Man’: Mammoth Crushes Buffalo

March 6, 2026March 6, 2026 The Editor0Tagged Jeff Miers, Mammoth, Van Halen

Wolfgang Van Halen and Mammorth hit town on Thursday night and crushed it, writes reviewer Jeff Miers.

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Review: ‘God of Carnage’ and the spirit of competition
4 mins read
  • Mar26
  • Review
  • Theater

Review: ‘God of Carnage’ and the spirit of competition

March 2, 2026March 2, 2026 The Editor0Tagged Chris Avery, Kelly Copps, Second Generation, Steve Copps, Yasmina Reza

Buffalo Theater: Reza play from Second Generation takes a turn from ‘civility’ By Nathan Andrew Miller(All photos by Eric Tronolone Photography) Yasmina Reza, the French playwright, novelist,and actress, struck Broadway […]

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Review: ‘Precious Little’ at Brazen-Faced Varlets: Language, Silence, and the Space Between   
6 mins read
  • Feb26
  • Review
  • Theater

Review: ‘Precious Little’ at Brazen-Faced Varlets: Language, Silence, and the Space Between   

February 25, 2026February 25, 2026 Chloe Kowalyk1Tagged Brazen-Faced Varlets, Precious Little, Theater

Bella Poynton reviews the peculiar, thought provoking play “Precious Little,” which closes at Brazen-Faced Varlets this weekend.

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Review: Joe Bob says check it out: Redux Redux, Cold Storage
6 mins read
  • Feb26
  • Film
  • Review

Review: Joe Bob says check it out: Redux Redux, Cold Storage

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 Chloe Kowalyk0Tagged Cold Storage, Faust, Redux Redux

M. Faust reviews Redux Redux and Cold Storage, two films recently released in area local theaters.

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Review: All the humor of ‘Forum,’ with none of the men
4 mins read
  • Feb26
  • Review
  • Theater

Review: All the humor of ‘Forum,’ with none of the men

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 Anna Gagliano0Tagged A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Buffalo Theatre, Contemporary Theatre, O'Connell & Company

O’Connell & Company’s contemporary twist on “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” hits all the right notes, writes reviewer Nathan Andrew Miller.

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Review: Steam’s best seller of 2026 is a feline-breeding roguelike — ‘Mewgenics’
7 mins read
  • Feb26
  • Games
  • Review

Review: Steam’s best seller of 2026 is a feline-breeding roguelike — ‘Mewgenics’

February 23, 2026February 23, 2026 The Editor0Tagged Roguelike, Steam, Tactical Combat, video games

The new video game “Mewgenics” is a masterwork of interconnected game design that rewards player choice and experimentation, says reviewer Edward Brydalski.

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Review: ‘A Gentleman’s Guide’ finds a perfect space
4 mins read
  • Feb26
  • Review
  • Theater

Review: ‘A Gentleman’s Guide’ finds a perfect space

February 22, 2026February 22, 2026 The Editor0Tagged musical, Musical Theater

“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder” is the perfect vehicle for MusicalFare in its new space at Shea’s 710 Theatre, writes reviewer Nathan Andrew Miller.

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