Very few composers have the luxury of saying they’ve found success in creating music for the stage, film and television: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul are two of them. The Tony nominated, Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe winning (that was a mouthful) best friend composing duo met when they were students at The University of Michigan and have made quite the names for themselves since then. Not only are they the young masterminds behind Broadway’s latest hit Dear Evan Hansen, but their song “City of Stars” from La La
It’s hard to fathom that Dylan McTee made his television debut in Sweet/Vicious. It’s one of the most transformative performances that you’ll see anywhere. And a profound statement that Dylan is an actor to keep your eye on. He showed fearless ambition, taking on a role that many wouldn’t. His character was at the center of the story but for all the wrong reasons. Pop Culturalist was lucky enough to chat with Dylan about taking on the role of Nate Griffin, his hopes for season two, and his upcoming projects.
*SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER* If you have not watched Jane the Virgin this week, do not read this article yet. Don’t say we didn’t warn you! Well, folks. The inevitable happened on Jane the Virgin: Michael Cordero is dead. I ignored the icky foreshadowing (that line haunted me since the beginning, “Michael would love Jane until his dying breath”). I desperately hoped it wasn’t going to happen… at least for quite some time. I’m not ashamed to say that I yelled and cried at my television watching the episode. Michael
Nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language film, The Salesman is a film that creeps up on you and leaves you unable to shake it off. It is an incredibly nuanced film from one of Iran’s most-lauded directors. Asghar Farhadi had written and directed some of the most well-known and critically acclaimed Iranian movies in the past decade (most notably A Separation which won Best Foreign Language Oscar in 2012). He tends to focus his films on individuals and the drama that comes out of interpersonal relationships. With The