At the movies: Les Miserables.

One of the things about being a film critic that proves rewarding are the conversations you have with other critics. I'm fortunate to be able to call Jim Ridley both my editor and my friend, and long before this latest incarnation of the classic Victor Hugo story (and first adaptation of the Boublil/Schonberg/Kretzmer musical) surfaced, right after we'd done a dialogue review of The Raid, we said 'we should do this again.' Fortunately, he's as big of a fan of the Les Miz score as I am, so this seemed like a given. Have a read, let me know what you think...

"Watch 'em run amuck, catch 'em as they fall; never know your luck when there's a free-for-all."

Mad props to Andrew Sullivan for this. Because it's never the wrong time for musical theatre.

What does it say about me that I can tell that they're using the Complete Symphonic Recording of Les Miz? And whatever happened to Shimada Kaho, anyway?