The Hamilton proshot hit movie theaters this month, which prompts the question: is the musical hit of 2015 at all relevant in 2025?
Musical Hell
Celebrating the worst (and occasionally the best) musicals on film
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Monday, September 1, 2025
MHTV: Golden Film's Anastasia
Hey, I'm back! And guess who's riffing on more of Golden Films' badly thought out mockbuster cartoons? So sit back and enjoy the icky revisionist history of Anastasia!
Thursday, June 5, 2025
MHTV: The Great Gabbo
Yes, I'm back! And I'm here with a brand-new riff! Enjoy Erich Von Stroheim as a nutty ventriloquist (is there any other kind in movies?) in the Pre-Code musical extravaganza The Great Gabbo!
Monday, March 31, 2025
At the Source: Matilda by Roald Dahl
I think we could all use the catharsis of obviously awful people getting their comeuppance in entertaining ways, don't you? So here's a discussion on the children's classic Matilda!
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
What Emilia Perez Teaches Us About How Not to Make a Musical (Know the Score)
Emilia Perez has generated a lot of talk for all the wrong reasons. And on top of all that, it's not very good at being a musical. Here's me explaining why.
Friday, December 27, 2024
Musical Hell TV: Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
It's time for the Christmas riff! Well, it's a little past time, because copyright fun times, Said fun times also means there's some assembly required on this one. Here's the audio riff:
And here's the movie on Dailymotion:
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Let's Talk WICKED: PART ONE! (With Jess, Emily, and Tommy)
Come on, you know I gotta talk about the biggest musical movie of the year! And bring the biggest musical geeks I know to join in the fun!