All these ideas and issues are conveyed even more powerfully on film than watching it in a theater...

| Original Score: A | Apr 4, 2024

The phenomena that's been the topic of conversation for the past few years is a must watch. Friendly reminder on why Lin Manuel Miranda is a genius.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 4, 2022

Perhaps because of the concert format, and because so many of the songs arent scenes in the traditional sense, the plot also becomes difficult to follow in places.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 20, 2022

The concept is far from being a gimmick, it is a living, heart-stopping masterpiece that uses culture of the present to tell stories from the past.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Feb 17, 2022

Hamilton warrants this extra attention because while the play talks history, it also created history with a flashy, fun approach to musical entertainment.

| Jul 19, 2021

There is an implicit experience of theater...one that makes Hamilton enjoyable to the degree that it is, and one that does not translate, here, to film.

| Jun 5, 2021

...this neither-fish-nor-fowl version, capturing theatrics not adapted for film, isn't what we need right now...

| Original Score: 1/5 | Mar 22, 2021

One of the benefits of the film is how much additional visual information is added to the experience of the story. The cast album is its own entity.

| Mar 19, 2021

Musical theater par excellence.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Mar 16, 2021

This almost goes without saying because it is so unsurprising: This cinematic representation of Hamilton is, like the work itself, absolutely terrific.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Feb 28, 2021

Telling the story of America then with a diverse cast representing America now, [Hamilton] really transports you with its incredible visuals and performances.

| Feb 10, 2021

Miranda's daring, genre busting show speaks for itself, often with beautiful tongue-twisting wordplay, and doesn't need flashy cinematic theatrics to bolster what is already a provocative and timely story of creating a union where none existed.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jan 29, 2021

This taping does a remarkable job showcasing the play in a new way-even if you've already seen it on stage.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jan 27, 2021

On film, Hamilton feels every bit as fresh, invigorating, intoxicating, and revolutionary as it did when it premiered five years ago.

| Original Score: A | Jan 26, 2021

Historical weightiness aside, Hamilton is simply fun.

| Original Score: A- | Jan 26, 2021

It's fantastic to have a filmed version that gets as close to putting us "in the room where it happens" as it's possible to get.

| Jan 26, 2021

The show, against all odds, lives up to its hype.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jan 26, 2021

This is a stage show with cameras capturing the action, and while I appreciated seeing it, I felt like there were missed opportunities to editorialize a little more and draw deeper visual connections than what the proscenium of a stage could provide.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jan 26, 2021

Do not throw away your shot at watching Hamilton's original cast both make and recreate history. 'Satisfied'? You will be.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jan 26, 2021

This two and a half hour movie covers a lot of events that happen over a period of many years, but it manages to do all this at a very lively pace. The songs, both rap and more traditional theatrical songs are well-written and performed.

| Original Score: B+ | Jan 18, 2021