On-Air Film Review: ‘Sing Sing’ is Like No Business We Know

Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 2, 2024 - 7:33am

CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on August 1st, reviewing “Sing Sing,” set in the infamous title prison and featuring Colman Domingo. In theaters on August 2nd.

Rating: 4.5/5.0

An imprisoned man named DJ Divine G (Colman Domingo) is doing time in New York State’s Sing Sing prison, and finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other men who are also incarcerated. Their acting coach/play director (Paul Raci) is a patient mentor, but some troupe members – like “Divine Eye” (Clarence Maclin) – are going to have a rockier path towards interpreting this variation of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.”

CLICK HERE for “Sing Sing” interviews with the actors Paul Raci, Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin and Sean “Dino” Johnson, and HERE for director Greg Kwedar.

”Sing Sing” opens in theaters on August 2nd. Featuring Colman Domingo, Paul Raci, Clarence “Divine Eye” Maclin and Sean “Dino” Johnson. Screenplay adapted by Greg Kwedar and Clint Bentley. Directed by Greg Kwedar. Rated “R”