Johnny Oleksinski
Johnny Oleksinski is an entertainment critic at the New York Post.
Background
Johnny has been The Post’s entertainment critic, its leading voice on movies and theater, since 2018. He began at The Post as an entertainment reporter in 2015. Before moving to New York, he was a theater writer/editor at the Chicago Tribune and was chief theater critic of Newcity Chicago. He is a voting member of the New York Drama Critics Circle. Johnny majored in theater at Illinois State University. He lives in the East Village, and can be heard every Tuesday morning at 9:30 on WOR Radio.
Latest Articles
How a scrappy off-Broadway comedy has become a giant worldwide success
January 11, 2025 | 3:22pmAlready playing in New York, London, Sydney and Toronto, when "Titanique" opens its fifth production in Chicago in May, it will have as many concurrent runs as “Hamilton.”
SAG's vicious diss of Angelina Jolie and Nicole Kidman could spell doom at the Oscars
January 8, 2025 | 3:32pmNicole Kidman and Angelina Jolie’s chances of winning the Oscar for Best Actress became microscopic on Wednesday.
Golden Globes gave these films an Oscars boost — and put the knife in 'Wicked'
January 6, 2025 | 2:23pmDo the Golden Globes matter? Meh.
Hilarious Nikki Glaser saves 2025 Golden Globes from being a disastrous, fiery wreck again
January 5, 2025 | 11:53pmI have just woken up from a strange and confusing dream. I dreamt that the 2025 Golden Globe Awards were actually tolerable.
'Emilia Perez' stuns with Golden Globe for best musical or comedy, 'The Brutalist' wins top drama award at most fun ceremony in years
January 5, 2025 | 6:03pmThis Nikki Glaser-hosted Golden Globes ceremony was "Wicked" good.
Our 2025 Golden Globes predictions — who will win?
January 3, 2025 | 8:08amHere are The Post’s critics’ picks for which movies and TV shows will win on Sunday, Jan. 5.
Shocking ‘Babygirl’ milk scene with Nicole Kidman really happened to director: ‘Incredible, hot’
January 2, 2025 | 4:52pmDuring a steamy bar scene that’s become a talker online, Nicole Kidman's New York CEO character Romy is sent a glass of milk by the young intern she’s having an...
'The Brutalist' review: Adrien Brody is perfect in this riveting, mammoth epic
December 31, 2024 | 3:43pmAs the year comes to a close, “The Brutalist” finally hands us the bewitching epic for adults that 2024 otherwise lacked.?
Linda Lavin, who tickled our funny bones and broke our hearts, is mourned by Broadway
December 30, 2024 | 6:30pmLinda Lavin, who died Sunday at age 87, was a captivating Broadway star beloved by audiences for her electrifying contradictions.
New Year's resolutions for entertainment: Stop superhero movies and Brits on Broadway
December 28, 2024 | 1:27pmPost critic Johnny Oleksinski makes his wishes for movies, TV and Broadway in 2025.
Classic ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ started as a box office flop that critics dismissed: ‘Embarrassing’
December 24, 2024 | 1:26pmThere's an inspiring message to be gleaned from Hollywood history: Sometimes when a movie flops, it gets a second chance.
How the Bob Dylan movie 'A Complete Unknown' perfectly re-created 1960s NYC — thanks to New Jersey
December 23, 2024 | 2:22pmDirector James Mangold shot most of “A Complete Unknown," starring Timothée Chalamet, on-location in Jersey City and Hoboken, NJ, where he and production designer Fran?ois Audouy could change what they...
'All In: Comedy About Love' review: Starry Broadway show's a big waste of money
December 22, 2024 | 8:04pmTicket-buyers are being charged as much as $800 a pop some weeks for what is little more than a sedate staged reading of New Yorker cartoon captions uttered by celebrities.
These 5 godawful movies tormented us in 2024: 'Megalopolis,' 'Joker: Folie a Deux'
December 20, 2024 | 12:00pmOf the more than 100 films Post critic Johnny Oleksinski saw in 2024, here are the five that gave Excedrin the most business.
'Gypsy' review: Audra McDonald's Broadway revival is a badly staged letdown
December 20, 2024 | 12:00amWith stop-start direction from George C. Wolfe, the musical runs out of gas early on.
The 10 best movies of 2024: 'Anora,' 'A Real Pain,' 'Challengers'
December 19, 2024 | 4:22pmPost critic Johnny Oleksinski names his favorite movies of the past year.
'Sonic the Hedgehog 3' review: Jim Carrey is out of his mind
December 18, 2024 | 4:32pmThis time, Jim Carrey not only plays the over-the-top villain Dr. Robotnik but his long-lost maniacal grandfather Gerald.?
Totally unnecessary, boring sequel 'Mufasa: The Lion King' shows the repetitive Circle of Life at Disney
December 17, 2024 | 3:10pmFrankly, I couldn’t feel the love tonight.?
Elton John's 'Devil Wears Prada' musical is still a haute mess across the pond
December 14, 2024 | 3:30pm“The Devil Wears Prada,” Elton John’s horrid musical that crashed and burned two years ago in Chicago, is giving it a second go in London.
Jennifer Lopez's buzzy new movie musical will premiere at Sundance
December 12, 2024 | 7:54amLopez's “Kiss of the Spider Woman” will have its world premiere in January at the festival in Park City, Utah.