Americans are fascinated with criminals. You know this because you watch movies and TV, listen to podcasts, read books and magazines, and encounter their stories everywhere. Sometimes they’re protagonists you root for. Sometimes they’re villains who are more entertaining than … Continue reading AMERICAN MURDERER
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about my favorite movies of 2022, trends that emerged throughout the year, and some prognostications about where things might be headed. Listen to After Image, … Continue reading
Lydia Tár is broken. Pulled from the podium, kicked out of her Berlin apartment, barred from seeing her daughter, the disgraced conductor returns to her family house on Long Island, pokes around her childhood room—perfectly preserved as if she were … Continue reading 2022: Accommodating for Others
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about two movies out now in wide release, The Whale and Babylon; the new restoration of a bona fide classic, The Rules of the Game; … Continue reading
Somewhere in Turkey, a man and a woman obtain a foraged passport. The passport is for her, and once the man receives his, he will join her in Europe. Getting across the border is the tricky part. But they are … Continue reading NO BEARS (خرس نیست)
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about Avatar: The Way of Water (out now in theaters everywhere), White Christmas and Black Christmas (playing Dec. 22 at the Sie Film Center in … Continue reading
Everything was going so well for Jake Sully (Sam Worthington). He became a full-fledged Na’vi, the leader of the Omatikaya clan, married Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña), fathered two boys (Jamie Flatters and Britain Dalton), a daughter (Trinity Jo-Li Bliss), and adopted … Continue reading AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER
The year is 1918, and Red troops are rounding up the White guards. War is on, and the insurgents are to be executed. But as the victors take their time playing by the rules of engagement, a fresh batch of … Continue reading The Best in 2022 Home Video Release
On this week’s edition of After Image, I chat with Metro Arts’ producer Veronica Straight-Lingo about The Inspection, now in theaters, and All Quiet on the Western Front, now streaming on Netflix. Listen to After Image, Fridays at 3:00 p.m., … Continue reading
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