It’s difficult to tell if Mother Mary, the pop star at the center of this story, is the central pop star or one of thousands. Mother Mary is popular, no doubt, but reference to other pop stars, past and present, … Continue reading MOTHER MARY
Art isn’t just a question of what is in the frame; who put it there also counts. And sometimes the what doesn’t matter, depending on the who. That who can make the what a masterpiece worth millions. Or the who … Continue reading THE CHRISTOPHERS
Martin Scorsese knows crime. Growing up on Elizabeth Street in New York City’s Little Italy, crime and a criminal code surrounded him like quicksand. Struggle, and you might escape. Succumb, and be dragged to the bottom. The two poles in … Continue reading KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Terry is everything that’s wrong with the world. Funny enough, it’s the least of his concerns. The wannabe filmmaker from Iowa has booked an Airbnb for a week to shoot a low-budget apocalyptic sci-fi movie about a “space meteor”—as opposed … Continue reading MICRO BUDGET
All relationships, romantic or not, revolve around a question of boundaries. Romantic ones just take it further into the realm of what is acceptable and what is desirable. That second component, desire, is difficult for some. For Colin (Harry Melling), … Continue reading PILLION
Reporting from the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. If Charli XCX had her say, brat summer would be here to stay. If her label, manager, world tour crew, and dozens of hangers-on had their say, brat summer would never go away. … Continue reading THE MOMENT
Reporting from the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. On Aug. 12, 2022, Hadi Mater rushed the stage of the Chautauqua Institution in Western New York state and stabbed author Salman Rushdie multiple times in the face, neck, hand, and abdomen. “For … Continue reading KNIFE: THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF SALMAN RUSHDIE
The room is full of people, but Helen is alone. You can hear the voices of a party around her, and sometimes you can even see them, but Helen (Claire Foy) isn’t interacting with any of them. She stands alone, … Continue reading H IS FOR HAWK
All movies, at some point, contain a test. A moment in the narrative where you, the viewer, get to decide to continue down the path the movie walks, or go and find something else to watch. Some movies are more … Continue reading 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE
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