Hank is in a whole heap of trouble. It all started a decade ago when Hank, drunk behind the wheel, brought his promising baseball career to a crashing halt. Now he tends bar in New York’s Lower East Side, where … Continue reading CAUGHT STEALING
For the boys Giuseppe and Pasquale, the horse means everything. It means the possession of freedom, of financial possibilities. They could rent the horse to wealthy Romans to buy food and maybe a place to call home. Both are in … Continue reading SHOESHINE
He is David King (Denzel Washington), and 20 years ago, he sat on music’s throne. A hits stacker and a kingmaker, David had the best ears in the business and the records to prove it. Now David is scrambling to … Continue reading HIGHEST 2 LOWEST
Some people will do anything to survive. For Yoshii (Masaki Suda), that means buying merchandise on the cheap and selling it at an opportunistic markup on the web. Sometimes Yoshii creates scarcity by buying out the stock. Other times, he … Continue reading CLOUD
When did the world break? That’s the question on Ari Aster’s mind in his latest film, Eddington. In a press conference at the Cannes Film Festival where the movie premiered, the writer-director said the script was born of his “fear … Continue reading EDDINGTON
Remakes may feel like the name of the game these days, but it’s always been like this. What’s changed is the availability of the original. Saw How to Train Your Dragon in theaters? Watch the animated version on Peacock today! … Continue reading Sweaty Double Feature: THE WAGES OF FEAR and SORCERER
Sure, he’s handsome, but can he drive? You bet. His name is Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt), and he can drop behind the wheel of a Formula One racecar, take it for a spin and tell you exactly what’s wrong with … Continue reading F1: The Movie
Two nations are at war—so long now that no one living might even know why. All they know are the losses each side has suffered, which are many, and the extent to which they are willing to win, which is … Continue reading HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
Caught By the Tides isn’t your typical movie. It’s an assembly of previously shot footage directed by Jia Zhange-ke, all of them starring his wife, actress Tao Zhao, over three decades. In one aspect, these are the odds and ends, … Continue reading CAUGHT BY THE TIDES (风流一代)
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