reviews

Julien Baker & TORRES Make the Country Pivot Fresh Again on “Sugar in the Tank”
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PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2024
I don't know about you, but I'm a bit fatigued by the pivot to country. Country music's sounds and aesthetics have been infiltrating...
'Kraven the Hunter' Is Cravin' to Be Put Out of Its Misery
Directed by J.C. Chandor
PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2024
Sony's Spider-Man Villain Spin-Off Universe (or as Sony likes to call it, "Sony's Spider-Man Universe") has been a disaster, a series of ba...
'Queer' Burrows into Carnal and Cerebral Pleasures
Directed by Luca Guadagnino
PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2024
In the opening shots of Luca Guadagnino's 'Queer,' the camera observes numerous artifacts of the film's ensuing romance; two pairs of...
Apocalyptic Musical 'The End' Should Start Important Conversations
Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer
PUBLISHED Dec 12, 2024
Joshua Oppenheimer wanted to make a third film about the Indonesian genocide. In the first two, 'The Act of Killing' and 'The Look of...
Angelina Jolie Brings Compassion and Profound Understanding to 'Maria'
Directed by Pablo Larraín
PUBLISHED Dec 11, 2024
'Maria' begins at the end, with the death of Maria Callas in her Paris apartment. The great soprano passed away in 1977, less than three...
Netflix's 'A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter' Offers Barely Enough Merriment
Directed by Sam Wrench
PUBLISHED Dec 11, 2024
Sabrina Carpenter spent 2024 exceeding expectations in every way. At the beginning of the year, she was just another ex-Disney kid trying...
Menno Versteeg Has Plenty of Life to Live on 'Why We Run'
PUBLISHED Dec 11, 2024
There's a play by Tom Stoppard called 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.' It's been described variously as tragicomedy, surreal humour...
'Somebody Somewhere' Season 3 Gives Hope for the Future
Created by Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen
PUBLISHED Dec 10, 2024
It's easily to fall into despair about the state of the world today, especially if you watch the news or, even worse, go on social media...