Turner has turned down his need to be a provocateur for provocateur’s sake, reserving his stand alone lyrics that used to plop down like a sack of potatoes for softer moments, sprinkling them over his bandmates’ melodies like Cordon Bleu Chef with just the right pinch of parsley.
Read MoreHow a rivalry and subsequent lack of communication and preparedness in the FBI and CIA led to 9/11.
Read MorePerhaps the saddest thing about watching the film is being reminded of how little has changed in certain respects, and while Paterno and many other public figures since him have been held accountable for their complicity in sexual violence, notable outliers remain.
Read MoreOne can only hope that the same may be true for the next showrunners, and that public service can be more than binge-worthy schadenfreude.
Read MoreIn a cultural moment where various waves of feminism are pitted against one another, somehow the arena of ice sports movies can perhaps restore continuity to these waves of feminism, whether it be high or low tide.
Read MoreResembling something between Gumby and the Smurfs, Meeseeks are a species who embody Aristotle’s key theory of teleology, the idea of design and purpose in each material thing.
Read MoreIn the theater, the fascination with Suburbicon was with just how racist these white Americans in the 50s appeared, a laughing stock for a French audience that gets a little more touchy when their colonial history in North Africa or race-blind ideology comes into discussion. They jab at capitalism run amuck while wearing New York Yankees caps and worrying about becoming a fossil-state like Italy.
Read More'From reciting “Friends, Romans, countrymen” in French on the metro to attempting to enunciate with a pen between her teeth, Neïla flourishes under Mazard’s unconventional tactics and penchant for a loquaciously esoteric vocabulary.
Read MoreMarshall’s aversion to the spotlight manifested itself literally during the show, with the singer remaining shrouded in darkness with the rest of the band as a four-front light show played out across the crowd. Only a few lighting schemes illuminated his rosy hair and lifted the shadows from under his cliff-hanging cheekbones.
Read MoreHolden’s increasing arrogance may make you want to strangle him like one of his murderous subjects would fancy, but the chemistry between his intuitive idealism along with the skeptical gruff of Bill and the clairvoyant poise of Wendy makes Mindhunter a show worth binge-watching.
Read More"It might not feel like there is enough to put together for a comprehensive understanding of the film by its end, but it is precisely that choice by Ramsay to evade the comprehensive and rest comfortably in the subjective and uncertain that makes this film a cut above the rest.
Read More"Variations of "what is a work of art?" were mixed in with musings about "positionality" and "the aesthetic of non-aesthetics." While interiority and the nature of existence were certainly being mulled about in myriad internal monologues, the oral product often nauseated this reporter."
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