THE WRESTLER by way of SHOWGIRLS; undoubtedly moving, and Anderson gives it her all. Shipka and Bautista are the standouts. It’s a little slight, though, and I hate to be nitpicky about these things,...

If you’re an enthusiast for cartoonish, naked graft and you weren’t getting your fix in post-Trump Washington, have we got a great story for you, per the New York Times:

President-elect Donald J....

Effectively creepy in pacing and structure, but it has a weird lighting issue in the sense that everything is either lit 100% (thus eliminating all shadows) or entirely in darkness (thus putting everything...

On this week’s episode, Sonny Bunch (The Bulwark), Alyssa Rosenberg (The Washington Post), and Peter Suderman (Reason) ask if the Jake Paul/Mike Tyson “fight” that was “watched” (when they could...

I wrote a bit about the weird release of this movie in my newsletter this week here; while I do wish this movie had gotten a proper release (and honestly think it could have played at least as well...

Nicholas Hoult and Clint Eastwood on the set of ‘Juror #2’ (MovieStillsDB)

On Across the Movie Aisle a couple of Tuesdays ago, Alyssa, Peter, and I discussed the odd case of Clint Eastwood’s...

President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 13, 2024. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty...

On this week’s episode, Sonny Bunch (The Bulwark), Alyssa Rosenberg (The Washington Post), and Peter Suderman (Reason) asked if wall-to-wall celebrity endorsements might have backfired on Kamala Harris....

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JVL: A Modest Proposal: Let Trump Be Trump 🔐

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‘Anora’ (MovieStillsDB)

Sean Baker is one of the most interesting filmmakers working today because of his clear-eyed sympathy. He sees people living on the margins of society as worthy of both...

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The Oceans and the Stars

The Seven Battles and Mutiny of Athena, Patrol Coastal Ship 15

A Sea Story, a War Story, a Love Story

by Mark Helprin

Overlook,...

On this Election Day’s episode, Sonny Bunch (The Bulwark), Alyssa Rosenberg (The Washington Post), and Peter Suderman (Reason) discuss Warner Bros. baffling decision to bury Clint Eastwood’s Juror...

Still marinating, but a movie it reminds me of, at least thematically, is CASINO. Ani is a bit like Ace Rothstein, in that she falsely believes she can change her station in life, her social standing....

Alfred Hitchcock with Kim Novak on the set of ‘Vertigo’

This week I’m joined by Mark Cousins, the writer and director of the new documentary, My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock. We talked about his...

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JVL: Women, for the Win 🔐

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‘Woman of the Hour’ (MovieStillsDB)

There’s a really interesting sequence nearly 70 minutes into Woman of the Hour in which director Anna Kendrick demonstrates how subtly changing the position...

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THOUGH NOVEMBER IS UPON US, signaling the end of another Halloween and suggesting that all our good times are done for another year, there is in fact no reason to stop watching horror...

Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump holds a press conference from inside trash hauler at Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport on October 30, 2024 in Green Bay,...

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Krabat and the Sorcerer’s Mill

by Otfried Preussler

(trans. Anthea Bell)

New York Review, 256 pp, $13.99

TWO TRADITIONS, THE CLASSICAL AND THE CHRISTIAN, combine to create Western...

On this week’s episode, Sonny Bunch (The Bulwark), Alyssa Rosenberg (The Washington Post), and Peter Suderman (Reason) ask if comic book legend Alan Moore is right to blame toxic fandom and arrested...