Outside Reading — State Capture edition
This week featuring articles by Tyler McBrien, Stephanie Nolen, Meredith Shiner, Pete Wells, and Lindsay Zoladz Continue reading Outside Reading — State Capture edition
Author: Dan Seeger
This Week’s Model — Bob Mould, “Neanderthal”
Bob Mould, appropriately loud Continue reading This Week’s Model — Bob Mould, “Neanderthal”
Top Ten Movies of 2024 — Number Seven
Powerhouse performances by Colman Domingo and Clarence Maclin add to the deep authenticity of Greg Kwedar’s docudrama Continue reading Top Ten Movies of 2024 — Number Seven
Then Playing — Blink Twice; Strange Darling; The Wild Robot
Reviews of movies directed by Zoë Kravitz, JT Mollner, and Chris Sanders Continue reading Then Playing — Blink Twice; Strange Darling; The Wild Robot
Top Ten Movies of 2024 — Number Eight
Human connection is a precious commodity, one so elusive enough that it’s easy to get lost along the way when seeking it out. In A Real Pain, written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg, that plain truth plays out on a … Continue reading Top Ten Movies of 2024 — Number Eight
Now Playing — Companion
A wickedly clever script and a head-turning lead performance make for a funny, scary winner Continue reading Now Playing — Companion
This Week’s Model — Sleigh Bells, “Wanna Start a Band?”
Sleigh Bells being Sleigh Bells, and that’s a very fine thing Continue reading This Week’s Model — Sleigh Bells, “Wanna Start a Band?”
Top Ten Movies of 2024 — Number Nine
Rose Glass delivers what might the must cutting neo-noir since the Coen brothers’ early burners Continue reading Top Ten Movies of 2024 — Number Nine
Then Playing — Good One; Abigail; Ghostlight
Reviews of films directed by India Donaldson, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and
Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson Continue reading Then Playing — Good One; Abigail; Ghostlight
Top Ten Movies of 2024 — Number Ten
A film that thrives on simplicity, at least until unnerving, unreal complexity is called for Continue reading Top Ten Movies of 2024 — Number Ten
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