Film journalists and movie buffs alike buzzed with anticipation when news arrived announcing that Robert Zemeckis, director of 鈥淏ack to the Future鈥� and 鈥淲ho Framed Roger Rabbit,鈥� was slated to adapt the 1983 classic story, Roald Dahl鈥檚 鈥淭he Witches.鈥澛� No doubt all those excited to watch ...
Python. Rum-soaked ham. The ratatouille from Ratatouille. Prison sauce. Bison. 鈥淧izza Crepe Taco Pancake Chili Bag.鈥� Dessert pasta. Julia Child鈥檚 beef bourguignon. Acorn cookies. Broiled Cornish game hen sandwich. And, of course, sourdough. Binging with Babish 鈥� recently rebranded to Babish ...
Brightly lit bakeries, mouth-watering mooncakes and felicitous festivities mark the beginning of Netflix鈥檚 latest animated feature, 鈥淥ver the Moon.鈥� Directed by legendary Disney animator Glen Keane, who worked on renowned animations including 鈥淎laddin,鈥� 鈥淏eauty and the Beast鈥� and 鈥淭he ...
A shattered mirror of sounds materializes in experimental composer and musician Oneohtrix Point Never鈥檚 ninth studio-length album, 鈥淢agic Oneohtrix Point Never.鈥� The sonic self-portrait coalesces in a series of 17 tracks 鈥斅爒ignettes that are collaged into a pillowy collection that oscillates ...
On Oct. 30, renowned singer-songwriter Ariana Grande released her sixth studio album 鈥減ositions.鈥� Her usual fast-paced rhythms have been swapped out for steadier beats and more explicit lyrics, but the album falls short of wowing fans with truly smashing hits.聽聽 聽This 14-song collection of more ...
For those who have three backup plans to vote, for those who phonebank every weekend and for those who are tracking Iowan statehouse races, political disengagement is a luxury in which they can鈥檛 indulge. For podcasters Dasha Nekrasova and Anna Khachiyan, making a mockery of any genuine commitment ...
Though director Ben Wheatley claims to offer a new interpretation of a well-loved classic, his version of 鈥淩ebecca鈥� pales in comparison not only to the story鈥檚 1938 source material but also to the famous Alfred Hitchcock film adaptation from 1940. 鈥淩ebecca,鈥� based on Daphne du Maurier鈥檚 ...
The Ivy Film Festival welcomed renowned writer and director Aaron Sorkin and acclaimed actor Jeremy Strong for a conversation on their latest film 鈥淭he Trial of the Chicago 7鈥� on the evening of Oct. 21. The historical courtroom drama is based on the infamous 1969 trial. Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, ...
French confections, frilly outfits from 2016 Pinterest boards and a na茂ve millennial American are the centerpiece of the new bingeable Netflix series 鈥淓mily in Paris.鈥� The new MTV-produced, Netflix-streamed show was released Oct. 2 and stars Lily Collins as the eponymous Emily: an American entry-level ...
The latest drama-comedy 鈥極n the Rocks鈥� reunites writer-director Sofia Coppola and actor Bill Murray, as he takes on the role of Felix, a seasoned debauchee and wealthy art dealer. Rashida Jones joins Murray as Felix鈥檚 daughter Laura, a writer troubled by the disinterest of her husband Dean (Marlon ...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, podcasting has managed to provide a sort of creative emulation of social experience. The disruptive, isolating public health crisis has been the source of inspiration for many artists, musicians and authors. In particular, podcasters have been able to exceptionally produce ...
South Korean girl group Blackpink finally released their first, full-length studio album Oct. 2, simply called 鈥淭he Album.鈥� To the devoted fans of Blackpink, collectively known as Blinks, this is a moment of mind-boggling significance.聽 Over a span of four years since their 2016 debut, the quartet ...
鈥淣othing vast enters the life of mortals without a curse.鈥� Director Jeff Orlowski opens his documentary, 鈥淭he Social Dilemma,鈥� with this ominous quote from Sophocles, reminding audiences of the downside of powerful social media tools.聽 He establishes a critical tone from the onset of the film. ...
In Disney鈥檚 2020 attempt to resuscitate the 1998 animated film, much of the nostalgic charm of the original 鈥淢ulan鈥� is deadened for the sake of aesthetic value and purported maturation 鈥� not to mention political controversy beyond the screen.聽 Rather than pay homage to the playful, accessible ...
鈥淏oys State,鈥� directed by filmmakers Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine, swept 2020 festival circuits and won the U.S. Documentary Competition Grand Jury plerize at the Sundance Film Festival. The documentary was critically acclaimed for its analogizing of grand-scale American politics in American Legion鈥檚 ...
Morale is low in the entertainment industry. With Disney鈥檚 live-action adaptation of the 1988 animated classic Mulan all-but-abandoned on streaming services and the forthcoming Bond film delayed for months, the COVID-19 pandemic has sunk the film industry to new lows. But, in an attempt to curb continued ...
Among the many apocalyptic films introduced in the wake of COVID-19, writer-director Cho Il attempted to deliver an alternate perspective on the usual action-packed zombie survival category with his debut film, 鈥�#Alive.鈥� But while at first the film seems promising, it eventually fails to escape ...
Perhaps the isolationist existence provokes some sort of artistic intuition. Many famed artists have produced their most iconic works during periods of self-isolation: Virginia Woolf during depressive dazes, Edvard Munch after contracting the Spanish Flu, John Adams during a self-induced Californian ...
鈥淚 don鈥檛 even know who I am in this whole thing anymore, where I stop and Jake starts,鈥� Lucy thinks to herself as she paces up and down the stairs. Her musings that occur halfway through the film are only one of the many metaphysical, enigmatic and puzzling clues screenwriter and director Charlie ...
Writer-director Carlo Mirabella-Davis鈥� directorial debut, the psychological-thriller 鈥淪wallow,鈥� reveals the horrors of a woman鈥檚 alienation from her marriage, struggles with mental illness and battles with an eating disorder.聽 Against the muted backdrop of the Hudson River Valley, Hunter Conrad ...
