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20-10-2025 Vol 19

Category: Features

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It’s One Louder: “This is Spinal Tap” Turns 41

When we think of Rob Reiner’s groundbreaking and beloved mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap,” we remember the customized Marshall amp…

The Lonely Landscapes of “Materialists” and “The Worst Person in the World”

Content Warning: The following piece discusses issues of sexual assault. If you need help and support, please contact RAINN‘s National…

The Unloved, Part 138: Rebel Moon

As with Michael Bay, I was waiting (if not patiently) for the day Zack Snyder produced something I found essential,…

Sex and Threads: The Major Works of Takashi Miike

The major works of filmmaker Takashi Miike, “Audition” (1999) and “Ichi The Killer” (2001), are proclamations of a filmmaker with…

We’re All In This Together: “Brazil” at 40

There is a moment in Terry Gilliam’s 1985 dystopian masterpiece “Brazil” where the film stops being dazzling, sets aside the…

59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival to Honor Stellan Skarsgård, Vicky Krieps, Dakota Johnson and Peter Sarsgaard

The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival will pay tribute to Stellan Skarsgård, Vicky Krieps, Dakota Johnson, and Peter Sarsgaard, welcoming…

Shark Attack: “Jaws” Remains as Entertaining as It Was 50 Years Ago

As many times as I’ve seen “Jaws” since I first experienced it as a mesmerized, terrified, and thrilled 15-year-old in…

Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee

It’s a joy to hear Ossie Davis tell the origin story of his 57-year partnership with Ruby Dee. “I married…

The Glorious Year of Morgan Freeman

For those of us old enough to have been there to experience it firsthand, 1989 was a pretty glorious year…

Then They Will Learn: The Truth Behind Juneteenth

As a native Texan, Juneteenth was in my DNA, and that of every Black American in the state, especially children,…