Monday

20-10-2025 Vol 19

Day: March 7, 2025

More Than Rage: Rungano Nyoni and Susan Chardy on “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl”

The absurdist drama “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” begins with one of the most indelible images to grace the silver…

Women Writers Week 2025: Table of Contents

Links to all of the content run during Women Writers Week 2025. If it’s not a live link, it’s still…

Women Develop New Models of Heroism in Festival Docs

Everyone loves a hero. We’re awash with heroic stories in film and TV, decades into the comic-book-turned-movie blockbuster. In fact,…

People Have Theories: “Picnic at Hanging Rock” at 50

There’s something about “Picnic at Hanging Rock” that makes one obsessive. Directed by Peter Weir and based on the novel…

Having a Lunatic’s Dream: Emily Bett Rickards on “Queen of the Ring”

Emily Bett Rickards plays the title role in “Queen of the Ring,” based on the true story of Mildred Burke,…

HBO’s “The Righteous Gemstones” Return for Its Darkest Season Yet

The bullet points for the final season of HBO’s “The Righteous Gemstones” are fairly straightforward: Siblings Jesse, Judy, and Kelvin…

CHAOS: The Manson Murders Review: Errol Morris Succinctly Investigates a Complex Conspiracy

Over half a century later, what new information can be gleaned from the nights of August 9 and 10, 1969?…

Black Bag Review: Steven Soderbergh Delivers Slick, Barbed Spy Thriller

If a James Bond or Mission: Impossible film excised all its action scenes––save a stray explosion or gunshot––while employing a…