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Month: August 2025
August 28, 2025
Entertainment, Film, MZS, News, TV show
“When the World Broke Open: Katrina and its Afterlives” Launches at MOMA
Hurricane Katrina made landfall in August 2005, tearing up the southern states and wreaking singular damage on New Orleans, one…
August 28, 2025
Entertainment, Film, News, TV show, TV/Streaming
Prime Video Prequel Series “The Terminal List: Dark Wolf” Fills In (But Doesn’t Fire) Blanks
It’s all about the Bro Code—and the immutable, devastating, and often tragic consequences that transpire when the Bro Code is…
August 28, 2025
Entertainment, Film, Interviews, News, TV show
British Banter Envy: Jay Roach and Tony McNamara on “The Roses”
All’s fair in love and war, as they say, and few literary couples have been through the trenches as profoundly…
August 28, 2025
Entertainment, Festivals, Film, La Grazia, News, Paolo Sorrentino, Reviews, TV show, Venice 2025
Venice Review: La Grazia Finds Paolo Sorrentino Struggling to Match Toni Servillo’s Talents
In something of a rare feat, all three of the most prominent European film festivals chose the works of homegrown…
August 28, 2025
Cannes 2024, Entertainment, Fabio Assunção, Film, Hélène Louvart, Karim Aïnouz, Motel Destino, Nataly Rocha, News, Reviews, TV show
Motel Destino Review: Noirish Fever Dream Sparkles with Sweat and Lust
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Cannes coverage. Motel Destino opens in theaters on August…
August 28, 2025
Entertainment, Festivals, Film, News, Reviews, Siew Hua Yeo, Stranger Eyes, TV show, Venice 2024
Stranger Eyes Review: Lee Kang-sheng Imbues Drama with Mystery and Disquiet
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Venice coverage. Stranger Eyes opens in theaters on August…
August 27, 2025
Entertainment, Film, News, TV show, Video Games
“Gears of War: Reloaded” Writes a New Chapter in the Console Wars
The territorial battles between companies like Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo have blurred over the last few years, with PlayStation exclusives…
August 27, 2025
Entertainment, Features, Film, News, TV show
The Most Significant Movie Ever Made
The day is May 24, 2011, a grey, drizzly, and mostly unremarkable Tuesday. I am sitting in a room with…
August 26, 2025
Chaz's Journal, Entertainment, Film, News, TV show
LIFE AFTER LIFE: 4 Films at IANDS Conference in Chicago August 27-31
Four films about near-death experiences (NDE), shared death experiences (SDE), and related phenomena will be screened at the International Association for…
August 26, 2025
Entertainment, Film, Interviews, News, TV show
My Window into Culture: Rachael Abigail Holder on “Love, Brooklyn”
“Love, Brooklyn” is the story of three people who are stuck as the community they love changes around them. Roger…