Ecstasy and Agony: Mona Fastvold on “The Testament of Ann Lee”
Examining the life and beliefs of Ann Lee, founder of the Shaker movement and among the few female religious leaders of the 18th century, Mona Fastvold’s “The Testament of Ann…
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“Stranger Things” Hurtles to Its Series Finale with Second Volume of Fifth Season
When Netflix announced a unique release schedule for the final season of “Stranger Things” that sees the final season of the juggernaut hit split into three releases on Thanksgiving, Christmas…
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Sexual Liberation: Brigitte Bardot (1934-2025)
Can you remember the sweepingly melancholy and even depressive romantic tone of the music that Georges Delerue composed for Jean-Luc Godard’s “Contempt” (1963)? This music accompanies shots of a nude…
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Panahi & Kiarostami: Two Masters
In May of 2025, Jafar Panahi won the Cannes Film Festival’s highest honor, the Palme d’Or, for his film “It Was Just an Accident,” a stark drama about several former…
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FOX’s “Best Medicine” is a Shoddy Import
“Best Medicine” is not a good show. I bring you this sad news as a Josh Charles fan. I can still conjure just how devastated I was when his Will…
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Chaz Ebert’s 30 Best Movies of 2025 (and One Guilty Pleasure)
For me, 2025 was the Year of FECK, my acronym for Forgiveness, Empathy, Compassion and Kindness. These principles have proven to be more vital than ever at a time of…
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The 9 Best Video Games of 2025
First things first: This is not a comprehensive feature of all the best video games of 2025. Loyal readers of this site will know that we don’t “cover the waterfront”…
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It’s Stephen King’s World: How the Writer Became the King of Hollywood Again in 2025
Since Brian De Palma made the horror classic “Carrie” in 1976, bestselling author Stephen King has been a Hollywood favorite for adaptations. That film, based on King’s first published novel…
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Home Entertainment Guide December 2025: “Black Phone 2,” “Bugonia,” “Good Fortune,” More
10 NEW TO NETFLIX “Braveheart““Four Brothers““House of Gucci““The Illusionist““Red Rocket““Relay““Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse““Titanic““Wildlife““Wrath of Man“ 13 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD “Black Phone 2“ Given the closed finale of Scott Derrickson’s “The…
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The Unloved, Part 145: I’ll Do Anything
With the whole world taking the Ella McCay challenge in whatever state they were born and raised, let’s take a fond look back at his first major upset, the wonderfully…
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