I was out at dinner with a group of friends who were experts in various fields when one observed that whether you are talking about psychology, photography, astrology or cryptology,…
Read moreAs 2025 draws to a close, it’s time to turn the page and consider the movies we’ll be talking about 12 months from now. 2026 is shaping up very well,…
Read moreIt’s that time of year when critics look back and try to capture the quality of an entire art form in one feature. Was it a good year for TV?…
Read moreIf you’re a music lover of a certain age, you remember how exciting and polarizing the rise of Hip Hop in popular music was. From the amiable goofiness of The…
Read moreThe second season of Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Gay’s “Westworld” often felt like it lacked focus as the writers figured out where to take their striking concept next. The second…
Read moreAs the world grieves the sudden, shocking loss of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, it’s allowed film lovers to look back at one of the most entertaining careers in…
Read moreMaster detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) solves intricate murder puzzles in writer/director Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” movies, but each pays tribute to a different genre. “Wake Up Dead Man” is…
Read moreAs the world was mourning the antisemitic murders on the first night of Hannukkah in Australia and America’s all-too-common gun violence, this time at Brown University, further news of shocking…
Read more“Metroid Prime 4: Beyond” has had an uncharacteristically troubled development cycle. After it was completely rebooted in 2017, we’ve finally gotten the next mainline “Metroid Prime” game, 18 years after…
Read morePaul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” broke the record Thursday night for the most wins by any film from the Chicago Film Critics Association, taking home Best Picture, Best…
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