A (lonely) man meets a (beautiful) woman who would go on to change his life––a tale as old as time. Transformations, physical or psychological, are part and parcel of storytelling, even if the heteronormative reality of such an encounter can...
THE STORY – Philip Doom, a wealthy American business magnate, tries to reconnect with his daughter Madeleine during an opulent trip to Paris. But French cuisine, a 1950s horror film, and an invasive hotel employee soon threaten to disrupt the smooth...
Despite its title, Schoenbrun’s film is less about sex and death than sex and cinema. The post ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ Review: Jane Schoenbrun’s Metatexual Ode to Slashers appeared first on Slant Magazine.
THE STORY – From world leaders to pop culture icons and international supermodels, Richard Avedon’s influence is the blueprint for our image-driven world. His photographs didn’t just reflect culture, they shaped it. AVEDON traces the life and legacy of an artist...
Criterion’s summer is more or less complete. As June and July prove fine months, August does not buck any trend: they’ve announced today a 4K release of Todd Haynes’ Safe (complete with audio commentary by Haynes, Julianne Moore, and producer...
THE STORY – The Gheorghiu family, with a Romanian father and a Norwegian mother, have moved to the mother’s birthplace, a remote Norwegian village, and befriend the neighboring Halberg family. When the Gheorghius are suspected of disturbing behavior regarding their children,...
James Gray had left the comfort zone of the native New York he chronicled over the first two decades of his career, sending Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, and Tom Holland into the Amazon jungle for The Lost City of Z...