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THE STORY – At the height of her music career, Maja falls apart and has to step away from her ambitions. Depressed and broke, she moves back home with her mother and works part-time at a local high school. Far from...

THE STORY – “John Lennon: The Last Interview” captures an extraordinary and intimate moment in music history – the final in-depth conversation John Lennon ever gave. On December 8, 1980, Lennon and Yoko Ono sat down with a small radio crew...

For Episode 494, I am joined by Sara Clements, Larry Fried, Will Mavity, and Tom O’Brien, as we deliver our preview for the 2026 Tribeca Festival. We also touch on the recent box-office successes of “Backrooms” and “Obsession,” and what they mean for Hollywood moving forward. For...

For this week’s main podcast review, Ema Sasic, Katie Johnson, Sara Clements, Alyssa Christian, and Brendan Hodges join me to review and discuss “Backrooms” starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett & Lukita Maxwell. Directed and co-scored by Kane Parsons (in...

“The Pitt” is an American medical drama television series created by R. Scott Gemmill and executive-produced by John Wells and Noah Wyle. It stars Wyle, Tracy Ifeachor, Patrick Ball, Katherine LaNasa, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, Isa Briones, Gerran...

“Power Ballad” is a 2026 musical comedy-drama film directed and co-written by John Carney, starring Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, Havana Rose Liu, and Jack Reynor. The film tells the story of Rick Power (Rudd), a wedding singer, who meets washed-up...

THE STORY – Mexico, early 90s. Bruno grows up in a happy, carefree family. On his eleventh birthday, as he learns his father is ill, this zest for life takes over. Everyone keeps on singing and dancing to ward off fate, like...

THE STORY – Over the last 4 years, Lilou left her secret life behind, becoming a 64-year-old woman who enjoys DIY, gardening, cycling and looking after her grandchildren. Tom Fontenille films a family healing its wounds and reinventing a place for...

THE STORY – 1972. A landmark trial shakes France as young Marie-Claire is prosecuted for having an illegal abortion with the help of her mother and two other defendants. In a courtroom governed by men, the verdict seems inevitable: prison for...

Our 2008 retrospective continues with “Revolutionary Road,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Michael Shannon, Kathryn Hahn, David Harbour, and Kathy Bates. Directed by Winslet’s real-life husband at the time, Academy Award winner Sam Mendes, and adapted by Justin Haythe from...