A24 has built quite a reputation for its fantastic horror movies. This studio brought us movies like Hereditary, Climax, and The VVitch. The latter was directed by Robert Eggers, who has created other excellent films like The Lighthouse and The Northman, and he has an upcoming Nosferatu movie. Why do I bring up Robert Eggers? … Read more
The box office is the place where the hermetically sealed wonderland of the movie theater connects with the world outside. Removing that—along with marquees on the theater itself and out on the road leading to the theater—shifts movie theaters into the “out of sight, out of mind” category,” which I think is ultimately bad for … Read more
The two main characters are Leonard Lambert (Iain Glen)—a soft-spoken widower who lives on a farm with his daughter Johanna (Emma Dupont) and his son Adrien (James Downie)—and a German army officer, Lt. Laurentz (Joe Anderson). On top of his obvious psychological problems (including psychosis, a hair-trigger temper, and alcoholism), Laurentz is a world-class scumbag villain, the kind you … Read more
Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan talks about his new reality show, which mostly covers his wrestling promotion, the N.W.A. Most of us know Billy Corgan as the frontman of Smashing Pumpkins and outspokenness. But he’s also been the Owner and Promoter of the prestigious wrestling promotion the National Wrestling Alliance (AKA NWA) since 2017. To say … Read more
Kim Cattrall, Leslie Bibb and David Rasche in Laura Terruso’s “About My Father.” Photo Credit: Dan Anderson. Scorsese fans will be the first to note that this is not the only time Maniscalco and De Niro have acted opposite one another. In 2019’s Best Picture nominee, “The Irishman,” Maniscalco played Crazy Joe Gallo, a notorious … Read more