David Lynch’s directing career may have come to a premature end due to his health issues. Lynch, who turned 78 earlier this year, told Sight & Sound in a new interview that he is “homebound whether I like it or not” due to health issues stemming from his decades-long smoking habit. “Smoking was something that I absolutely … Read more
Young Québecois-based vampire Sasha (Lilas-Rose Cantin) never had any urge to suck human flesh, unlike her bloodthirsty family. One specific incident on her birthday involving a clown family buffet she was too startled to participate in leaves her with profound PTSD that neurologically affects her. Now, the desire she would’ve had for blood has been … Read more
According to Variety, Amazon MGM has acquired a documentary about legendary Canadian singer Celine Dion, titled I Am: Céline Dion. However, its release date has not been revealed yet. Furthermore, this project will shed light on the rare neurological disorder the singer suffers from called, Stiff Person Syndrome. According to The Guardian, Stiff Person Syndrome … Read more
After his Emmy win, Elton John has officially become the 19th person to achieve EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) status. It’s finally happened – another legend has achieved EGOT status, with Elton John being only the 19th person to attain the much-desired acronym at this evening’s Emmy Awards. Now, I know what some of you … Read more
These early scenes of “Cat Person” are involving, subtle, extremely well-observed, and extremely well-played by Jones and Braun. From an outside perspective, it’s obvious that these two people probably need to spend a little bit more time in person to see if they like each other. Their relationship played out backwards. The texting was so … Read more
Cat Person is a nuanced, often hilarious, adaptation of a short story that went viral, with terrific work from CODA’s Emilia Jones. Cat Person was previously reviewed at Sundance 2023. PLOT: A college student (Emilia Jones) becomes infatuated with an older man (Nicholas Braun) who frequents the theater she works at. REVIEW: For those not … Read more
Although the film is very much rooted in Lindy’s experience dealing with this medical issue, McGlynn’s script is never too bogged down with science talk. Instead, she finds humorous ways to educate Lindy—and, therefore, the audience—about the syndrome while also cleverly destigmatizing gynecological health and critiquing the coldness with which many (often male) doctors interact … Read more
The controversial Sundance pick, Cat Person, is finally getting a theatrical release this fall, and they’ve dropped the first trailer. Film festivals are a curious thing. While most filmmakers would be excited to get into a big one like Sundance, there are downsides to being picked, as all of a sudden, you’re under a magnifying … Read more
Christopher Nolan says that he wrote the script for the Oppenheimer movie in the first person. In order to get into the head of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan did something he’s never done before — he wrote the script in the first person. “I actually wrote in the first-person, which I’ve never done before,“Christopher … Read more