“Which one of these houses do you live in?” Don’t forget your mask! Or else. This creepy new horror short is from filmmakers Zak White and Todd Spence, the same duo that makes lots of horror shorts all year long…
Joe Rogan sent some seriously mixed signals on free expression in recent months. The podcast superstar vowed to maintain editorial control over the “Joe Rogan Experience” after accepting a massive check from Spotify to join its platform. The audio giant…
It is inevitable that the famous sometimes have a hand in their own depictions in media. That is to say, from living figures, one can expect a level of involvement from a subject relating to their portrayal onscreen. For instance,…
There are a number of reasons to visit the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building. It’s the tallest city hall in the world, evokes a gothic cathedral wrought in metal, and includes observatories and gift shops. But don’t forget to grab a…
Among the Akan people in West Africa, there’s a story of a hunter. He had come from a long, storied lineage, and knew the rules of the land. He knew when he could hunt, when he could not, and where…
During the reign of Tsar Nicholas I in the mid-19th century, there lived a farm laborer with three sons, the story goes. The youngest, Ivan, was foolish and lazy. When it was time to mow, he dropped his scythe and…
It was with bemused condescension that a 2018 financial news article reported on a unique challenge facing a mining company at a new site in Western Australia. According to local Martu lore, the massive dry salt bed was home to…
Here, at the tail end of the London Film Festival, comes a frankly enthralling drama bursting with humanity; simultaneously heart-warming and heart-breaking. In some alchemical way, Chloe Zhao‘s Nomadland manages to capture the spirit of a broken system and the…
Alex Gibney churns out so many documentaries. This year alone, he’s made three of them. Even though I was riveted by some of his works including Zero Days and the Oscar winner Taxi to the Dark Side, I came into…
Utilized as a landmark for Native Americans and European settlers for centuries, Castle Rock itself stands 70-feet high on the otherwise gently rolling western Kansas prairie. It’s all that remains after the erosion of what was once the floor of the Western…