It may have been reduced to a tiny box on my Zoom program – which was further reduced to half of my computer screen – but there was no doubt that what iconic performer Sam Neill was basking in, living in, and talking to me from was a slice of paradise. With tranquil hymns from outside…
The little town of Fillmore is known for its authentic steam train rides and this unique curiosity shop that also happens to have a bakery. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonAcross from city hall is a classic 1900s bungalow that is home to various industrial treasures. Visitors to this curiosity shop will…
Constructed in 1934, this small service station is an architectural rarity. American architect Carl-August Petersen designed the building in the Tudor Revival style. The rounded doorways and windows, steeply-pitched roofs, and chimneys are similar to those found on old English cottages and homes in the surrounding Island Park neighborhood. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong…
Crossing the Streams is our monthly look at all the offerings hitting the big streaming services each month, and this time we’re checking out the new Netflix arrivals for February 2021. This month’s titles include a disappointing shortage of older, non-Netflix movies, but we’re also getting new films starring Rosamund Pike, Zendaya, and more! Keep…
The disconnect between movies and reality is unavoidable. Contrary to what we assume from films like “The Breakfast Club,” life offers few fist-raising moments like Judd Nelson’s triumphant scene in that John Hughes classic. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonFor this reason, the 1988 Italian film “Cinema Paradiso,” a movie which says,…
More than 20 million years ago, off the coast of what is now northern Taiwan, a marine creature tunneled vertically in the seafloor sand, then veered to the side. Every now and then, the animal—probably a skinny, sprawling, ancient worm—jutted its head above the sediment, snatched some prey, and dragged the unwitting morsel into its…
“The game is more dangerous than it may seem.” Well Go USA has released an official US trailer for the extra absued, epic Russian sci-fi CGI spectacle called Cosmoball, made by famed producer Dzhanik Fayzi. We posted an international trailer for this a few months back. The film follows four athletes with the rare ability…
Border control in the United States has been a topic that often triggers heated discussions in recent years. Fuelled by a (former) president who constantly incited hateful ideologies in his public remarks, any discourse on the subject often feels highly politicized. In Maisie Crow‘s At the Ready, political messaging takes a backseat to the much more…
If you were thinking you’d go into Prisoners of the Ghostland, the latest from director Sion Sono with Nicolas Cage in the lead role, and it wouldn’t be a wild ride – you are going to be exceptionally wrong. Of course, Cage does Cage best in the role of Hero, as his brazen, intense self, and it is…
Congratulations to the Sundance Institute for a successful virtual film festival with a near-impeccable screener platform. We can’t wait to get back to seeing films on the big screen in Park City, but if we ever have to do this thing remotely again, we know we’ll be in good hands. The special circumstances of the…
Nevermind the anxiety of Symone – the frontrunner of the competition – not knowing how to sew during the sewing challenge or the fact that the queens had to dress up as babies for a mini challenge; this week’s episode + Untucked is about some real drama and it is an actual gift! From the…
This story was originally published in The Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Billions of cicadas that have spent 17 years underground are set to emerge across large areas of the eastern United States, bringing swarming numbers and loud mating calls to major towns and cities. Read moreA Guide to…
(trigger warnings: suicide, depression, suicidal thoughts, trauma, assault.) There’s one moment in Jerrod Carmichael‘s directorial debut, the dark bromance comedy On the Count of Three, where one character utters a line that will undoubtedly resonate with everyone who’s had suicidal thoughts before. “Not waking up tomorrow,” he says. “It’s the most beautiful thought I’ve had…
Edgar Wright really wants you to listen to the music of Russell and Ron Mael, also known as Sparks. And instead of just recommending a song, or making a playlist, he’s assembled “The Sparks Brothers,” a 140-minute tribute to the brotherly duo’s long career. Wright has brought in a group of famous faces to show just how well-known they are by…
The following two reviews come from first time feature film directors, which seems to be a trend at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Both Marvelous and the Black Hole and Land capture the intricacies of grief, with Kate Tsang and Robin Wright, respectively, tackling rather difficult subject matter in very different ways. There isn’t one…
Funivia del Colle (Kohlerer Bahn) is an aerial lift connecting the city of Bolzano with nearby Monte Pozza, known locally as Colle. The lift starts at an elevation of about 853 feet (260 meters) and reaches the village of Colle di Villa at an elevation of over 3,000 feet (1,100 meters). The trip takes a…
Outside the Schloss Bellevue stands a red pillar that many confuse with a postbox. The pillar is actually a feuermelder, essentially a public fire alarm station. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThese old fire alarms date back to a time when having a landline inside your house was considered a luxury. These stations were utilized…
Although now the site of hiking trails open to the public, Neversink Mountain in Reading, Pennsylvania, was once the site of a complex of exclusive hotels. In warm months, wealthy vacationers arrived from New York and Philadelphia by a train that went right up the hillside, drawn by the prospect of escaping summer in the city…
A family must adjust to a new life in French Exit, the latest from director Azazel Jacobs. The film follows Frances and Malcolm Price, a previously wealthy mother and son who have burned through the family inheritance. They’re so low on funds that they take an offer to stay at a small apartment in Paris, but…
The Res Gestae Divi Augusti (The Deeds of the Divine Augustus) was a monumental inscription narrating and celebrating the life and accomplishments of Augustus, the first Roman Emperor. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThe long text was written during the life of the emperor and completed just before his death in 14…
For the first 20 years of his life, Wu Tseng-dong lived in a war zone. Growing up on Kinmen Island, a small Taiwanese territory four miles off the coast of mainland China, bombs were a constant threat. “It was terrifying. We were always panic-stricken,” Wu says. “We had to scout out places to hide when…