Ten years ago, Martin Scorsese and Fran Lebowitz collaborated on “Public Speaking,” a documentary film where the author espoused her philosophies. The Netflix series “Pretend It’s A City” reunites the New York duo for more of the same. Across its seven episodes, the director converses with the author about all manner of things that irritate…

This article is part of our 2020 Rewind. Follow along as we explore the best and most interesting movies, shows, performances, and more from this very strange year. In this entry, our chief film critic shares his picks for the best films of 2020. Wanna feel old? 2020 was just last year. It was a rough one all…

“This is it! This is where the coin wanted us to go.” Netflix has unveiled the official trailer for a teenage adventure movie titled Finding ‘Ohana, set on Hawaii’s island of Oahu. This kind of looks like a Hawaiian remake of The Goonies, with over-saturated sets and mesmerizing pirate-treasure locations. A summer in rural O’ahu…

“My Start Story,” an original campaign featured throughout the day on the national digital broadcast network, START TV, showcases the stories of strong women. A different voice is featured every day, accompanying the network’s programming, and those who have been filmed thus far can be found here. The prestigious interview subjects include trailblazing comedian Carol Burnett, Olympic gold…

The L.A. Times served up a sweet ode to Netflix’s “Cobra Kai” before pulling out the long knives. The feature story let stars Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, along with the creative team behind the series, break down how they continued the “Karate Kid” story for a new generation. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect…

Welcome to Saturday Morning Cartoons, our weekly column where we continue the animated boob tube ritual of yesteryear. Our lives may no longer be scheduled around small screen programming, but that doesn’t mean we should forget the necessary sanctuary of Saturday ‘toons. In this entry, we celebrate the arrival of Batman: The Animated Series on…

One movie can make an unknown comic a star. That’s always been true, but the maxim got a workout in 1986. Aussie comic Paul Hogan, who starred in a Benny Hill-esque show but had little name recognition stateside, crashed America’s box office with “Crocodile Dundee.” Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonHogan stars…

A dear friend once compared grief to an abyss that we all fall into at one point or another. He said it’s all the same abyss. We stay in it until we either decide to climb out or die in there. Most people do climb out, fortunately. But it’s difficult—especially when the loss is catastrophic and sudden. It’s…

“When you owe, you have to pay.” Janus Films has revealed a stunning 4K restoration trailer for the classic Senegalese film Mandabi, also known as The Money Order. This originally premiered in 1968 in France, then played at the New York Film Festival in 1969. It was the second feature film made by award-winning Senegalese…

Diósgyőr Castle is situated in a small suburb in Miskolc, Hungary. It’s a window into the traditions and history of this often-forgotten section of Northern Hungary. It’s unlikely that you will find many tourists in this region of the country.  Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThe walls of the castle were likely…

One of the most unsurprising social digressions that emerged when the world was forced to go into quarantine last year (and still continues to do so), is our reliance on television to give us a sense of subjective freedom when it felt like the entire globe was erupting in flames around us. While streaming services…

An hour east of Kathmandu is the small resort community of Nagarkot. The road to reach the town is steep, twisty, and rough, making a stop at the Buddha Peace Park a welcome respite. Hikers may choose to finish the journey to Nagarkot by taking the eight-kilometer Peace Park Hiking Trail into town. The trial…

Prestonpans, or Preston, is a small coastal region that lies some 50 miles east of Edinburgh. It currently boasts a vast number of murals painted by members of the local community and guest artists. It also happens to be the site of a historic battle. Here, Charles Edward Stuart suffered a massive defeat in an…

★★★★ Directed by #JerryRothwell Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWritten by #NaokiHigashida ,,Film Review by ,,George Wolf Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a Mystery in ‘The Strange and Deadly Occurrence’Ten years ago, a Japanese teenager wrote a book that quickly became regarded as “an envoy from another world.” With The Reason I…

I cannot remember the first time that I was introduced to DC’s trinity — Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman — because I must have been younger than three. In my childhood, Superman had recently died and had been resurrected; Batman was going through his transformation into a dark and gritty force of vengeance, which was…

Located in the Sheshan Seismic Station at the foot of West Sheshan Mountain, this museum features a theater hall, an earthquake information hall, an emergency rescue drill exhibit, and the Zhang Heng seismograph exhibition hall. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonZhang Heng was a Chinese scientist and mathematician from the Han Dynasty….

This early 20th-century gas station was constructed to serve the town of Elberta and those commuting to and from a nearby gold mine. The Sinclair station on US 6 started serving early automobiles in 1917. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWhen the gold mine closed in 1949, the town of Elberta situated…

If you’re like me, you know Mike Nichols through his affiliation with The Graduate or Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Maybe you have some notion of the Nichols and May improv team that conquered the comedy circuit in the 1960s. Perhaps you’re aware of Elaine May‘s own forays into writing-directing with the likes of A…

Think of your last road trip. There were sights, destinations, but as much as anything else, there were signs. For businesses, public safety messages, accident memorials, threats directed at outsiders, advertisements for worms, eggs, and firewood, reminders of sin (83-FOR-TRUTH), and, of course, political campaigns. In his book Political Sign, author Tobias Carroll compares the…

Comedian Michael Loftus didn’t lock down as long as many stand-ups did last year. The right-leaning comic returned to the stage weeks after the pandemic hit the states. He also kept on writing, recording his “Loftus Party” podcast and dodging social media censors. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThe latter proved only…

“We just call him… the ‘slumbering one.’” Epic Pictures Group has released a trailer for a mysterious indie Lovecraftian horror film titled Sacrifice, made by filmmakers Andy Collier & Tor Mian. This film originally premiered at FrightFest in the UK last year. Inspired by the Paul Kane short story titled “Men of The Cloth”, Sacrifice…