It’s not very common for a fruit to get its own monument. But residents of Blace, a small town in Serbia, are so thankful to plums that in 2012, the town erected a statue in their honor. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThe town unveiled Spomenik Šljivi, “Monument to Plum” by Dragan Drobnjak,…
If there is one historical fact that most people are familiar with regarding the tragic life of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland is that she lost her head due to a degree mandated by her cousin Queen Elizabeth II. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonMary, Queen of Scots’s life was fraught with misfortune…
After passing through a 19th-century turnstile, visitors to this area will come across the amazing Lady Wimborne Bridge, also known as the London and South Western Railway Bridge 77. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonThe bridge boasts some of the most elaborate carvings of any railway bridge in the country. It’s a reflection…
With a muscular 6’ 3” frame, gentleman thief Assane Diop (Omar Sy) shouldn’t fade into the background. But as a Senegalese immigrant living in Paris, he does. Ever since his father’s incarceration—accused of stealing a priceless necklace belonging to Marie Antoinette from his employer Mr. Pelligrini (Hervé Pierre)—and his father’s later death, Assane has known…
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, we virtually travel beyond our border to find the best international movies of 2020. Every year is brimming with great international films, the majority of…
Lucinda Ganderton had the book hidden in the bottom of her shopping trolley. Around two years ago, she had taken a trip from London to Brighton, England, to visit Paul Couchman, a food historian and chef whom she met on Instagram. Ganderton, a textile artist whose family had once owned an antiques auction house, and…
Four hundred bricks line Jason Harris’s hallway, and none of them hold the ceiling up. Arranged in an earthy ombre from ruddy terra cotta to cream, these once-functional rectangles are now purely for show. The London-based architect doesn’t think this hefty display lends him much gravitas in British brick collecting circles, though. “I’m a lightweight…
Streaming might be the future, but physical media is still the present. It’s also awesome, depending on the title, the label, and the release, so each week we take a look at the new Blu-rays and DVDs making their way into the world. Welcome to this week in Home Video for January 5th, 2021! This week’s…
RuPaul’s Drag Race is now in its thirteenth season so of course, Mama Ru is throwing out a twist or two. But are these twists the ones that we need or the ones that we deserve? If you asked me – based on this single cliffhanger episode – the answer is neither. There’s nothing wrong…
“What if he escape from a zoo, or something?” Lionsgate has released a trailer for Lena and Snowball, a charming lion cub drama based on a true story. This seems to be a cheesy American remake of the French film Mia and the White Lion, about a young woman who befriends a lion cub living…
★★★★ Written & Directed by: #AdrianSerecut Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonStarring: #MateiChioariu, #OlgaTorok, #ElizaDobos, #DianaSerecut Short Film Review by Taryll Baker Read moreRobert Stack Finally Solves a Mystery in ‘The Strange and Deadly Occurrence’Based on true events, a father and a husband living in the Eastern Bloc back in the 80s…
The films of Ramin Bahrani invite us to trespass into liminal space, and his sympathies are with the outsiders threatened to be left behind by those transitions. For the majority of his career, the first-generation Iranian American has extended unfussy empathy to people struggling to make sense of the ever-changing world and their place within…
Over the past decade, there have been many documentaries that capture the heart and soul of their subjects with raw, unfiltered honesty, but perhaps none quite on the level of Bing Liu’s Minding the Gap. The film, released in 2018, documents the lives of Bing Liu (the film’s director) and two close friends named Keire Johnson…
Tucked away on the second floor of an antiques store in a small New Jersey town lies a shockingly large collection of antique vampire-killing sets. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonCovering the walls are the standard tools of the vampire hunter: the stake, the crucifix, the holy water bottle. But the stakes are far…
As the resident Conservative Who Doesn’t Care About Left-Wing Overtones In Movies And Doesn’t Think You Should, Either, I’m here to say “Wonder Woman 1984” is, hold your breath… just fine. Exhale. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonIf you go into the movie, as I did, with modest expectations and not looking…
The riverside façade of Jelgava Palace is magnificent. Designed by the court architect of Imperial Russia, Bartolomeo Rastrelli of Winter Palace fame, its baroque exterior is graced by ornate windows and striking cast-iron medallions. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonWith 669 rooms, 674 windows, 615 doors, and 25 chimneys, the palace served as…
Colin Mochrie scripted? The icon of improv comedy headlines Michael Stasko‘s latest quirk comedy, Boys vs. Girls. Set in the blistering heat of summer camp drama, the film takes place at Camp Kindlewood, an old school retreat a bit past its prime and, for the first time in its history, forced to be co-ed. Chaos ensues as…
Pedestrians in New Orleans’ Tremé neighborhood might notice a collection of beautiful, patchwork wooden doors. Known as “wooden quilts,” the colorful interwoven entryways showcase one artist’s incredible craftsmanship and history. Read moreA Guide to The Perfect Bong Joon-ho MarathonJean-Marcel St. Jacques is a self-taught folk artist with deep roots in the Louisiana soil. A 12th-generation…
The wonderfully painted rock juts up out of the ground along a wooded road in Marlborough, Connecticut. Not only are the roadside wonder’s origins a mystery, but its form remains a question as well: Most call it Snake Rock, but some refer to it as Turtle Rock, insisting that the small clumps of stones on…
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 Amazon Prime arrivals for January 2021. This month’s titles include a fantastic directorial debut from Regina King, some classic Westerns, genre films you might have missed in 2020, and…
In the Japanese city of Wakayama, a stone’s throw away from ancient castle ruins and the Kumano river, a 74-year-old restaurant called Toho Chaya specializes in an ancient form of sushi. To make narezushi, the restaurant packs rice inside salty fish carcasses and ages them for months. Toho Chaya has always done things the old-fashioned…