BY WYATT ALLISON It was a strange day in Nashville this Monday — the Country Music Awards Festival-goers were heading out of town (thank God!), there was a flood warning and sunshine all within an hour, and elsewhere, the…
Film Review: ‘Tuner’ — An old-fashioned, thrilling exercise of 70’s cinema
BY WYATT ALLISON In 1976, Dustin Hoffman was the star of a film called Marathon Man, that followed a hotshot Columbia grad embroiled in a plot through his brother, with an evil Nazi war dentist played by the stage/screen…
Film Review: ‘Erupcja’ — Volcanoes are BRAT – apparently.
BY WYATT ALLISON Whether you like it or not, pop stars are infiltrating the movies you watch. But, let’s not act like this is anything new, as larger-than-life icons like Madonna redefined her artistry and starred opposite the likes…
Film Review: Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another’ — Pure Cinematic Grandeur
‘One Battle After Another’ — Paul Thomas Anderson’s politically charged love letter to his children will be remembered as the moment optimism was cast onto the next generation.
Film Review: ‘Anora’ refuses to like you, but you’ll like her
The first half of ‘Anora’ is some of the most fun you’ll ever have. Our charming yet childish co-lead Russian is Ivan—who also goes by Vanya—oozes Gen-z status by taking hits of his THC vape pen and playing Xbox all day. It’s not until an average night in the life of Ivan in which he meets Ani—who’s birth name is Anora but refuses to acknowledge this as her’s—at Headquarters because she’s the only Russian speaking dancer in the club. This interaction turns a simple VIP lap dance into a relationship that would make ‘Pretty Woman’ seem childish.