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'Juror #2' Explosively Cross-Examines Moral Quandaries

Directed by Clint Eastwood

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2024

In many ways, the American courtroom was seemingly tailor-made for the movies. Spiritually and architecturally freighted by spectres of...

Nap Eyes Float Through 'The Neon Gate' and into Somewhere Special

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2024

Sometimes a band gets their album title just right, a phrase or a single word that tells you everything you need to know about the music...

'Spirit in the Blood' Muddles Its Worthy Message

Directed by Carly May Borgstrom

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2024

"We just wanted to be brave!" declares 15-year-old Emerson Grimm (Summer H. Howell) at a pivotal moment in Carly May Borgstrom's thriller...

'Dahomey' Is a Poetic Meditation on Decolonization

Directed by Mati Diop

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2024

In the documentary 'Dahomey,' Franco-Senegalese director Mati Diop masterfully presents an interrogative and poetic meditation on...

'Emilia Pérez' Wows with Fresh, Vibrant Performances

Directed by Jacques Audiard

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2024

Musical crime comedy 'Emilia Pérez' began to make waves after the film won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and its female...

Jennifer Castle's 'Camelot' Makes a Fantasy of the Real

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PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2024

Jennifer Castle's latest album requires a bit of patience. Not because it's difficult or dull, but because it's sometimes best to meet...

Skye Wallace Is One Step Closer to Their Destination on 'The Act of Living'

PUBLISHED Oct 31, 2024

Since debuting with the cinematic folk-rock suite 'Living Parts' in 2014, Skye Wallace has pondered life and death through their music...

Pom Pom Squad Step into Somewhere New on 'Mirror Starts Moving Without Me'

PUBLISHED Oct 31, 2024

​​It's sort of fitting that 2024 would open with Jane Schoenbrun's second millennial-existentialist horror film 'I Saw the TV Glow' and...