Babak Jalali’s intimate dramedy strikes a delicate balance between melancholy and wryness in its reflection on the migrant experience. The city of Fremont in California has the largest Afghan population in the US – some 30,000 call the city home, leading to its affectionate nickname of Little Kabul. For Donya (Anaita Wali Zada), a twenty-something […]
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Last year, Baz Lurhmann’s Elvis biopic was everywhere from the Met Gala to awards season. This year, it’s Priscilla Presley’s time to shine. Sofia Coppola is writing, directing, and producing the film Priscilla, adapted from Priscilla Beaulieu Presley’s 1985 memoir, Elvis and Me. Cailee Spaeny, best known for roles in Mare of Easttown, Bad Times […]
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For the casual fan, it is perhaps possible to forget—amidst the thrill of space flight, the escapism of distant planets, and the endless meme-ability of those alien puppets—that the word “war” defines Star Wars as much as “star.” There are few, if any, Star Wars stories (even those written primarily for children) that operate without […]
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DC plunders the musty vaults for material and comes up with a poppy Latino riff on the boilerplate superhero yarn. There’s a bit at the end of 1997’s The Matrix where Neo attains God Genius status and is able to see the binary code inside the malevolent machine that he and his helpmeets have been […]
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Where were you when you first heard about Ganni? Many fashion lovers—myself included—discovered the Scandinavian brand thanks to other cool girls wearing it, in an “I saw Cady Heron wearing army pants and flip-flops, so I bought army pants and flip-flops” kind of way, as one told me. The bright and playful yet sophisticated designs […]
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28 Days Later, the apocalyptic zombie film which gave Cillian Murphy his breakout role, opens and closes with two near-identical scenes. Both moments find Jim, played by Murphy, scared, injured and confused, the camera pressed hard to his face as he tries to decipher the situation in which he finds himself. These bookends, while framed […]
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The Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts reunion special brought the big three—Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe, and Rupert Grint—back together. And while they’ve all found their own loves over the years, Radcliffe has managed to keep his longtime relationship with actress Erin Darke exceptionally private. Darke and Radcliffe live in New York together and […]
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In a new monthly column, Anton Bitel highlights a selection of must-haves, from re-releases to streaming premieres. The Lighthouse, dir. Robert Eggers, 2018 “I’m probably a figment of your imagination,” observes Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe) some way into Robert Eggers’ cinematic shanty, set in the late nineteenth century. “This rock is probably a figment of […]
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After four seasons, HBO’s Emmy winning comedy Barry, has come to an end, finally answering the question that has run throughout its four seasons: Can you change your nature? Bill Hader’s answer is yes – but unfortunately Hollywood doesn’t care. Comedian and actor Hader created the show with Alec Berg (Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm), as […]
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Taylor Swift has released a new vault track titled “You’re Losing Me,” and fans are wondering if the lyrics are offering a window into her relationship and recent breakup with ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn. The song was the second of two new releases this Friday along with “Hits Different,” and new versions of two original songs […]
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