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For a certain type of cultural critic, the apparent sexlessness of contemporary American film is a real concern. We still have hot movie stars, and cultural norms have shifted such that more than ever can be shown onscreen, but something seems to be missing. So what is it? … Continue reading The Assassination of Marilyn… Read more

2022’s Tár is, at its core, a Perestroika film. Deep below the orchestral movements and GDR iconography lies a near-perfect recreation of the driving animus of late-stage Soviet leadership — that dangerous mix of hubris and paranoia.… Continue reading Glasnot Mahler → Read more

Celebrating the freedom of uncertainty and the pleasure of yearning for another, Desire, I Want To Turn Into You (2023) stretches itself far past the reach of her previous release, and improves upon it in almost every way.… Continue reading Closer Than Your New Tattoo → Read more

The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) is a movie about the weight of “why,” and the damage done when it overtakes what we are.… Continue reading The Unbearable Weight of Wanting to Be → Read more