Lanthimos: Kinds of Kindness (2024)
The working title of Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds of Kindnesses was And. In some ways, that was a more apposite title, since this anthology comedy is obsessed with one of the [...]
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Prince, The Vault…Old Friends 4 Sale (1999)
As the title suggests, The Vault is a collection of older tracks, most of them composed between 1985 and 1986, and was recorded at the same time as 1996’s Chaos and [...]
The X-Files, Season 2, Episode 13: “Irresistible” (January 13, 1995)
Not only is “Irresistible” highly atmospheric and cinematic, it feels like an especially pivotal episode in the early trajectory of The X-Files as a whole. While the [...]
The X-Files, Season 2, Episode 12: “Aubrey” (January 6, 1995)
“Aubrey” is one of the strongest episodes of the second season and often anticipates the aesthetic of both Mindhunter and Hannibal. Interestingly, it touches on an [...]
Abbasi: The Apprentice (2024)
The Apprentice, Ali Abbasi’s first film in English, is a dramatisation of the formative friendship between Donald Trump, played by Sebastian Stan, and power broker Roy [...]
Van Morrison, Keep It Simple (2008)
Keep It Simple was ostensibly Van Morrison’s first album of all-new material since Back On Top, although he dabbles with the classics on “That’s Entrainment,” a pun [...]
Honore: Marcello Mio (2024)
Marcello Mio is a bit of an unusual entry in this year’s Cannes selection. On the one hand, it’s clearly there as a legacy inclusion and as reflection of the [...]
Nas, King’s Disease II (2021)
Nas’ string of six albums with producer Hit-Boy is anything but late work – it’s the best period of his career. King’s Disease II is every bit as great as King’s [...]
The X-Files, Season 2, Episode 11: “Excelsis Dei” (December 16, 1994)
“Excelsis Dei” is quite an overt commentary episode. The plot is like a dark version of Cocoon, or Awakenings, as a nurse at a retirement home claims that she has been [...]
The X-Files, Season 2, Episode 10: “Red Museum” (December 9, 1994)
While the grand narrative of Scully’s abduction produced a distinct mystery all of its own this mystery was singular in its focus – what happened to her? With Scully back [...]