This post was updated Feb. 15 at 7:02 p.m. Letterboxd is powerfully sweeping the box office of public opinion. It’s an all-too-familiar sight – moments after the credits begin to roll, a dark theater lights up with tiny beacons of orange, green and blue. Read more...
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This post was updated on Feb. 11 at 10:25 p.m. The search for buried treasure is over – Declan McKenna’s latest record is worth its weight in gold. Read more...
Photo: In a field, Declan McKenna holds out a metal detector with a blue sky and two cows in the background. The indie-rock artist released his third album, “What Happened to the Beach?” on Friday. (Courtesy of Tomplicated Records)
This post was updated Feb. 6 at 8:28 p.m. “POTUS” is painting the White House uniquely pink. The Los Angeles production of the Tony-nominated farcical comedy debuted at the Geffen Playhouse on Jan. Read more...
Photo: Celeste Den, Alexandra Billings, Shannon Cochran and Ito Aghayere (left to right) perform at the Geffen Playhouse. “POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive” will run in the Gil Cates Theater through Feb. 25. (Courtesy of Jeff Lorch)
This post was updated Feb. 1 at 7:59 p.m. The Recording Academy is once again uniting music lovers for a night of sonic celebration. Returning to Crypto.com Arena, the 2024 Grammy Awards will commemorate the biggest names of the music industry for its 66th year on Sunday. Read more...
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This post was updated Jan. 30 at 9:19 p.m. Warning: Spoilers ahead. In need of bulking, “Love Lies Bleeding” fails to lift the weight. Directed and co-written by Rose Glass, the crime-thriller follows Lou (Kristen Stewart), a withdrawn gym manager, and Jackie (Katy O’Brian), a hitchhiking bodybuilder, as their destructive romance rapidly begins to unlock hidden secrets about Lou’s family and past. Read more...
Photo: Katy O’Brian (left) and Kristen Stewart (right) star in “Love Lies Bleeding.” The film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. (Courtesy of A24)
All that glitters is gold – or pink – in Jane Schoenbrun’s “I Saw the TV Glow.” The writer-director’s stunning sophomore narrative effort follows teenagers Owen (Justice Smith) and Maddy (Brigette Lundy-Paine) as the two seek to overcome feelings of loneliness and otherness through their shared love for a fictional ’90s late-night program, “The Pink Opaque.” With striking visual language, Schoenbrun fires on all cylinders, maximizing both style and substance through clarity of voice and a deeply original script in the beautifully haunting “I Saw the TV Glow.” And glow it does, as the neon pinks, blues and greens that inform the film’s vivid aesthetic deliciously ooze from the screen. Read more...
Photo: Justice Smith (left) and Brigette Lundy-Paine (right) play Owen and Maddy in “I Saw the TV Glow.” The horror film from Jane Schoenbrun follows two lonely teens who bond over their love for a late-night television show. (Courtesy of A24)
This post was updated Feb. 1 at 8:03 p.m. This season, winter chill meets video game thrill. As the frost sets in, gaming enthusiasts can escape the cold with a retreat into the digital universe. Read more...
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