Pandemic Multiplex
From Eddington and 28 Years Later to Jurassic World: Rebirth and Death of a Unicorn, the movies are the only medium coming to terms with the aftermath of COVID
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The Week in Culture (July 24th)
MOVIES Hot Ticket: The Fantastic Four: First Steps By all accounts, Marvel has finally regained its mojo with this 60s-set reboot that fin
Summer Spotlight: County Highway Comes to Grimey’s
The months after the pandemic may not have seemed like the best time to start a print newspaper modeled after the 20-page broadsides of the
Superman Isn’t The Problem
Understanding the motivations behind the online rage is the key to countering America’s cultural rot.
✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: July 18-24
The latest releases and special screenings hitting Music City this week. For a complete list of upcoming titles, check out the 2025 Film Gui
Summer Spotlight: Liquor Lab
In a city of wayward pedal taverns and $12 PBRs, many a Nashvillian has vowed to drink more at home. But few have the type of innate Patters
Week in Streaming: Special Edition
Interview with Everything’s Going To Be Great director Jon S. Baird and writer Steven Rogers
The Case for Ring County Rights
Though their populations are stagnating, Tennessee’s Blue Dot cities have undue power over the entire state. It’s time to level that playing field.
✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: July 11-17
The latest releases and special screenings hitting Music City this week. For a complete list of upcoming titles, check out the 2025 Film Gui
Review: Materialists (2025)
For the past two weeks, pundits and armchair politicos alike have struggled to explain Zohran Mamdani’s surprise victory in the New York Cit
This Week in Streaming (July 8th)
Our recommendations to counteract the endless scrolling.
Review: F1 (2025)
If the first half of the summer movie season belonged to a plane-jumping Tom Cruise on the eighth leg of his impossible mission, the second
✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: July 3-10
The latest releases and special screenings hitting Music City this week. For a complete list of upcoming titles, check out the 2025 Film Gui
This Week in Streaming (July 1st)
Our recommendations to counteract the endless scrolling.
Forever 2002
Why the Long Post-9/11 Summer still defines our cultural imagination.