Review: Kinds of Kindness (2024)
Gen Z hates the salacious. It’s become a truism with Hollywood sex scenes declining 40% since the pre-9/11 days. Blame #MeToo or the psychol
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This Week in Streaming (July 23rd)
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The Populist Warning of Punisher: War Zone
How a 16-year-old Marvel flop predicted our current political moment.
✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: July 19-25
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Review: Crumb Catcher (2023)
Dissecting the American class system is just fine when Bernie rails against the banks or Trump assaults the D.C. swamp, but always-online ar
This Week in Streaming (July 16th)
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Transit to the Hinterlands
“Choose How You Move” promises freedom from Nashville’s traffic woes. However, its advocates fail to understand the city’s relationship to the region.
Review: A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
There’s an unacknowledged pleasure in the apocalypse. It’s the equalizing promise that the ruling class and MAGA devout alike will all end u
✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: July 12-18
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This Week in Streaming (July 11th)
The Beekeeper (Prime) Jason Statham stars as a retired special forces agent who just wants to spend time in his apiary. But when his elderly
The Politics of Moviegoing
Film marketing and distribution are broken. It’s not Hollywood’s problem. It’s ours.
✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: July 4-11
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Pickin' & Fiddlin' in the Upper Cumberland
The 53rd annual Smithville Fiddlers’ Jamboree And Crafts Festival celebrates Tennessee’s musical heritage this July 4th weekend.
✹ WEEKLY FILM RUNDOWN: June 28-July 4
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