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Vox Lux: Director’s Stylized Take on Broken Society Full of Empty Calories

By Kim Hughes

ReviewDecember 17, 2018Vox Lux, Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Raffey Cassidy, Willem Dafoe, TIFF 2018, Brady Corbet, Sia, Stacy Martin, pop culture, Her SmellComment

Flashback Film Fest Brings Vintage Cyborgs, Bowlers, Aliens Back to Big Screen

By Kim Hughes

ViewsJanuary 12, 2018Flashback Film Fest, Film Festival, sci-fi, Comedy, Cult Classic, pop culture

Beach Rats: Old School Meets New School in Tantalizing, Sundance-Fêted Feature

By Liam Lacey

ReviewSeptember 21, 2017pop culture, gay, Coming of age

Ben Stiller: Actor Discusses Ennui and Envy As Explored in Brad’s Status

By Kim Hughes

InterviewSeptember 21, 2017Comedy-drama, pop culture, TIFF 2017

Yesterday's hype makes great soap in Battle Of The Sexes

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekSeptember 20, 2017tennis, pop culture, awards contender, TIFF 2017

Billie Jean King recalls that match, Riggs' death and their mutual accomplishment

By Bonnie Läufer Krebs

InterviewJim SlotekSeptember 19, 2017pop culture, tennis, TIFF 2017

It: Meet the Newest, Scariest Clown in Town

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekSeptember 6, 2017horror, adaptation, Stephen King, clowns, children, pop culture