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‘The Stranger’ Turns Existentialism Into Something Dangerous

April 26, 2026 Neal Pollack 3 Comments absurdism, Albert Camus, Algiers 1930s, arthouse cinema, Benjamin Voisin, best films 2026, black and white film, book adaptation, Camus adaptation, classic literature, colonial history, colonialism, culture criticism, existential philosophy, existentialism, film adaptation, film criticism, film reviews, foreign film, François Ozon, French Algeria, French cinema, French New Wave, Italian neorealism, Jean-Paul Sartre, media analysis, Meursault, movie reviews, Orson Welles adaptation, philosophy in film, Pierre Lottin, postcolonial themes, race and identity, Rebecca Marder, The Cure Killing an Arab, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Stranger, violence and morality

François Ozon’s elegant Camus adaptation finds new urgency in colonial Algiers

The ‘Michael’ Biopic Won’t Show the King of Pop in a ‘Bad’ Light

April 24, 2026 Gillian G. Gaar 2 Comments 1980s pop culture, Antoine Fuqua, artist exploitation, Billie Jean, biographical film, brand management, Bubbles chimp, celebrity biopic, celebrity image, celebrity legacy, child stardom, Colman Domingo, controversial figures, culture criticism, entertainment industry, estate control, fame and isolation, film criticism, film reviews, hagiography, Hollywood biopics, Jaafar Jackson, Jackson 5, Jackson family, John Branca, John McClain, Joseph Jackson, Katherine Jackson, King of Pop, Lionsgate, Lionsgate films, media analysis, Michael Jackson, Michael movie 2026, moonwalk, Motown 25, movie reviews, music biopic, music history, music video era, Neverland Ranch, Nia Long, Off the Wall, Pepsi commercial accident, pop music, Prince Jackson, race and identity, Thriller album, Thriller video

The ‘man in the mirror’ proves surprisingly bland

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‘Power to the People’: John Lennon & Yoko Ono’s NYC Rent Party on the Big Screen

April 24, 2026April 27, 2026 Jim Allen 2 Comments 1970s music, Allen Ginsberg, anti war music, archival film, audience participation, avant-garde music, benefit concerts, Come Together song, concert documentary, concert films, counterculture, culture criticism, David Peel, Elephants Memory, experimental music, film criticism, Geraldo Rivera, Give Peace a Chance, glam rock, hippie era, Imagine song, Instant Karma song, John Lennon, live albums, live performance, Madison Square Garden, Melanie, Music Documentary, music performance review, New York City Music, One to One concert, Phil Spector, Plastic Ono Band, political music, post Beatles era, Power to the People, primal scream therapy, punk precursors, restored footage, Roberta Flack, rock history, Sean Lennon, Sha Na Na, Simon Hilton, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, Vietnam War protest, Willowbrook State School, Yoko Ono, Yoko Ono art

Expanded footage of a historic benefit show is manna for Beatlemaniacs

‘Animal Farm’ Gets the Super Mario Bros. Treatment

April 24, 2026April 24, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments 1984 comparison, Andy Serkis, Angel Studios, Animal Farm, Animal Farm themes, animated films, Big Brother, book adaptations, Boxer character, Cold War themes, culture criticism, film adaptation, film criticism, Gaten Matarazzo, George Orwell, Glenn Close, Hollywood animation, independent film, Jim Parsons, Kieran Culkin, media analysis, modern satire, Napoleon character, Nicholas Stoller, Orwellian, political satire, Seth Rogen, Sound of Freedom, Soviet Union history, Stalin allegory, Steve Buscemi, streaming and film industry, totalitarianism, voice acting, Woody Harrelson

A surprisingly faithful adaptation of George Orwell’s classic can’t escape its context

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June 27, 2026July 1, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0

Johnny Knoxville and crew in a butt-stuffing swansong

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The Cruelty of Nice Minnesota Folks

June 26, 2026July 1, 2026 William Schwartz 0

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Run, Don’t Walk To See a One-Man, Three-Hour Biopic of French Poet Arthur Rimbaud, Really

June 25, 2026June 29, 2026 Kenji Fujishima 1

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Thrilling, Funny, and Sad Tales of Modern Manhood

June 25, 2026June 29, 2026 Jake Harris 0

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