Goodreads and the Crushing Weight of Literary FOMO
Consuming pop culture is my job. Well, writing about it is my job, but that makes keeping tabs on movies,…
By Firing James Gunn During Comic-Con, Marvel’s Reckoning Came at the Worst Time Possible
Just a few years ago, James Gunn was a champion of the Comic-Con cosmos, having arrived at the convention in…
Comic-Con 2018: ‘Glass’ Is the Movie M. Night Shyamalan Wanted to Make For Comics Fans
In 2000, when writer-director M. Night Shyamalan released Unbreakable, comic book movies weren’t a sure thing: Iron Man was still…
James Gunn fired from ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 3’ after offensive tweets resurface
Disney fired director James Gunn from the set of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, the company confirmed at Comic-Con…
New York Asian 2018 Interview: HIT THE NIGHT Director Jeong Ga-young on Twisting Tropes and Gender Roles
With the rising tide of feminism in South Korea, the fearless, flawed, funny, and fully-realised women of director/writer/actress Jeong Ga-young’s…
Jude Law says upcoming ‘Fantastic Beasts’ films will be gayer
Jude Law portrays a young Albus Dumbledore in the Fantastic Beasts franchise. Warner Bros Dumbledore might not be visibly gay…
Blu-ray Review: IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS Foams With Glory
Scream Factory’s love affair with John Carpenter continues with this Blu-ray relase of In the Mouth of Madness. If you’re…
Fantasia 2018 Review: MEGA TIME SQUAD, A Whipsmart Rush of Time Travel Tomfoolery
One fine day in his sleepy coastal New Zealand town, after being booted out of living in his mom’s garage,…
New York Asian 2018 Interview: Hong Kong Action Legend Dante Lam and Producer Candy Leung Talk OPERATION RED SEA
The New York Asian Film Festival is celebrating a true Master of Action. Director/producer/writer Dante Lam’s career spans Hong Kong’s…
Comic-Con 2018: What We’re Most Looking Forward to at This Year’s Convention
Every year, the tradeoff is real: What panel are you willing to sacrifice in order to see another? Even in…
MOTELX 2018: Rangers, Tigers and Demon Bikers Among First Wave of Titles For Lisbon Horror Film Festival
MOTELX, in Lisbon, Portugal, is one of the top genre film festivals in Europe. A member of The European Fantastic…
Best Prime Day 2018 Deals: Echo, Kindle, Fire, Cloud Cam
Fire tablets and Kindle e-readers are rarely expensive (unless you opt for the premium Kindle Oasis). They’re built to be…
Fantasia 2018 Review: PROFILE Plays A Horrific Game With Online Identity
“You would never lie to me,” asks Abu Bilel Al-Britani, a hunkish and charming Jihadi recruiter for ISIS, as he skypes…
Interview: INHERITANCE writer-director Tyler Savage on the making of the film
Inheritance is an unnerving and deliberately-paced psychological thriller, an effective exercise of tension and atmosphere. I quite enjoyed the film, which…
From the Met and Christie’s to Cheim & Read: How the Art World Guest Stars in ‘Ocean’s 8’
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art plays a starring role in one of this year’s most anticipated summer movies, Ocean’s 8,…
Reel Art: Hauser & Wirth Taps Artists to Pick Their Favorite Flicks for a Summer Rooftop Film Series
For the second year running, Hauser & Wirth will host an outdoor cinema, screening five films over the course of…
‘He Copies Me Much More Than I Copy Him’: Laurie Simmons and Carroll Dunham on 35 Years of Creative Cohabitation
Husband-and-wife artists Laurie Simmons and Carroll Dunham first met in 1977. When they married six years later, they formed the…
American Museums Ignored Him for Two Decades. Now, Julian Schnabel Is Back—and Bigger Than Ever
Don’t call it a renaissance: ’80s art star Julian Schnabel, whose first West Coast museum exhibition in 30 years opened…
Rob Pruitt and Other Artists Painted Murals of ‘Peanuts’ Characters All Over New York City—See Them Here
Good grief! A corporate public art project has hit the streets of cities around the world, all based on Charlie…
What Is a ‘Narrative Art Museum’? 6 Things to Expect From George Lucas’s New LA Museum
After a year of planning and three proposed cities, filmmaker George Lucas’s forthcoming Lucas Museum of Narrative Art finally broke ground last month…