The Australian group known for its sample-heavy music paused for 16 years between its first two albums. Sobriety, and an ambitious new set of inspirations,…
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Selena’s Special Genius
The Mexican-American star, who was killed at 23, is the subject of a new Netflix bio-series. But what was the root of her musical powers?The…
View More Selena’s Special Genius‘Billie’ Review: A Legend, in a Different Light
The journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl worked for years on a Billie Holiday biography before Kuehl’s sudden death in 1978. The director of this documentary bought…
View More ‘Billie’ Review: A Legend, in a Different Light‘Crock of Gold’ Review: Shane MacGowan, Still Alive and Laughing
Rambunctious, even in a wheelchair, the hell-raising Irish musician is the subject of this Julien Temple documentary.Rambunctious, even in a wheelchair, the hell-raising Irish musician…
View More ‘Crock of Gold’ Review: Shane MacGowan, Still Alive and Laughing‘76 Days’ Review: Fortitude on China’s Frontlines
Shot in four Wuhan hospitals during coronavirus lockdown, the film takes a grounded, humane perspective on doctors, nurses and patients.Shot in four Wuhan hospitals during…
View More ‘76 Days’ Review: Fortitude on China’s Frontlines‘Half Brothers’ Review: Distant Relations
An uptight Mexican aviation executive and an American doofus learn they’re related in this mawkish comedy.An uptight Mexican aviation executive and an American doofus learn…
View More ‘Half Brothers’ Review: Distant Relations‘I’m Your Woman’ Review: On the Run With a Baby
Rachel Brosnahan stars in this unconventional crime movie directed by Julia Hart.Rachel Brosnahan stars in this unconventional crime movie directed by Julia Hart.Read MoreMovies, I’m…
View More ‘I’m Your Woman’ Review: On the Run With a Baby‘Another Round’ Review: They’ll Drink to That
The Danish director Thomas Vinterberg’s latest film is a sweet, strangely modest tragicomedy about the pleasures of (mostly banal) excess.The Danish director Thomas Vinterberg’s latest…
View More ‘Another Round’ Review: They’ll Drink to That‘Black Bear’ Review: Two’s Company, Three’s an Art Project
Artistic and romantic alliances shift among a trio of artists in this conceptual drama.Artistic and romantic alliances shift among a trio of artists in this…
View More ‘Black Bear’ Review: Two’s Company, Three’s an Art Project‘Minor Premise’ Review: A Minor Entry in the Sci-Fi Genre
Experiments with consciousness go berserk in Eric Schultz’s lean neurological feature debut.Experiments with consciousness go berserk in Eric Schultz’s lean neurological feature debut.Read MoreMovies, Eric…
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