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10 Palme d’Or winners to watch while you wait for your most anticipated releases...

10. “The Wages of Fear” (1953) Henri-Georges Clouzot’s nail-biting odyssey features anxiety in its most welcoming form. Its suspense is unbounded — featuring a story...

‘McGregor Forever’: a fascinating behind-the-scenes look into one of combat sports’ most important figures

Whether you are a fan of Conor McGregor or not, it is impossible to deny his impact on the sport of mixed martial arts...

‘Carmen’: a fervent visual and musical spectacle that provides a stunning, immersive experience

Adaptations and remakes are ever-increasing in their frequency throughout the modern landscape of film. Every so often, a spectacular, wholly original experience is birthed...

Florence Welch’s consistent vocal evolution makes ‘Mermaids’ a welcome treat to fans

Besides her innate songwriting talent, Florence Welch’s unbounded, esoteric expressivity always manages to shine through on every project. Whether it be from her physical...

Radar Replay: ‘Hud’: an underseen classic revisionist Western, still holds its fervor 60 years...

“It don't take long to kill things. Not like it does to grow.” These are the words that Homer Bannon (Melvyn Douglas) utters after...

Boygenius’ debut album finally comes to fruition — ‘the record’ is a hit

Boygenius is finally back with a debut LP, “the record,” released on March 31. The American indie supergroup consists of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus...

The endless amount of impeccably crafted gun-heavy action fires ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ to...

American action cinema has often lagged behind its Asian counterparts, who particularly honed the art of onscreen hand-to-hand combat, combined with masterful stunt work....

Radar Replay: A reflection on the 70th anniversary of Yasujirō Ozu’s ‘Tokyo Story’

Throughout the history of cinema, a selective canon of “classics” has slowly been curated through the opinions of film lovers and critics alike. Western...

Radar Replay: A reflection on Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s ‘A City Of Sadness’

In 1989, Taiwanese auteur Hou Hsiao-Hsien told the story of a family in the small coastal town of Jiufen. Without context, the film appears...

‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ falls just short of its predecessors but manages to make...

The “Magic Mike” film series made its final, long-awaited return to the big screen with “Magic Mike’s Last Dance” on Feb. 10th. Initially set...