In 1959, Priscilla Beaulieu met Elvis Presley at his house party. She was a 14-year-old ninth grader who lived the characteristic life of a teen. He was a 26-year-old international rock n’ roll superstar with millions of records sold. Elvis immediately took a liking to Priscilla; despite her parents’ doubts, the pair’s complicated relationship began.
Directed by Sophia Coppola, “Priscilla”...
Propelled by the Barbenheimer internet phenomenon, Christopher Nolan’s unique brand as a director and an enormous A-List cast, “Oppenheimer” became one of the most successful movies of the year, smashing several box office records. It became the highest-grossing biopic of all time and the third-highest-grossing movie of the year. It has also received numerous critical accolades and is set...
“Seconds” (1966)
A man gets another life after visiting an organization that stages their clients’ deaths and performs full-body transformations. What follows is hallucinogenic and a disorientating exercise in smoke and mirrors. At the center of all this paranoia, there is also an incredibly human story about something innate in all of us.
“Under the Skin” (2013)
This was one of the...
Halloween night comes with its terrors and joys — but what happens when staying in and cozying up in front of the TV becomes the best plan? From fantastical horror to classic zombie films, this marathon is perfect for the spookiest holiday.
“Carrie” (1976)
This classic Stephen King tale follows teenage Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) who suffers from constant bullying at...
Released in February 2009, “Coraline” is a stop-motion dark fantasy horror film that has become a must-watch Halloween classic. Directed by Henry Selik, the film, based on the novel of the same name by Neil Gaiman, has many depths and layers that carry a big impact. It is designed as a children's and family horror film, so anyone can...
Across three and a half hours, Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” recounts the wealth that oil had brought to the Osage community, the white offcomers that suffused and the string of Osage serial killings that followed. The film towers and harrows, depicting the unadulterated exploitation that forged 20th-century America and continued the country’s vulturous relationship with its...
It begins and ends with the titular castle. Throughout “Howl’s Moving Castle,” the lumbering steampunk behemoth undergoes many physical changes, whether it be the shedding of its bulky exterior or the polishing of its teeming interiorities. And though it can’t talk or cast spells the same way its occupants do, the castle remains vital to the story, acting as...
Netflix’s steamy thriller on gender politics in the office was released without fanfare to the streaming platform on October 6. Chloe Domont’s directorial debut follows a young couple who both work at a cutthroat hedge firm and whose relationship rapidly unravels after an unexpected promotion.
Phoebe Dynover and Alden Ehrenreich star as Emily and Luke respectively, two analysts at hedge...
After months of marching in the streets, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has reached a tentative deal to end their 150-day strike. At a time during which A.I. software has become so advanced, the careers and livelihoods of writers and actors have been recently threatened and the strike represents more than just unfair wages.
The demands of the writers...
The last time Wes Anderson brought Roald Dahl’s work to the big screen was in 2009 with “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and the result was an autumnal stop-motion delicacy. 15 years later, the director returns with “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar,” a Netflix-backed short film that will be subsequently followed by three other Dahl adaptations. Adapted from the seven-story...