Werner Herzog’s “Nosferatu the Vampyre” (1979) is among the most faithful film adaptations of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula.” 

It’s also one of the strangest.

Herzog, Germany’s extraordinary...

"Heartfelt Christmas Dramedy with Some Edgy Antics"

Content: -2 Extreme caution for older teenagers and adults.

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The latest Consumer Price Index figures are in this morning, and policymakers are still struggling to take the last inch against stubbornly persistent inflation. Axios reports that CPI “rose 2.7 percent...

Would make an interesting double feature with NICKEL BOYS, another movie that’s (very successfully) built around a formal gimmick to show the passage of time, changing mores, etc. (“Gimmick” is...

In determining which citizen is fit to serve in the jury, Judge Thelma Hollub (Amy Aquino) elucidates a truth: 

“See, the fact that you don’t want to be here is exactly what makes you the perfect...

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Depending on who you ask John Hughes was a great writer. He was, after all, the "voice of a generation" as they call it. A 1990 interview captures him saying his career path...

"A Mockery of the Nativity"

Content: -2 Extreme caution for older teenagers and adults.

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Senator-elect Bernie Moreno, a Republican of Ohio, has emerged–even before he takes the oath of office– as one of former President Donald Trump’s biggest defenders in the incoming U.S. Senate majority.

The...

A young Bob Dylan would be an awkward fit for 2024.

The balladeer followed his own, mercurial muse. He defied conventional labels, eager to grow as an artist on his terms.

Social media would eat him...

Haven’t used Letterboxd in a while so I’m gonna be dumping a lot of movies on here. I’m biased with this movie because my friend produced it and I think he did a great job. I hope he wins a lot...

This review may contain spoilers.

I was resistant to the formal trick used throughout this film—it’s sort of a memory-dream shot from POV, hopping back and forth between two characters—until...

Greg Kwedar’s “Sing Sing” takes place in a maximum-security prison and depicts the real Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA) program.

Prisoners incarcerated at Sing Sing Correctional Facility...

The best horror movies abide by a simple rule. More scares, less monster close-ups.

A young Steven Spielberg backed into that approach when his mechanical shark wouldn’t behave on the “Jaws” set.

Director...

This movie passed 3 of 3 tests (although dubious). It was entered by su on 2024-12-09 23:04:53. su said:

The MC and her best friend talk about her OCD quite often, even getting into an argument over...

This movie passed 3 of 3 tests. It was entered by aethzel on 2024-12-09 22:00:05. aethzel said:

Moana converses with her sister about leaving and such, talks to her female friend about canoes, and to...

Politics

A Governing Majority, If You Can Keep It Trump has assembled a Republican coalition that, if maintained, can usher in a period of generational...

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Allexis Ferrell was drawn into a national controversy during the summer’s presidential campaign about black people eating cats. (Canton Police Department)

Cat-Eating Black Woman Finally...

The Golden Globes made its feelings about President-elect Donald Trump and his supporters abundantly clear on Monday, with the group formerly known as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association bestowing...