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Beauty and the rock'n'roll beast: Sofia Coppola's Priscilla

Beauty and the rock'n'roll beast: Sofia Coppola's Priscilla

A double-feature of Priscilla and Spencer might be a fascinating study. Or it might seem merely redundant.

Misgivings about "a masterpiece": Killers of the Flower Moon

Misgivings about "a masterpiece": Killers of the Flower Moon

Scorsese's new epic features some of the strongest and most conscientious work of his career. But the fact I'm opening with words about him here hints at what gives me mixed feelings about the film.

Favorite Recordings of 2023: Part Three — The Top 20

Favorite Recordings of 2023: Part Three — The Top 20

I will keep updating this list of my 20 favorite albums of 2023, one album at a time, until it is complete. Keep checking back as the list is slowly revealed!

Three Colors: Blue at 30

Three Colors: Blue at 30

My 10,000-word deep-dive on Kieslowski's masterpiece is published in a new anthology.

The Eight Mountains (2023)

The Eight Mountains (2023)

An early draft of this review was originally published on September 14, 2023, at Give Me Some Light on Substack, months before it appeared here. Subscribe, and you'll read many of these reviews while the films are still breaking news! I continue to believe that much of Peter

2023 Musical Highlights, Pt. 1: Sigur Rós, André 3000, Tinariwen

2023 Musical Highlights, Pt. 1: Sigur Rós, André 3000, Tinariwen

Bottoms (2023)

Here's a high school comedy about hormones and hijinks that goes to violent extremes, afflicting the comfortable and making the uncomfortable laugh until they're sick.