by Leeann Remiker | Jun 19, 2025
With a career built on quiet intensity and emotional nuance, Josh O’Connor has emerged as one of the most compelling actors of his generation. This piece reflects on the craft and subtle magnetism behind his greatest performances. Josh O’Connor may be the premier...
by Leeann Remiker | Jun 18, 2025
Post-fires, post-fantasy, Los Angeles on film has always flirted with the end of the world. This is a city that burns with ambition and, due to its geography and weather, often burns from wildfire. In the wake of the devastating 2025 wildfires that ripped through the...
by Leeann Remiker | Jun 17, 2025
Writer-director Celine Song is back with romantic dramedy ‘Materialists,’ bringing together an all-star trio of A-listers for her rumination on dating in the modern era. Opening with a sequence of two cave-people falling in love, it is clear the Song is still...
by Leeann Remiker | Jun 16, 2025
In a career spanning over four decades, Laura Dern has carved out one of the most distinctive and varied paths in American acting. She’s played mothers and misfits, lawyers and lovers, rebels and romantics. She is a chameleonic, laser-sharp presence, equally at home...
by Leeann Remiker | Jun 10, 2025
With ‘Bring Her Back,’ Danny and Michael Philippou (formerly known as their YouTube name RackaRacka) return with a sophomore horror feature that is perhaps bloodier, bolder, and more emotionally brutal than their breakout ‘Talk to Me.’ A study in grief, psychological...
