It may not have been intentional, and I have no idea what Korine's political views are, but 'The Beach Bum' is absolutely an allegory about the rise of Donald Trump.
Here are the 20 best music documentaries of 2024 that you won't want to miss, from films about all-time greats to tragic examinations.
'Syriana,' released 15 years ago, was an Oscar-nominated thriller that featured an all-star cast. While it may not be talked about much now, or anybody's favorite of the decade, it's still very much deserving of another look.
We spoke with former NFL All-Pro Nnamdi Asomugha about his new movie 'The Knife,' taking the reins as director, the Eagles, and more.
Like all masterpieces, 'Chernobyl's' overall message is timeless, but it's also a perfect allegory in this era of climate change.
Songwriter, musician, actor, writer, humorist, and everything in between, Tom Waits has lived a colorful, avant-garde life and is truly one of the most talented artists America has ever produced.
In praise of Tim Burton's storytelling, tear jerking masterpiece, which offered all of the emotion and none of the Johnny Depp.
Released 35 years ago, 'A Fish Called Wanda' perfectly blended British and American sensibilities into one of the '80s most consistently funny movies, led by an all-time performance from Kevin Kline.
Smile was to be the title of the 12th Beach Boys album that was to be released anywhere between January and June 1967. It was to be their masterpiece. Actually, it was supposed to be THE rock and roll masterpiece, better than anything The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix or Bob Dylan came up with. But then...it never came out.
While a whole generation is growing up with "Netflix documentary" as a genre, docs are cleaning up at the box office, too. According to The Numbers, documentaries grossed a total of $95 million domestically in 2018, more than doubling last year's total of $44 million. A big factor in that is that there were a lot of really great documentary films this year.
Spiritual jazz, a genre born in the '60s and closely tied to that times' political, social, and cultural climate is experiencing a resurgence of sorts, is it again reflecting the moment we live in? We exam the genre's roots and its ever expanding horizons.
A lot of movies get called groundbreaking, but few from the '80s really earn that designation quite like Robert Zemeckis' and Steven Spielberg's 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit', which was remarkable for a number of reasons.
From the mid-'50s, when the genre got its distinct profile, until today, Bossa Nova remains one of the, if not the most, influential music genres to have originated outside of the perceived main centers of music development.
Started by Chuck Shepherd in 1988, the News of the Weird column became a touchstone for a lot of people growing up. But who was the man behind it? And was that even his real name?
Playing to a sold out crowd at Soundstage in Baltimore, MD, Make Them Suffer brought every inch of their considerable talent to bear. Check out our full collection of shots from the show.
With the rise of streaming came the universal adoption of "the algorithm." Meant to ease the pain of endless options, but not always to the benefit of the filmmaker...
Arkells eased into the energy of the evening with their driving track “Relentless” off 2018’s 'Rally Cry.' For most bands, a song like this would have left the energy nowhere to go but crashing down—but Arkells are not most bands, and their fans are not most crowds.
Traditionally, high fantasy fiction is seen as an escapist genre. The consumer, simply put, wants a place where their mind can roam in a magical setting. A place that is foreign and fantastic compared to their daily grind. Although this is the type of experience George R.R. Martin and HBO cultivated with Game of Thrones, when looking a little closer, it is clear that they are also using the veil of the fantasy genre to help the viewer take a closer look at some hard realities facing modern society.
While it’s easy to get absorbed into the sex, power, drug-filled, and money-driven world of 'The White Lotus,' at its core it tackles some of our most important social issues, and Season 2 kicked things up a notch.
'Stranger Things' proves to be a complex deconstruction of fact and façade between two opposing world hegemonies, while its Upside Down parallel, represents America’s haunting consequences.
Sean Baker's new film, 'Anora,' just won the prestigious Palme d’Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival, but it's been a long journey here.
To many people's shock, Apple TV's 'CODA' won three Oscars this year, let’s take a look into the factors that contributed to it’s remarkable success and how it will pave the way for streamers in the future.
Curb Your Enthusiasm has been rightfully praised for many reasons, but let's look at one of its more underrated aspects, its music.
When it arrived 20 years ago, 'Lost in Translation' forever changed the careers of its three principals: Sofia Coppola, Bill Murray, and Scarlett Johansson.
