In last year’s top 10, I remarked that we’d eventually look back on 2021 as a significant transition year in the history of cinema. Well, allow me to expand (and slightly hedge) on that proclamation:…
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Features
A Jewish Filmmaker in His Formative Years: James Gray’s ‘Armageddon Time’ vs. Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Fabelmans’
There’s something fascinating about learning who a respected artist was as a child. Seeing who they were and who they grew up to speaks volumes about who they are as human beings and a creator.…
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Surveys
‘Ad Astra’ Exit Survey: Brad is Mad, Sad, and Definitely Not Feeling Rad in Space
by Nick Kushby Nick KushThough he certainly never left, 2019 is a bit of a mini-comeback for Brad Pitt, with high-profile roles in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and now Ad Astra. He’s on-screen for almost all of…
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ReviewsScience Fiction
‘Ad Astra’ is a Sorrowful Meditation on the Link Between a Parent and a Child
by Nick Kushby Nick KushI’ve had my eye on Ad Astra for some time now. Brad Pitt has a way of teaming up with very thoughtful and fairly singular filmmakers that always gets me excited. That’s not to say…
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PodcastsThe MovieBabble Podcast
‘Downton Abbey’ Makes History, ‘Ad Astra’ Impresses, and the Awards Race Begins to Take Shape (The MovieBabble Podcast Ep. 37)
by Nick Kushby Nick KushFocus Features made history with the release of Downton Abbey this weekend which went on to earn approximately $31 million, which became the studio’s largest opening in history — and impressive feat for a well-entrenched…