In an era of seemingly endless safe remakes of profitable intellectual properties, “The Bride!” flips everything on its head, taking the loose mythos of the Frankenstein story and setting it in 1930’s Chicago with a Bonnie and Clyde-esque love story. Ida (Jessie Buckley), a woman working ...
The St. Patrick’s Day season brings celebrations of Irish history, identity and culture front and center to the United States. For those interested in examining a broader view of Irish culture and filmmaking, here are The Eagle’s picks to check out! “The Wind That Shakes the Barley” (2006) Directed ...
“War of the Worlds” (2025) is a film that exemplifies this decade more than any other. From its Zoom-based pandemic-style recording, to displays of modern internet-induced psychosis, to constant product placement, “War of the Worlds” is a film that could only have been written and released in ...
The year 2025 was full of big movie hits like “Sinners,” “Marty Supreme” and “Frankenstein.” They brought to life stories of grief, love and determination that enamored movie fans across the country. Film lovers can look forward to the same energy in 2026, with Hollywood already set ...
Imagine an afterlife where you can shop in an infinite mall, relax on an endless beach, or stroll through an unlimited museum. In David Freyne’s depiction of the afterlife, all of these can be true. In “Eternity” (2025), when everyone dies they are shuffled through a train station-airport fusion ...
After the success of “brat” (2024), Charli XCX has found herself more inspired by movies than music. With a long lineup of acting roles on the horizon, “The Moment” is a fitting — if imperfect — start to her pivot from popstar to movie star, allowing her creativity to continue to shine. Based ...
I’ve noticed a trend of labeling any movies over two-and-a-half hours as “too long,” which puts a filmmaker like Lav Diaz in an awkward position. A pioneer of slow cinema, Diaz’s films typically clock in at somewhere between four and eight hours long — although his most notorious, “Evolution ...
Few characters in pop-culture history have been reimagined as often — or as passionately — as Superman. Since his screen debut in the 1940s, the Man of Steel has been embodied by a long line of actors whose performances reflect the eras that shaped them. As new actors continue to step into the cape, ...
Set against the Scandinavian isolation of Oslo, “Sentimental Value” follows the Borg family as their world changes upon the return of their absent father. Renate Reinsve leads the ensemble once again after her and writer/director Joachim Trier’s 2021 collaboration in “Worst Person in the World.” ...
Chloe Zhao took the world by storm in 2021 with “Nomadland.” Featuring the talents of Frances McDormand, who would go on to win the Oscar for Best Actress, “Nomadland” claimed Best Picture, and Zhao picked up Best Director. Cemented in glory as one of the few women to ever win the award, Zhao ...
Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers. “Lost Highway” (1997) was David Lynch’s seventh film and the first in his unofficial “LA Trilogy,” followed by “Mulholland Drive” (2001) and “Inland Empire” (2006). All three take place in Los Angeles and feature incredibly dark, ...
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