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Vox Lux Is a Fascinating Failure

Vox Lux is an extremely American story that feels like it was produced wherever the farthest is one can psychically be from America. Nova Scotia, maybe? The landscapes are as unplaceable as the accents, and yet we know its operatic rise-to-stardom narrative could only happen in the U.S.A. Director Brady … More » Source: Ent […]

A Brief History of the X Rating

“Though outwardly the movie industry is serene, even cheerful, about the future this Christmas season,” wrote the New York Times’ Murray Schumach in December of 1960, “there is considerable concern about a dread word that is gaining popularity outside of Hollywood. This word is ‘classification’ … a method that would … More » Source: Ent […]

Mary Queen of Scots Turns Its Queen Into a Generic Underdog Figure

There was a small amount of outcry among history buffs this summer when the posters for Mary Queen of Scots were revealed. The two-character one-sheets featured striking, color-pumped head-on portraits of two 2017 awards-season darlings: Margot Robbie’s Queen Elizabeth emblazoned with the tagline “Born to Power,” Saoirse Ronan’s Mary Stuart … More » Source: Ent […]