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Summer is coming back around and so is Maren Morris, fittingly with a new studio album titled Dreamsicle. Out May 9, the LP marks the first from the country musician since 2022’s Humble Quest. She’s been sharing droplets from the record over the past few months, including “Cut!” with Julia Michaels and “I Hope I Never Fall in Love,” which appeared on her 2024 EP Intermission.

Intermission, which Morris described as her “heart journey and gamut of emotions packaged into 5 songs,” will be included in its entirety on Dreamsicle. But the...

Julia Michaels and Maren Morris teamed up for a medley of “Gfy” and “Scissors” on The Tonight Show. Michaels kicked things off solo with a rendition of her new song “Gfy” before Morris joined in for their joint single “Scissors.”

The duo dropped the collaborative song, about cutting things off with an ex, in January. “‘Scissors’ is a funny way of saying that I’m unbothered. My skin is thick,” Michaels told Rolling Stone of the track. “I’m not pressed if someone wants to leave. Half the time I...

Colm Meaney, the Irish actor perhaps best known for playing Miles O’Brien across all seven seasons of “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” but with a wealth of other major film and TV credits to his name, is set to be honored with the Irish Academy Award for lifetime achievement.

Presented at the Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) awards on Feb. 14, the honor will celebrate a career spanning five decades that has seen Meaney work with some of the world’s most renowned filmmakers and actors.

“To say I was surprised when I got the news that IFTA wanted to give me this award, would be an understatement. I was truly shocked,” said Meaney. “To be asked to join this long list of very illustrious previous recipients is a huge honour, and I’m thrilled and looking forward to a good night in Dublin.”

Film credits on Meaney’s resume include...

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth doesn't seem to be getting an expansion in the vein of FF7 Remake: Episode InterMISSION, and as disappointing as that might be, I don't think it's the Final Fantasy game that truly needs Dlc. A well-made expansion for FF7 Rebirth could certainly be a valuable addition, and I would welcome one just as much as any other fan would. Although a lengthy trilogy provides more than enough room to handle a thorough retelling of FF7 without the need for any Dlc, InterMISSION proved that further additional material could still be interesting.

Take away InterMISSION, though, and you still have an experience that feels reasonably complete. The Dlc served to introduce some character adjustments to Yuffie and provide an easy way to get a handle on her surprisingly complex toolkit, but Rebirth is capable of handling those challenges on its own, even if it does so with less aplomb.

Maren Morris has shared a snippet of a new song, with fitting lyrics following Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election.

“Unreleased song I felt like sharing on this day,” she wrote on her Instagram story. On it, she sings over a delicate piano, “Feels like the worst year’s always the one you’re in/Haven’t heard a ‘hallelujah’ but I ain’t been listenin.'”

Morris joins countless celebrities who have expressed extreme disappointment over the election, including Jack White (“Americans chose a known, obvious fascist...

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Two of country music’s most beloved stars are getting up close and personal with fans this season, as part of a new concert series at Auberge Resorts Collection properties.

LeAnn Rimes takes the stage on November 15 in Park City, Utah at The Lodge at Blue Sky, while Morris performs December 13 at Commodore Perry Estate in Austin. Part of “The Auberge Resorts Collection Concert Series Presented by Mercedes-Benz,...

Exclusive: Anders Danielsen Lie (The Worst Person in the World), Bill Pullman (Independence Day) and Oscar nominee and Tony winner Laurie Metcalf (Lady Bird) have been set to star in biopic Everybody Digs Bill Evans about the acclaimed U.S. jazz pianist and composer.

Two-time Grammy nominee Grant Gee (Joy Division) will direct from a script written by Mark O’Halloran (Viva!), based on the book Intermission by Owen Martell.

The synopsis reads: “June 1961, NYC: legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans (Danielsen Lie) has found his musical voice and created the perfect trio, including bass player Scott Lafaro, said to be his soulmate through music. A residency at New York’s Village Vanguard culminates in the live taping of two of the greatest jazz records of all time in one night. Ten days later, Lafaro dies in a car crash. Numb with grief, Evans stops playing. Everybody Digs Bill Evans is the...

Maren Morris has shared a new single, “People Still Show Up.” The song was co-written with Jack Antonoff and Laura Veltz and produced by Antonoff, drawing inspiration from the 1970s.

“I had no idea after writing this song at the beginning of 2023 how much deeper of a change my life was going to take, and I’m shook that it resonates with me today even more than it did then,” Morris said in a statement. “From needing a martini and therapy session with my best friend at our favorite new haunt,...

Director John Crowley’s romantic drama We Live in Time, which has a poster that has inspired many memes and stars Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh, is said to be “breaking hearts on the fall film festival circuit” and will be receiving a limited theatrical release in the US on October 11th, with a UK release to follow on January 1st and a Spanish release set for January 3rd. While we wait for these We Live in Time release dates to come around, Crowley has already signed on to direct his next film. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Crowley will be directing a psychological thriller called Five, which is being produced by the team behind The Menu (you can read our 9/10 review of that thriller at This Link).

That team is Adam McKay, Kevin Messick, and Betsy Koch, who are producing Five through Hyperobject Industries. The screenplay was written by Seth Reiss,...

John Crowley’s romantic drama “We Live in Time” is set to close the 72nd San Sebastian Film Festival’s official selection, screening out of competition.

The film, which stars Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh, will have its world premiere at Toronto and its European premiere at San Sebastian. Pugh and Garfield star as two people whose lives are forever changed when an accident brings them together.

Written by Nick Payne (“The Last Letter From Your Lover”), “We Live in Time” chronicles the relationship between Almut (Pugh) and Tobias (Garfield) through a series of vignettes, as they learn to cherish each moment of the route their love story has taken.

Crowley, known for his work across film, theater, and television, made his feature debut with “Intermission” (2003), which was part of the San Sebastian’s New Directors section. The Irish filmmaker’s credits include “Boy A” (2007), “Brooklyn” (2015), and episodes of “True Detective” and “Modern Love.

The European premiere of John Crowley’s romantic drama We Live In Time will close the official selection of San Sebastian, playing out of competition.

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield star as two people whose lives are forever changed when an accident brings them together. Nick Payne has written the screenplay.

We Live In Time is produced and backed by Studiocanal, with Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sunnymarch and Film4 among the backers.

Irish filmmaker Crowley made his feature debut with Intermission in 2003, included in San Sebastian’s New Directors section. His further credits include Brooklyn and The Goldfinch.

We Live in Time...

The European premiere of John Crowley’s romantic drama We Live In Time, will close the official selection of San Sebastian, playing out of competition.

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield star as two people whose lives are forever changed when an accident brings them together. Nick Payne has written the screenplay.

We Live In Time is produced and backed by Studiocanal, with Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sunnymarch and Film4 among the backers.

Irish filmmaker Crowley made his feature debut with Intermission in 2003, included in the San Sebastian’s New Directors section. His further credits include Brooklyn and The Goldfinch.

We Live in Time...

Maren Morris admits that she has no regrets when it comes to the tweets she sent out about Brittany Aldean. The two have completely opposite beliefs and have butted heads a lot. That being said, Maren has never held back regarding her feelings about Jason Aldean’s wife. So, what exactly does she have to say about her thoughts toward Brittany? Keep reading for more details.

Maren Morris Has No Regrets About Brittany Aldean Tweets

There has been a lot of bad blood between Maren Morris and Brittany Aldean. Maren decided she was done with country music because the values did not align with who she was and what she wanted in her life. Yet, she clarified she was not leaving the genre entirely. Rather, she would be exploring other genres that appealed to her. She has done that and recently released a five-song EP called Intermission which is considered pop.

Maren Morris has set a huge rule for anyone who she is even considering dating after her divorce from husband, Ryan Hurd. The two were married for five years and share a son, Hayes. Yet, after what she went through with that and figuring out who she is at the core, Maren’s standards are high. Keep reading to see what rules she has set for her next potential mate.

Maren Morris Sets Huge Rule For Anyone Dating Her

When Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd split, they made sure to remain amicable as they shared a young son. However, the multi-genre performer was going through a hugely transformative period. She had shared she was leaving country music but later clarified she was moving away from the morals associated with some performers. Maren has always been an all-inclusive person even recognized by GLAAD for her contributions. This has caused some debates...

Cillian Murphy truly shot himself to mega stardom in 2023 when he won the Best Actor Oscar for his magisterial performance in Oppenheimer. Between that role and his bloodthirsty performance as Tommy Shelby in the BBC's Peaky Blinders, Murphy is finally getting the acclaim that his larger, more noticeable roles have deserved. However, in the actor's back catalogue, there is a plethora of films and performances that sowed the seeds of his future successes and thus, warrant more attention from film fans nowadays. His turns in Neil Jordan's Breakfast on Pluto, John Crowley's Intermission, and Danny Boyle's Sunshine in particular are equal parts heartwarming, heart-breaking, and deep in their emotional intensity. There is one more particular film by a director from the British Isles that features an intense, star-making performance from our Irish actor: The Wind That Shakes the Barley.

Maren Morris is celebrating her bisexuality on her new EP, Intermission, which was released on Friday, August 2nd. The musician has launched herself into a new genre while exploring a different aspect of her life. She has undergone a huge transformation and she is honoring that for the first time with five incredible songs. So, how is she detailing this new chapter? Keep reading for more on what Maren has to say.

Maren Morris Celebrates Bisexuality On New Album

This last year has been unlike any other for Maren Morris. She dismissed country music but then explained that she wanted to distance herself from some of the values that genre held. More so, she did not want to be pigeonholed into one style of music and felt the need to branch out which would soon reflect a big evolution. By year’s end, Maren filed for divorce from her husband,...

Maren Morris is admitting that she is ready for a “new chapter” with her EP, Intermission, which drops Friday, August 2nd. She has been going through a transformative period in the last year but now, she is finally really coming into herself and it shows. So, what is she saying about her new album? Keep reading for more details.

Maren Morris Ready For ‘New Chapter’ With Intermission

It has undoubtedly been a crazy year for Maren Morris. She created a stir when she announced she was stepping away from country music. Yet, it was more so the values that Maren did not want to be associated with any longer. Additionally, it felt that she did not want to be put in a box and wanted more for her music. Then, she and her husband, Ryan Hurd announced that they were divorcing which was another bomb. This was necessary for Maren to move,...

Maren Morris is back with another new song, “I Hope I Never Fall in Love,” from her upcoming EP Intermission.

The song is anchored by a slowed-down take on the classic drumbeat from the Ronettes’ “Be My Baby,” but — as the song’s title suggests — Morris is more interested in stepping on lovestruck fantasies than embracing them. “Ooh, I’m a woman of my word/Love, you only did me dirty,” Morris sings on the bridge, as the song builds to an exhilarating peak, “Forever was a fucking lie, so...

Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. Through snapshots of their life together — falling for each other, building a home, becoming a family — a difficult truth is revealed that rocks its foundation. As they embark on a path challenged by the limits of time, they learn to cherish each moment of the unconventional route their love story has taken, in filmmaker John Crowley’s decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.

In theaters this Fall, check out the brand new and emotional trailer now.

Crowley has directed such films a Intermission, Boy A and Brooklyn.

The Toronto International Film Festival announced on July 9 that the film will have its World Premiere in September. TIFF 2024 takes place September 5–15, 2024.

Maren Morris is admitting that she is taking her mask off in a new Julia Michaels duet. The singer has been exploring who she truly is since she and her husband, Ryan Hurd split. So, what is in store for her new single and upcoming EP? Keep reading for more details on what Maren is cooking up.

Maren Morris Taking Mask Off In New Julia Michaels Duet

It’s been quite the year for Maren Morris. She shared she was leaving the world of country music due to a difference in beliefs. It was too toxic for her but then she backtracked and explained she was not actually leaving. She just was not being put into a box. She also announced that she and her husband, Ryan Hurd were parting ways. This was a big shock as they had been married for five years and had a son. It was...

Baby Driver's eclectic soundtrack enhances the film's action and drama, with each song perfectly matching the rhythm and beats of the scenes. The detailed breakdown of the songs used in Baby Driver provides insight into the film's key moments and their significance in the story. Edgar Wright's stylistic editing and direction make Baby Driver a visually captivating and engaging cinematic experience.

Baby Driver's white-knuckling car chase scenes and feel-good romantic moments are perfectly complemented with a diverse set of songs. Directed by Edgar Wright, Baby Driver, as its title suggests, focuses on a getaway driver named Baby who hopes to leave his criminal life behind after getting in a romantic relationship with a girl named Debora. However, to his dismay, not everything goes as planned. Like every Edgar Wright movie, Baby Driver's primary appeal comes from its stylistic editing and direction.

What makes its editing even more...

Set in 1974 Northern Ireland, In the Land of Saints and Sinners explores ethical dilemmas during violent escalations in the fight for independence. Liam Neeson remembers those times. The film stars Neeson and Kerry Condon, offering a gripping portrayal of moral ambiguity within the human condition. Neeson praises Condon as a strong actress, highlighting their first-time collaboration in this visually stunning film.

It doesn't get much more Irish than In the Land of Saints and Sinners, a visually gorgeous and ethically ambiguous new film from director Robert Lorenz (Trouble with the Curve). The movie, set in Northern Ireland circa 1974, stars Liam Neeson, Kerry Condon, Jack Gleeson, Colm Meaney, Ciarán Hinds, Sarah Greene, Conor MacNeill, Niamh Cusack, and more, as people whose lives become deeply intertwined in Glencolmcille, a coastal town seemingly safe from the political violence involved in the fight for a free Ireland. Except Neeson's character, Finbar Murphy, has been...

FF7 Remake INTERmission Dlc provides crucial story information for FF7 Rebirth regarding both Yuffie and Zack. Yuffie's Dlc involves infiltrating Midgar with Sonon and provides insight into her character and combat mechanics. Playing INTERmission before Rebirth bridges stories, offers additional content, and sets up key plot points for the sequel.

The PS5 and PC release of Final Fantasy 7 Remake had Dlc content that can't be played on PS4, but it's actually a surprisingly necessary add-on, as it includes important story information that's relevant to Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. The FF7 Remake INTERmission Dlc stars the impetuous ninja Yuffie Kisaragi, following her on a covert mission to infiltrate Midgar during the events of FF7 Remake. Yuffie is the only playable character in her Dlc, though there is a guest party member called Sonon, who fights alongside her throughout her story.

Fans of the original Final Fantasy 7 are likely to be familiar with Yuffie,...

Ireland appears to be everywhere on screen at the minute — and it isn’t just a trend.

Where 2022 and 2023 had “The Banshees of Inisherin,” Paul Mescal, “The Quiet Girl” and short film “The Irish Goodbye” making noise throughout awards season, plus John Carney’s “Flora and Son” being snapped up in Sundance by Apple TV+, 2024 has already shown that the Irish industry has become a global force.

Cillian Murphy — who is expected to soon add to his BAFTA leading actor win for “Oppenheimer” with an Oscar — leads the charge this time, followed by “Saltburn” star Barry Keoghan. There’s also Yorgos Lanthimos’ awards-favorite “Poor Things,” produced by Irish powerhouse studio Element Pictures and shot by Dubliner Robbie Ryan (who earned his second Oscar nomination for the film). The Murphy-led and -produced Irish indie “Small Things Like These” just opened the Berlinale to rave reviews, while raucous music biopic “Kneecap...

The Final Fantasy 7 Remake & Rebirth Twin Pack offers both games for $69.99, the same price as FF7 Rebirth alone. Playing Final Fantasy 7 Remake before FF7 Rebirth is important to provide full context for the story. The included Intermission Dlc adds to the overall experience and can be bought separately, but getting it through the Twin Pack is a better option.

The upcoming release of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has a lot of people thinking about investing in the franchise for the first or twentieth time, but there's one way to do so that can actually save a lot of money. Like many current-generation titles, FF7 Rebirth carries a price tag of $69.99, which isn't that historically high when accounting for inflation, but can still carry a serious sting. Checking most storefronts would make it seem like there aren't any good deals on the game, but anyone who doesn't yet have a copy of...

Cillian Murphy considers Red Eye to be a B-movie and believes he didn't give a nuanced performance. Despite Murphy's opinion, Red Eye is actually an underrated thriller with strong performances from both Murphy and Rachel McAdams. Critics praised the film upon its release, with Roger Ebert specifically noting Murphy's ability to avoid cheesiness and keep the movie grounded.

Although Cillian Murphy isn’t too fond of his 2005 psychological thriller Red Eye, the thriller co-starring Rachel McAdams is an underrated genre gem. Cillian Murphy has an impressive career. Since he first rose to prominence in the early ‘00s with roles in Disco Pigs, Intermission, 28 Days Later, and Cold Mountain, the star has gone on to headline both commercial blockbusters and acclaimed dramas. The same year that he played the hammy comic book villain Scarecrow in Batman Begins, Murphy also won critical acclaim for his central turn in the unforgettable...

From Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain to Wanted: Dead, Stefanie Joosten has had a storied career in the video game world. However, recently the actress has expanded her creative projects to the music realm, releasing her first album Singing to the Sky last year. This month Joosten's sophomore album Intermission was released, continuing her exploration of sound and lyricism.

Many players will recognize Joosten from her role of Quiet in The Phantom Pain, one of the most critically-acclaimed Metal Gear Solid titles, or her role as Vivienne in Wanted: Dead. Despite the dark tones of these characters, her albums take on a much lighter hue, drawing inspiration from disco music and classic 1980s sounds. Intermission also marks Joosten's second time collaborating with Giorgio Moroder, an Italian composer often called the "Father of Disco."

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, often abbreviated as FF7 Rebirth, has had its fair share of details revealed, even if the game is expected to only arrive in 2024. So far, as was shown by the promotional material, the game will pick up immediately where the critically-acclaimed Final Fantasy 7 Remake stopped, showing the group of heroes led by Cloud leaving Midgar in search of answers to defeating Sephiroth. Although he was constantly haunting in the first game in the remake trilogy, it seems like Sephiroth’s presence in FF7 Rebirth will be expanded even further.

Unlike the Final Fantasy 7 game from 1997, however, it is expected that a few plot details in FF7 Rebirth are altered, as the remake trilogy seems to be playing with the concept of a remake and pointing toward multiple timelines of existence. It is currently uncertain if the events of the original game will play out exactly...

Beyond the Sea is the third episode of the sixth season of the popular TV series Black Mirror. Directed by John Crowley and starring Aaron Paul, Josh Hartnett, and Kate Mara, the episode explores the concept of alternate realities and challenges viewers to question whether our current reality is truly real or just a fantasy. With the help of technology, we are now able to immerse ourselves in fictional worlds that are so realistic and enticing that we may even consider abandoning our own reality to live in them permanently.

Beyond the Sea

The episode is a thought-provoking and intriguing exploration of these ideas, and it is difficult not to give away any spoilers for this brilliant episode that revisits the show’s core themes. “Beyond the Sea” is a clever mix of vintage and space-age elements that complements the fictional and real aspects of the story. It is a...

On Thursday evening, Rolling Stone’s Future of Music Showcase was the place to be — and not just because it took place inside while storms were wreaking havoc elsewhere at SXSW. The third night of the event at Acl Live at the Moody Theater was all over the place in an excellent way, a women-led lineup that bounded from alt-rock to wildly fun punk to satisfying R&b to Day-Glo alt-pop, and lots more.

Blondshell, the alt-rock project of L.A-based Sabrina Teitelbaum, stood out from the night’s other...

Welcome to the return of Intermission, a spin-off podcast from The Film Stage Show. Led by yours truly, Michael Snydel, I invite a guest to discuss an arthouse, international, or experimental film of their choice.

For the fifteenth episode, I talked to The Film Stage co-founder/The B-Side co-host Dan Mecca about the ever-prolific Steven Soderbergh’s 2002 reimagining of Polish author Stanisław Lem’s seminal 1961 science fiction novel, Solaris.

Coming off a disparate and largely consistent run of projects, Soderbergh was and remains an unpredictable filmmaker who’s as likely to knock out a four-quadrant-blockbuster as an obtusely rendered conspiracy thriller throwback like Kimi.

Today’s conversation touches on Soderbergh’s ongoing fluency switching between different filmmaking modes and how those successes and failures inform both each other––and the exact timing of 2002’s notoriously poorly received Solaris. Coming after one of the most successful commercial and critical runs...

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.

Before we highlight this week’s picks, I want to give a special shout-out to our newly-launched Twitter account for Michael Snydel’s podcast Intermission. He’s sharing daily, well-curated streaming recommendations, so be sure to give it a follow!

Beast (Baltasar Kormakur)

There’s no better form of getting over a dead parent or spouse than combatting a killer animal. At least that’s the thesis of The Shallows, Crawl, and now Beast. Arriving in the coveted late-August B-movie spot (basically the January doldrums for slightly cooler people), Beast is a lean and likably earnest, if slightly unremarkable, creature feature. The newest from director Baltasar Kormakur––who has not quite graduated to the IP blockbuster class while his contemporary Jaume Collet-Serra...

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.

Before we highlight this week’s picks, I want to give a special shout-out to our newly-launched Twitter account for Michael Snydel’s podcast Intermission. He’s sharing daily, well-curated streaming recommendations, so be sure to give it a follow!

Burial (Ben Parker)

From Tarantino to Mann to Marvel, mining Word War II for fictional storytelling purposes is nothing new in cinema. The latest to take the leap is Ben Parker’s Burial, a staid action thriller following Russian soldiers who are transporting the corpse of Hitler back to their homeland, per Stalin’s request. While Parker suggests some interesting ideas about conflicted nationalism at the end of a war, and he gets the table-setting right when it comes to mood, Burial...

Welcome to the return of Intermission, a spin-off podcast from The Film Stage Show. Led by yours truly, Michael Snydel, I invite a guest to discuss an arthouse, foreign, or experimental film of their choice.

For the thirteenth episode, I talked to Susannah Gruder, a New York-based film critic with bylines at outlets including Reverse Shot, Bright Wall/Dark Room, Indiewire, Mubi Notebook, and Hyperallergic. On today’s episode, we talked about George Sluizer’s 1988 French/Dutch existential procedural, The Vanishing (available on the Criterion Channel). An adaptation of Tim Krabbé’s The Golden Egg, the film’s premise is familiar: A couple is on vacation (Gene Bervoets and Johanna ter Steege), they stop at a crowded rest stop, and one of them seems to disappear into thin air. But while Sluizer’s sleek but collected approach nods to mind game masters like Alfred Hitchcock and suggests the forensic obsessions of latter-day crime thrillers,...

Emo favorites Sunny Day Real Estate will embark on their first tour in 12 years. The reunited band — vocalist/guitarist Jeremy Enigk, guitarist Dan Hoerner and drummer William Goldsmith — will tour with unnamed musicians in lieu of original bassist Nate Mendel, the Foo Fighters member who is not slated to join the reunion. Tickets go on sale on Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

The 25-date trek kicks off in Lawrence, Kansas on Sept. 13 at Liberty Hall and runs through December, with dates in major cities through the Midwest, East Coast...

Exclusive: Haskiri Velazquez, Michael Rady, and Amy Hargreaves are among the cast of the teen musical romance Intermedium from Mainframe Pictures. An exclusive photo of Velazquez as “It Girl” Nina Romero can be found below.

Emily Keefe and Beau Minniear return from the 2018 short film of the same name with a cast that also includes Sean Allan Krill (Dopesick), Julie Halston (Sex and the City), Jesse Posey (Selena), and Sadie Scott (Sweetbitter).

Directed by Erik Bloomquist and penned by Taylor Turner, Intermedium follows an obsessive-compulsive teenager (Keefe) as she searches for a way to rid her home of the ghost (Minniear) that haunts it — but their unexpected connection makes it hard to let go.

Nina is described as savvy, motivated, and effortlessly cool—but a dark cloud lingers beneath the facade. Haunted...

"What's the plan for the next life?" BBC has launched a full trailer for a series arriving next week titled Life After Life, adapted from the novel of the same name by Kate Atkinson. The series explores the afterlife, but it also explores the meaning of life. It's directed by the acclaimed filmmaker John Crowley, director of the films Intermission, Boy A, Brooklyn, and The Goldfinch. If you could live your life time and again, would you ever get it right? Ursula dies and is reborn, living through turbulent times - but why does she need to stay alive? A young woman is reborn in 1910 over & over. "At the heart of the series lies a list of important questions: what is it that Ursula so desperately needs to stay alive for? Can a perfect life ever be lived? And can she change the course of history – in doing so, save...

It’s summer, everyone! And with its relatively sparse list of new releases for July 2021, Hulu seems to be subtlety imploring its subscribers to go outside.

Don’t get us wrong: Hulu’s library offerings get a big upgrade this month. July 1 sees the arrival of great films like Galaxy Quest, Fargo, and Caddyshack. Bill and Ted Face the Music premieres on July 2 and its followed by Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar on July 9. Not bad stuff! It’s just that, outside of the library titles, there isn’t much to go off of.

Hulu’s only major original release this month is the FX on Hulu production American Horror Stories on July 15. As its name implies, the show is a spinoff of American Horror Story and will feature self-contained horror episodes rather than a season-long arc. If you’ll allow this geriatric millennial to deploy one truly ancient meme: “Yo dawg,...

Dawn Richard has taken a winding path through her nearly 20-year career. In the early 2000s, an audition for season three of the Diddy-helmed reality show Making the Band helped lead to stints in the R&b groups Danity Kane and Dirty Money; she’s also been an animator for Adult Swim, a vegan food truck proprietor, a New Orleans Hornets cheerleader, and an solo artist with five albums. That long arc has included moments of commercial success and periods of rejection in the fickle music industry. Now, she finds...

Welcome back to Intermission, a spin-off podcast from The Film Stage Show. Led by yours truly, Michael Snydel, I invite a guest to discuss an arthouse, foreign, or experimental film of their choice.

For the twelfth episode, I talked to prolific Chicago critic Ben Sachs, an associate editor at Cine-File, about Martín Rejtman’s 2014 Argentine comedy Two Shots Fired (available along with the rest of Rejman’s fiction work on Mubi). A wryly absurd, deceptively simple portrait of weathering middle class discontentment, Rejtman’s film traces the undulations of a family and their friends/acquaintances after a 16-year-old boy attempts suicide. He presents that event as little more than a darkly comedic non-sequitur, a corollary into a series of vignettes about disconnection and spiritual fatigue.

His sparely evocative sensibility can occasionally recall filmmakers like Jim Jarmusch and Aki Kaurismaki, but it’s more productive to contextualize him with his regional contemporaries and descendants.

Welcome back to Intermission, a spin-off podcast from The Film Stage Show. Led by yours truly, Michael Snydel, I invite a guest to discuss an arthouse, foreign, or experimental film of their choice.

Warning: The episode features discussions about suicide. If you feel you are in crisis or know someone who is struggling, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. It is a free, 24-hour hotline at 1.800.273.Talk (8255).

For the eleventh episode, I switched up the format of the show a little bit and talked to both Charlie Nash, a contributor at Edge Media and various other publications, and his close friend, William Willoughby, a veteran who was kind enough to speak about the film’s relationship with his own Ptsd, about Elem Klimov’s controversial and influential 1985 Russian anti-war film, Come and See––which is available on The Criterion Collection and to stream on The Criterion Channel. Klimov’s...

Assertion, the new band from veteran indie-rock drummer William Goldsmith, have released a new song, “Supervised Suffering,” from their upcoming debut album, Intermission.

“Supervised Suffering” is a sprawling track that moves effortlessly from simmering verses to explosive choruses. “Justice is broken, burn down your system its time,” bellows guitarist/singer Justin Tamminga, “You can’t contain us, nothing will keep me away.”

Goldsmith, who was a founding member of Sunny Day Real Estate, the Fire Theft, and Foo Fighters, announced the formation of Assertion earlier this month. The project marks...

It’s no great observation, but often the best thing a so-called “bedroom” artist can do is, well, leave the bedroom.

Last year, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Deb Never — who’s garnered attention and acclaim for intimate songs that thread the gaps between alt-rock, grunge, and the lo-fi ends of pop and hip-hop — channeled the first few months of the Covid-19 lockdown into a lovely quarantine collection, Intermission (released only on Bandcamp, with all the proceeds going to pandemic relief efforts). But in the wake of that project, a creative malaise sunk in.

Welcome back to Intermission, a spin-off podcast from The Film Stage Show. In a time when arthouse theaters are hurting more than ever and there are a plethora of streaming options at your fingertips, we wanted to introduce new conversations that put a specific focus on the films that are foundational or perhaps overlooked in cinephile culture. Led by yours truly, Michael Snydel, Intermission is a 1-on-1 supplementary discussion podcast that focuses on one arthouse, foreign, or experimental film per episode as picked by the guest.

For our ninth episode, I talked to Executive Editor of Seventh Row, Orla Smith, about Kelly Reichardt’s 2016 film Certain Women, which is currently available to stream on The Criterion Channel. Throughout her career, Reichardt has been one of the great observers of the “ordinary.” Her past otherworldly visions of the Pacific Northwest complement and antagonize characters beset by institutional and individual alienation. Transplanted to Montana,...

Welcome back to Intermission, a spin-off podcast from The Film Stage Show. In a time when arthouse theaters are hurting more than ever and there are a plethora of streaming options at your fingertips, we wanted to introduce new conversations that put a specific focus on the films that are foundational or perhaps overlooked in cinephile culture. Led by yours truly, Michael Snydel, Intermission is a 1-on-1 supplementary discussion podcast that focuses on one arthouse, foreign, or experimental film per episode as picked by the guest.

For our eighth episode, I talked to film critic Kyle Turner, about D.A. Pennebaker’s 1970 documentary Original Cast Album: Company, which is exclusively available on The Criterion Channel. Originally conceived as a pilot, the film recounts parts of the laborious 16-hour recording process of the cast album for Sondheim’s musical Company. Of a piece with Pennebaker’s other cinematic explorations of larger-than-life...

Welcome back to Intermission, a spin-off podcast from The Film Stage Show. In a time when arthouse theaters are hurting more than ever and there are a plethora of streaming options at your fingertips, we wanted to introduce new conversations that put a specific focus on the films that are foundational or perhaps overlooked in cinephile culture. Led by yours truly, Michael Snydel, Intermission is a 1-on-1 supplementary discussion podcast that focuses on one arthouse, foreign, or experimental film per episode as picked by the guest.

For our seventh episode, I talked to Film Formally co-host, Will Ross, about Luis Buñuel’s shapeshifting 1970 film Tristana, which is currently available on The Criterion Channel through June 30 and available on Kanopy and on disc. Thematically comparable to much of Buñuel’s work in its broad targets, it’s a vivisection of upper-crust hypocrisy and the illogical variances of social, economic, and political systems of the time.

Welcome back to Intermission, a spin-off podcast from The Film Stage Show. In a time when arthouse theaters are hurting more than ever and there are a plethora of streaming options at your fingertips, we wanted to introduce new conversations that put a specific focus on the films that are foundational or perhaps overlooked in cinephile culture. Led by yours truly, Michael Snydel (co-host of The Film Stage Show), Intermission is a 1-on-1 supplementary discussion podcast that focuses on one arthouse, foreign, or experimental film per episode as picked by the guest.

For our sixth episode, I talked to critic Vikram Murthi about Olivier Assayas’ 1994 French bildungsroman, Cold Water, which is currently available on the Criterion Channel and on disc. A dual character study of teenage restlessness against the backdrop of post-May ’68 protests, it’s a film whose knowledge of sociology, philosophy, and history is ingrained in every frame. But as Vikram posits,...

Welcome back to Intermission, a spin-off podcast from The Film Stage Show. In a time when arthouse theaters are hurting more than ever and there are a plethora of streaming options at your fingertips, we wanted to introduce new conversations that put a specific focus on the films that are foundational or perhaps overlooked in cinephile culture. Led by yours truly, Michael Snydel (co-host of The Film Stage Show), Intermission is a 1-on-1 supplementary discussion podcast that focuses on one arthouse, foreign, or experimental film per episode as picked by the guest.

For our fifth episode, I talked with critic Roxana Hadadi about Andrew Dominik’s 2012 recession neo-noir film, Killing Them Softly, which is currently available on Netflix. A recipient of the coveted “F” Cinemascore, Dominik’s film threw many for a loop at the time of its release–including some baffled critics who pillorized it for its rambling pacing and foregrounded messaging.

Welcome back to Intermission, a spin-off podcast from The Film Stage Show. In a time when arthouse theaters are hurting more than ever and there are a plethora of streaming options at your fingertips, we wanted to introduce new conversations that put a specific focus on the films that are foundational or perhaps overlooked in cinephile culture. Led by yours truly, Michael Snydel (co-host of The Film Stage Show), Intermission is a 1-on-1 supplementary discussion podcast that focuses on one arthouse, foreign, or experimental film per episode as picked by the guest.

For our fourth episode, I talked with The Film Stage contributor Logan Kenny about Andrei Tarkovsky’s Mirror, which is currently available on The Criterion Channel. A Russian auteur unfairly accused of a punishing austerity for much of his career, his 1975 film is a ravishing piece of autofiction that bleeds together the past, present, and future into a...

Welcome back to Intermission, a spin-off podcast from The Film Stage Show. In a time when arthouse theaters are hurting more than ever and there are a plethora of streaming options at your fingertips, we wanted to introduce new conversations that put a specific focus on the films that are foundational or perhaps overlooked in cinephile culture. Led by yours truly, Michael Snydel (co-host of The Film Stage Show), Intermission is a 1-on-1 supplementary discussion podcast that focuses on one arthouse, foreign, or experimental film per episode as picked by the guest.

For our third episode, we talked with critic Phuong Le about Chantal Akerman’s 1978 classic of European rootlessness, Les Rendez-vous d’Anna (aka The Meetings of Anna), which is currently available on The Criterion Channel and on disc. Akerman occupies a revered but somewhat reductive place in the larger canon as the filmmaker behind foundational 70s experiments like Jeanne Dielman,...