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Let’s hope that “The Last Showgirl” launches a new phase in Pam Anderson’s career.
“Pepe” is an immense achievement: one of the most formally and politically radical narrative films to turn up on the international festival circuit in 2024.
It is clear to Candy Darling’s biographer that the present moment contains alarming reminders of the political scapegoating generated by the culture wars of the ’90s. She leaves no doubt that her subject’s difficult, complicated life embodies a cautionary tale.
When performed with this high level of polish and poise, even Mozart’s darkest music can make you smile.
“The Damned” is a perfect little ice-cold January horror gem blending historical, psychological, and folk chills into a bleak midwinter’s tale to keep you up through the longest nights of the year.
Simple topics — snow, trees, cats — help children explore themes of identity, emotions, and what happens when we get what we wish for.
In four (more) projects from 2024, jazz-oriented composers supply some of the decade’s best music so far.
Biographer Robert S. Bader is an engaging writer and meticulous researcher. And handy here, he’s able to be tactful, but not forgiving, when describing lousy human behavior.
Some rugged individualists may want to break out of the corporate cycle of dependency. If they do, they might even come across music they love that they would never have dreamed existed in the Spotify universe.
The Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll at Mid-Year: Warming Up a Riff — How It Happened, and Why It Matters