ON THE RADAR
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Sunday Scaries: The Most Ambitious Horror Movie Ever Made Might Be In Pre-Production Right Now
This weekend saw the release of Whalefall, a survival thriller about a young man getting swallowed by a sperm whale who has a limited amount of time to escape before suffering a horrible death inside the gut of one of the largest animals on Earth, and if that sounds like nightmare fuel to you, hey […] More
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Interview: Songwriter Matthew Tishler on The Long Road to ‘Camp Rock 3’
The original Camp Rock released in 2008, and remains one of the most memorable Disney Channel Original Movies of all time, a beacon of nostalgia for an entire generation. A decade-and-a-half later, an entirely new generation has their own entry in the franchise via Camp Rock 3, and songwriter/music producer Matthew Tishler sat down with […] More
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Interview: Producer Charlie Rosen on Keeping ‘Persona 5’ Alive Through Jazz
Persona 5 is often considered amongst the greatest video games of all time, and over a decade later, its legacy lives on not only through gamers still replaying through the adventures of Joker and friends, but also its incredible music, newly reimagined via the Persona 5 Special Big Band project, the brainchild of arranger and […] More
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An Updated Ranking of the Best Performances So Far From Margaret Qualley
Ever since I first saw Margaret Qualley on the screen in The Nice Guys (and Palo Alto), she has struck me as an actress worth keeping an eye on. Early in her career, she just had a screen presence and a vibe that suggested stardom. Now, having seen over a decade of strong work from her, I know […] More
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Interview: Kathryn the Grape’s ‘STOP SLOW GO’ Fuses Education & Fun
Kathryn Cloward is a self-made woman in more ways than one. To some, she is a media executive, the founder and CEO of Kandon Unlimited. To others, she is a best-selling author and poet. But with the Grammy Awards on the horizon, Kathryn is perhaps most well-known by her alter ego, Kathryn the Grape, around […] More
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Interview: Michael & Jahna Perricone Want to Bring Mindfulness to the Grammys
Some of the most fascinating categories at the Grammys never even make it to the television broadcast, but take some time to comb through the entirety of what The Recording Academy votes on each year, and you are sure to make a musical discovery or two. Even better, allow your latest discovery to be the […] More
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Interview: ‘9-1-1’ Stars Oliver Stark and Jennifer Love Hewitt Reflect on the Unbreakable Bond of the Buckley Siblings
With 9-1-1 about to premiere its tenth season, it was the perfect time for Oliver Stark and Jennifer Love Hewitt to do their first-ever joint interview and look back on how far Buck and Maddie’s relationship has evolved throughout the beloved series. “When we were shooting last year, the recovery from the drug dependence, there […] More
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NYFF: The Best Movies and Performances at the 64th New York Film Festival
Well, it’s over, folks. Today, we can put a bow on the New York Film Festival for 2026. Moreover, that’s pretty much it for festivals this year for me, with one more exception, allowing me to really settle in with my own bed (though, yes, I sleep at home during NYFF). Listen, I’ve been very […] More
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Ranking the Films Directed by Ben Affleck
When Ben Affleck steps behind a camera, I get excited. His filmmaking debut, Gone Baby Gone, was incredibly impressive, and with The Town and Argo, he only upped his game. That era established him as an A-list director, in addition to an actor. Aside from Live by Night, that era led to a downturn in […] More
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Interview: Russell T Davies Steps Out of the TARDIS and Into the Scary Shadows of Suburbia in ‘Tip Toe’
Russell T Davies is best known for taking audiences on adventures across time and space in the TARDIS. With Tip Toe, he takes viewers somewhere far more complex and often scarier, ordinary suburbia. The five-part series, now on Starz follows two Manchester neighbors (Alan Cumming & David Morrissey), a gay bar owner and a conservative […] More















