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Gene Hackman Remembered: How the ’70s Acting Legend Left His Mark and Shaped ‘The Conversation’

Gene Hackman Remembered: How the ’70s Acting Legend Left His Mark and Shaped ‘The Conversation’

On the Mount Rushmore of great American actors — specifically those who emerged in the late 1960s and brought a transformative, bone-deep intensity...

28.02.2025 4

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Peter Debruge

Critic’s Notebook: At Berlin, New Talents and Youthful ‘Dreams’ Signal a Fresh Chapter for 75-Year-Old Fest

Critic’s Notebook: At Berlin, New Talents and Youthful ‘Dreams’ Signal a Fresh Chapter for 75-Year-Old Fest

How far back in the Berlin Film Festival’s 75-year history do you have to go to find an edition as strong as this one? About a quarter-century, I...

24.02.2025 3

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Peter Debruge

Was Chappell Roan’s Grammys Speech Naive or Necessary? Why Both Sides of the Debate Are Right, and Sometimes Not

Late Wednesday evening, an uproar erupted across the music industry over an op-ed published in the Hollywood Reporter, in which Jeff Rabhan (former...

06.02.2025 10

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Jem Aswad

The Grammys Righted Some Glaring Wrongs by Honoring Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar and the Weeknd

Based on purely anecdotal evidence, the common post-show consensus is that the 2025 Grammys were the best in many years on nearly every level: The...

04.02.2025 2

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Jem Aswad

How ‘Will & Harper’ Inspires Understanding: Teen Activist Rebekah Bruesehoff Says ‘Transgender People and Those That Love Them Are Scared’

On the surface, Harper Steele and I are very different. I love musical theater and bubble tea; she loves dive bars and stock car racing. She grew...

10.01.2025 10

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Rebekah Bruesehoff