Featuring Ethan Hawke in a dual role as twin brothers on opposite sides of a brewing war, Abel Ferrara’s new film evokes the paranoia of modern information overload.
Jake Cole
Jake Cole is an Atlanta-based film critic whose work has appeared in publications such as Slant Magazine, MTV News, and Little White Lies. He is a member of the Atlanta Film Critics Circle and the Online Film Critics Society.
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Friends and Critics Remember Manny Farber’s Life as an Artist
Manny Farber: Paintings and Writings is the first comprehensive overview of the renowned film critic’s work as a painter.
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A Decade of the Most Memorable Film Scores From Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
From HBO’s Watchmen to The Social Network and Gone Girl, their soundtracks have constituted some of the best of the 2010s.
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Burial, a Legend of Electronica, Reasserts His Relevance
Tunes 2011-2019 suggests that Burial has not, like many musical geniuses, lost his way but rather deepened his singular sound and its capacity to reflect modern social and psychological angst.
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Two (or Three or Four) Sides of the Same Story: The Films of Pedro Costa
Costa’s seventh feature, Vitalina Varela, is the latest in a filmography that consistently builds on its predecessors both thematically and stylistically, telling and retelling connected stories through different points of view.
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The Allure and Challenges of K-Pop’s Biggest Group
Bring the Soul follows the Korean boy band BTS on its recent world tour, showing the members’ incredible grind and perseverance.