Even as it gestures towards a host of rich ideas concerning the dangers of sycophantic celebrity worship (and the increasing dearth of independent critical voices required to keep our cultural honest) ...
In the new horror movie “Opus,” we are introduced to Alfred Moretti, the biggest pop star of the '90s, with 38 No. 1 hits and albums as big as “Thriller,” “Hotel California” and “Nebraska.” If the ...
In Mark Anthony Green's debut feature, also starring Tony Hale, Juliette Lewis and Murray Bartlett, a young writer scores an invite to the remote compound of a legendary musician. By Lovia Gyarkye ...
Cultlike celebrities of a certain size sometimes cross the line between unsettling narcissism and unsettling narcissism with top notes of pathology. This may not be news, even if they make the news ...
If I were a lesser critic than I wish to be, I would use the title of this film as an opportunity to sardonically riff on how ...
Before writer/director Mark Anthony Green pivoted to filmmaking, he was an editor at GQ Magazine — he knows the world of celebrity journalism and its opulent press junkets, which provides the setting ...
Opus is best enjoyed without a serving of trailers, commentary, and expectation, so if you're yet to see it, come back once ...