A former UFC fighter, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, takes on what he thinks will be a fairly easy bouncer job, only to find himself standing in the way of a criminal conspiracy.
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SXSW 2024 Film Review: ‘3 Body Problem’ – Search for Aliens and Conspiracies with David Benioff and D.B. Weiss
'3 Body Problem,' a new sci-fi series by Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss and their new partner Alexander Woo debuted at SXSW.
Read More »Music Review: Blood-Drenched Opera ‘Poppaea’ by Michael Hersch Released on CD and Digital
The Roman tragedy of Emperor Nero and his wives is told from the women's perspective in new Michael Hersch opera.
Read More »SXSW 2024: The Science and Craft of Storytelling
Human beings tell stories. It’s what makes us different. At SXSW 2024, Cheryl Hauser explained what it takes to be a great storyteller.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Masque of Night’ – a Romeo and Juliet Cabaret
Whittled-down Shakespeare and songs from modern times turn the romantic tragedy into an intimate piece of living-room theater.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Look’ by Viggo Mortensen
'Look' by Viggo Mortensen reminds us to stop and not only look at the world around us but breathe in its beauty.
Read More »SXSW Film Review: World Premiere of ‘Resynator’
Making its world premiere at SXSW is Alison Tavel's marvelous documentary about her late father's synthesizer.
Read More »SXSW Movie Review: Natalia Santa’s ‘Malta’
Natalia Santa's film, which is making its world premiere at SXSW, is an absorbing character study.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): An All-Woman Submarine Crew’s ‘Maiden Voyage’
A prideful captain leads the first all-female U.S. Navy submarine patrol in a gripping new play about strengths, weaknesses, and gender roles.
Read More »Athena Film Festival Review: ‘Fancy Dance’
In 'Fancy Dance,' an Indigenous women (Lily Gladstone) deals with the disappearance of her sister and caring for her niece who is traumatized by her mother's disappearance. She is only comforted by the hope of seeing her mother at the state powwow where the two will be together in the mother-daughter ritual dance.
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