Interview: Director Karyn Kusama on maintaining tension and mystery between the timelines of ‘Yellowjackets’
I vividly remember seeing Jennifer’s Body for the first time and being both stunned and amazed post-viewing. Years later, I had a chance to attend... Read More
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Interview: ‘Destroyer’ screenwriters Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi
Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi have hit the spectrum in their Hollywood screenwriting career, ranging from the smallest of indies like The Invitation to huge... Read More
Nicole Kidman seeks revenge and redemption in thrilling trailer for Karyn Kusama’s ‘Destroyer’
The trailer for Destroyer, featuring one of Nicole Kidman’s most transformative performances, is here. Destroyer follows the moral and existential odyssey of LAPD detective Erin Bell... Read More
Guilt, Rage, and Love – Examining Karyn Kusama’s DESTROYER and Claire Denis’ HIGH LIFE
Historically, the depiction of female emotion on film has been constrained by how palatable it is for the male gaze. Women can laugh, but... Read More
Toronto Review: Nicole Kidman in ‘Destroyer’ (★★★½)
In Karyn Kusama’s gritty and grimy crime thriller Destroyer, Nicole Kidman plays Erin Bell, a grizzled LA detective only James Ellroy could love and gives... Read More
Mill Valley Film Fest Lineup: Timothée Chalamet, Tributes and Spotlights, ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ to close
MVFF41 will feature Tributes and Spotlights on Academy Award nominee Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Kindergarten Teacher), Karyn Kusama (Destroyer), Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive... Read More
One of the most anticipated films of the season, most especially because we had but a single still (above) and no trailer, Karyn Kusama’s Destroyer... Read More
The first official look at Nicole Kidman in Destroyer is here. The Academy Award-winning actress is no stranger to deglam and transformation; her role as... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (August)
Spike Lee Still On Top Spike Lee remains at #1 with BlacKkKlansman, which just opened in theaters last weekend. It’s one of only two films... Read More
2018 TIFF FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT – Karyn Kusama’s ‘Destroyer’
Representation in Hollywood is an ongoing discussion of great importance, with popular media functioning as contemporary culture’s mythology. Films serve as the window to... Read More
2025 Cannes: Critics’ Week Lineup Includes Sean Baker-Written Feature and a Dialogue-Free, Post-Apocalyptic Animated Film 
Teaser for Ari Aster’s Cannes-Bound COVID Era ‘Eddington’ Looks at the Crumbling U.S. Political Landscape of 2020 
‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Review: Love in the Time of Cordyceps [A-] 
European Film Awards (EFA) Move to January 2026 in the Heart of Awards Season