When it comes to boutique home video film distribution, you can’t get much loftier than the Criterion Collection, a physical media company (with a great streaming service) whose aim is to preserve basically any movies it deems important to the history of film as a medium. Since its founding in 1984, the company has produced more than a thousand special editions of movies from the earliest beginnings of film at the turn of the 20th century to the contemporary cinema of today, spanning many languages, genres, countries, directors, and levels of quality.Most of its releases fall on the arthouse end of…
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The big title coming to Disney+ in July —at least as far as my kids, and a lot of tweens, are going to be concerned — is Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires, the latest installment in the popular musical movie series. This time, y’know, there’s vampires in addition to zombies. I’m looking forward to the inevitable sequel with a school full of Creatures From the Black Lagoon. Gym class at that school would be quite a hoot.July also includes the final episodes of Marvel’s Ironheart, a special documentary for Jaws’ 50th anniversary, new episodes of the popular Disney Jr. series Mickey Mouse…
Although the documentary section of this year’s Tribeca Film Festival often seemed to dominate the proceedings, there were a number of notable narrative items as well and one of them even turned to be one of the big award winners as well. In the International Narrative section, the top prize went to “Happy Birthday,” Sarah Goher’s debut film about an eight-year-old girl named Toha (Doha Ramadan in a fantastic performance) who works as a maid for a wealthy family in Cairo and who is best friends with her employer’s young daughter, Nelly. On the occasion of Nelly’s birthday, Toha is…
Here you’ll find The 1% Club questions and answers for USA Season 2 on FOX and Hulu. (We’ve also got The 1% Club questions and answers for UK Season 4 and Australia Season 3.) The main change for this season in 2025 is the change of host from Patton Oswalt in the first season to Joel McHale, who also stars in two other shows on the network, Animal Control and Crime Scene Kitchen. The show will also not be available on Amazon Prime this season. The rules for the hit game show are the same, asking brainteasers and common-sense puzzles…
For decades, Art Basel in Switzerland was the only fair that mattered—the undisputed apex of the art market calendar. But in 2025, that certainty has splintered. With a bloated and chaotic global fair circuit and new contenders arriving every year (oh, hello Art Basel Qatar), even loyalists have started to ask: is Basel still top dog? For the galleries that brought the right material, it would seem so. David Zwirner sold a sculpture by Ruth Asawa for $9.5 million and a Gerhard Richter painting for $6.8 million. Gladstone sold an untitled Keith Haring from 1983 for $3.5 million, while White…
Art Basel 2025 kicked off its VIP preview on Tuesday, June 17th, transforming Messeplatz into a magnet for the art world’s major players. The Swiss mega-fair, widely regarded as the art world’s final major moment before the summer slowdown, returns for its 56th edition this week with 289 galleries—an increase from last year’s 285—from 40 countries. Leading the reported initial sales was David Hockney’s Mid November Tunnel (2006), sold by Annely Juda Fine Art for a price in the range of $13 million–$17 million. The opening day of Art Basel 2025 brought together a mix of collectors, museum directors, artists,…
The inaugural Atlanta Art Fair took place in October of 2024. (Photo courtesy of AMP) The Atlanta Art Fair (AAF) is set to return to Pullman Yards from September 25 to September 28. Though still several months away, the planning for this year’s edition is well underway. Part of the process involves selecting this year’s guest curator. In its inaugural edition, the AAF hosted 60 galleries, had an advisory board of local arts professionals, created multiple cultural partnerships who were given a booth in the fair and welcomed 3,000 visitors to Pullman Yards on opening night alone. The event was…
Brian Wilson’s signed photos are popular among collectors. The legendary singer/songwriter passed away in June 2025. Music is mourning the loss of one of its longest-living legends, as Brian Wilson passed away. The founder and lead vocalist of The Beach Boys died this past week at 82. The Beach Boys formed in 1961, with Wilson, his two brothers Dennis and Carl, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. The group found success quickly, hitting number one on the charts with Surfin’ U.S.A. in 1963. Wilson wrote several of the Beach Boys’ greatest hits, including I Get Around, Surf City…
Look! Up there! A giant fiery numeral four in the sky! It can only mean one thing!That’s right: There’s a new novelty food inspired by the Fantastic Four.I have been down this road before. Ten years ago, I made one of the dumbest decisions of my life: I agreed to eat the entire Fantastic Four menu at Denny’s and document the experience for this very website. Despite the advice of my physician and the looks of abject disgust from my wife, I consumed the Human Torch Skillet, the Invisible Woman Slam, the Fantastic Four-Cheese Omelette, and the Thing Burger (with, Uatu help me, Thing Sauce). Oh,…
Art MarketArun KakarInterior view of Liste Art Fair Basel, 2025. Photo by Silke Briel. Courtesy of Liste Art Fair Basel. It might be celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, but the premise of Liste Art Fair Basel remains as fresh as ever. The fair was founded in 1996 in response to what its organizers called a “paradigm shift” in the art world, namely, the arrival of a “new and self-assured generation of gallerists and artists.” Since then, it has become known as a flagbearer for such emerging talent. Early on, it gave a platform to some of today’s art world…
