⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3.5 out of 5. Action films often cater to our adrenaline cravings but rarely aim for more than chaos and carnage. The John Wick series is a prime example: beautifully choreographed violence with minimal emotional investment. For all its style, it lacks substance. The Accountant 2, on the other hand, proves that action cinema can deliver high-octane thrills without sacrificing intelligence or heart. Directed by Gavin O’Connor, The Accountant 2 picks up with Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck), a mathematical genius with autism who works as a freelance accountant for dangerous criminal enterprises. When Medina (Cynthia Addai-Robinson), now part…
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Mara Manus is leaving her role as CEO of Pioneer Works, the Brooklyn arts and science-focused non-profit space founded by artist Dustin Yellin. That wraps up a brief tenure that began in 2023 and marked a swift period of transformation for the institution. Gabriel Florenz, who has served as a founding artistic director at Pioneer Works since it opened in 2012, will move into an expanded role as executive director. In an interview with ARTnews, Florenz said that Manus met the organization’s fundraising objectives several months earlier than their original two-year goal and set up Yellin and Florenz (Yellin’s second…
Who needs to wait in an exhausting drive-thru line when you can just make your own Wendy’s burgers at home?The fast food chain has made a move to satisfy those who would rather just stay home.Wendy’s Burgers In StoresWendy’s wants you to have its “fresh, never frozen” burgers at home. The popular fast food option is now available in stores.A TikTok shared by user cashaunna40 shows refrigerated (yes, still not frozen) Wendy’s-branded burgers available in a Kroger grocery store. WARNING: The audio is a bit maddening if you have the sound on.It is unclear how widely Wendy’s burger patties are available…
Herman Miller will debut a furniture collection inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe’s New Mexico home on May 20th. “The New Mexico Collection” launches alongside the NYCxDESIGN festival and features two limited-run pieces produced inspired by O’Keeffe’s creative exchanges with Alexander and Susan Girard, as well as Charles and Ray Eames. This collection is launched in partnership with the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum.O’Keeffe moved permanently to Abiquiú, New Mexico, in 1949. She transformed a crumbling adobe compound into a spare, light-filled home that reflected both the surrounding landscape and her own modernist taste. O’Keeffe filled the space with natural materials—bones, stones, and weathered…
The following post contains SPOILERS for Thunderbolts* — ones which the notoriously spoiler-phobic Marvel are themselves spoiling on their own social media channels. So blame them, not me!For the second time, Thunderbolts* has a new title.Marvel is now hyping the film with the name that appears in the movie’s closing credits sequence — after, in storyline, the team (sort of) referred to as the Thunderbolts takes up the mantle as the MCU’s new team of Avengers. After that the “Thunderbolts*” name gives way in the credits to “*The New Avengers” — which is exactly what a bunch of new posters and images and…
This rare boxed set of first-edition Star Wars figures, distributed in Canada, is part of Heritage Auctions’ Star Wars Day Signature Auction. Image: Heritage Auctions The continued popularity of the Star Wars saga gives plenty of celebration opportunities throughout the year, but no day is more spotlighted on the calendar than May 4 (aka May the Fourth). Picking up on this theme, Heritage Auctions is getting set to stage the 2025 Star Wars Day Signature Auction. According to a Heritage release, this year’s edition includes a truly rare set of the originally released Star Wars figures, which were originally distributed…
As President Donald Trump systematically guts the United States’ art programs and funding to roll out an aesthetic program of his own making, questions around the country’s participation in the forthcoming 2026 Venice Biennale loom large. In a new piece for Vanity Fair, culture correspondent Nate Freeman tried to find out if the US will participate next year or if it even possible, given that the process seems to be running behind schedule. The Venice Biennale is a prestigious, yet Herculean task. The Giardini is filled with a pavilion for each participating country, with the work of a single artist…
There is some debate over the extent to which dogs can perceive and enjoy television. Some dogs never notice a TV blaring in the background; others will stare at the screen or even chase around little critters that happen to pass through the frame. My own pooch has never taken a second look at the television — but if she hears a dog barking on a show, that definitely get her attention.I’ve seen dogs barking at movies before — but this is the first time I can recall seeing a dog furiously bark at himself in a movie. The dog would be Ozu, who’s the personal pet…
There has never been a universally beloved work of art. No matter how popular, no matter how successful, there’s always at least one or two naysayers out there.Or, in the case of the movies we’re looking at today, a lot of naysayers.The list below contains 13 films that are (at least in one highly intelligent man’s subjective opinion) extremely entertaining. A couple are (again, at least to me) absolute classics of their genre and era. And every single one of them got mixed to flat-out awful reviews from critics.Of course, none of them were universally reviled; there’s never been a film, no…
ArtArtsy EditorialThis Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, we’ve selected 6 shows to see by AAPI artists. There are also other art initiatives to pay attention to, such as Art for Change’s monthlong spotlight of prints by Asian American artists. From fashion-inspired, hyperreal paintings to small ceramic sculptures, these shows reveal the breadth of AAPI art across the U.S. today. Alisan Fine ArtsThrough June 21The trio of Asian American painters featured in Alisan Fine Arts’s new show spans generations and engages with a range of art historical traditions, such as Surrealism, hard-edge abstraction, and Chinese album painting. The…
