Are You Elvis? Are You God?: Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla” Slips from Her Childhood Skin
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Are You Elvis? Are You God?: Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla” Slips from Her Childhood Skin

“Are you Elvis? Are you God?” So asks PJ Harvey on her astonishing new album I Inside the Old Year Dying. The song, titled “Lwonesome Tonight” in reference to Presley’s own “Are you Lonesome Tonight?”, sees Harvey sing from the perspective of the album’s protagonist, a “not-girl” named Ira-Abel, as she calls out to the … Continue reading

In Defense of a Good Ride or Why I Loved Ari Aster’s “Beau Is Afraid”
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In Defense of a Good Ride or Why I Loved Ari Aster’s “Beau Is Afraid”

“A career-killing film, Ari Aster’s Beau Is Afraid is what happens when studios cede full creative freedom to directors with reckless disregard for audiences outside themselves, Joaquin’s stellar performance goes to waste in this dumpster fire that A24 needs to answer for–0/10,” tweeted Erick Weber. Fellow tweeter Drew Landry disagreed with a twist, “Just saw … Continue reading