The tale of a vicious cartel boss who undergoes gender-affirming surgery, Emilia Pérez places women front and center in a traditionally male-led gangster genre. But rather than subverting its visual and tonal hallmarks, French filmmaker Jacques Audiard compliments them with a liberating sense of expression through song and dance. SEE ALSO: New York Film Festival…
DUBAI: A magnificent event unfolded on Sunday as the trailer of the much-anticipated film ‘Bawaal,’ starring Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor, was unveiled aboard Dubai’s iconic floating ship, the Queen Elizabeth 2. Spanning over two minutes, the trailer offers a captivating glimpse into the story of a couple engaged in a war of love. Director…
The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE, a new budget-friendly, mid-range phone unveiled on Thursday, is designed to allow users to experience some of the Galaxy S24 series’ bells and whistles — without spending nearly $900. I spent about two hours with the new Galaxy S24 FE. As someone who uses the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra every…
Underground web personality Kati Kelli died in 2019, leaving behind six years of her bizarre, avant-garde YouTube series Girl Internet Show. Lovingly curated by filmmakers Jane Schoenbrun (I Saw the TV Glow) and Jordan Wippell (Kelli’s widower), the loosely connected program is refashioned in cinematic form, albeit with minimum interference, in Girl Internet Show: A…
Following Spencer and Jackie — biopic melodramas about Princess Diana and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy — Chilean director Pablo Larraín rounds out his informal trilogy with Maria, another film about a world-famous woman in close proximity to death. His subject this time is the iconic Greek-American opera soprano Maria Callas, and though the film doesn’t…
The Brutalist is a towering paean to the American dream, in all its force and folly. Set over several decades, Brady Corbet’s post-World War II immigrant saga is — like the architectural achievements of its protagonist — constructed with meticulous consideration, resulting in a work of multifaceted technique and piercing humanity. The film, arresting from…
Lennon Torres was 13 when she received her first iPhone. She raced to download the apps all her friends used: Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat, eager to experience social media alongside her peers. But Torres, now 25, wasn’t the average 13-year-old. She was also a reality show contestant who later regularly guest starred on the show…
K-Pop band New Jeans face uncertainty after failed ultimatum The future of K-Pop band NewJeans is in doubt, after they went public with complaints against their record label. The girl group debuted in 2022, and quickly became a crossover hit, thanks to a 90s club sound, which recalled the heyday of TLC, SWV and En…
America is at a crossroads and that means you are, too. Come Nov. 5, the nation will cast ballots for an election that presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are billing as one of the most consequential of your lifetime. Between now and then, every time you go online, you stand a decent chance…