Vampire Weekend Take Wild New Paths to Familiar Places on Only God Was Above Us
Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio and Chris Tomson take all the right risks to deliver a superb return to form on their awaited fifth album.
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Dev Patel’s Chaotic, Grisly Action Debut Makes Monkey Man Someone to Fear
An explosion of style and violence from debut director Dev Patel sees the actor become a myth-inspired action hero. Our Monkey Man review:
The Future Is Feminist in Friction-Heavy Political Doc Girls State
A Boys State companion doc, it focuses on politically active girls pushing back on the very event they’re attending. Our Girls State review:
In The Beast, a Century of Léa Seydoux Isn’t Quite Enough
If it all sounds heady, it’s actually more straightforward to describe than to experience. Bonello makes a peculiar structural choice to cut back and forth primarily between 2044 and 1910, where Gabrielle and Louis meet in Paris shortly before the city is flooded, before ending the 1910 story and fully introducing the 2014 storyline while only occasionally checking back in with 2044.
In Burn!, Marlon Brando Is Capitalism’s Hitman
By time the Italian film production Burn! hit theaters in 1969, America had had its fill of Vietnam, but couldn't truly…