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On the Hudson, Visions for a New Native American Art
A frisky group of Indigenous performers, videomakers and sculptors have a presence in the art world they haven’t had before.
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In the Art of Tuan Andrew Nguyen, Vietnam’s Nightmares Live On
The artist’s video installations and sculptures show how the Vietnam War still reverberates through generations.
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Discovering the Secrets of the Gilder Center
A sculpture that could be Banksy’s, an astonishing vein of rock crystal, and Nabokov’s butterfly specimens — they are all found here.
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Jailer
A full house screamed throughout last night’s Times Square premiere of “Jailer,” a grisly and comedic action Indian thriller starring Rajinikanth, the marquee-topping, Tamil-speaking septuagenarian and self-advertised “Super Star.” Or at least, everybody alive in that auditorium seemed to be cheering for Rajinikanth. Rajinikanth (“Robot,” “Kaala”) is now 72 years old. His “Jailer” character, a…
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Painkiller
Director Peter Berg approaches Netflix’s six-episode “Painkiller” with an almost frantic style. There’s an urgency here in his telling of the origin of the opioid crisis in this country that’s admirable given the damage still being caused by Purdue Pharma, but ultimately shallow. Every episode of the series opens with shots of loved ones of people…
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Hollywood Necropolis: The Dangers of Digital Performers
The first sign of serious trouble was in December of 2016. The plot of “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” explained how a group of rebels managed to steal the Death Star plans that Princess Leia is fleeing within the opening of 1977’s “Star Wars.” Early in “Rogue One,” a character goes to talk to Grand…
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Fantasia 2023: Mayhem! (Farang), Hippo
Fantasia ended its 27th year of festivities on Tuesday night with a bang to the head, a dumbbell to the shin, and copious blood-gushing sliced throats. Such squirmy moments are thanks to Xavier Gens’ “Mayhem! (Farang),” a potent action extravaganza (which will get a 2024 release by IFC) from the filmmaker behind “Frontiers,” Timothy Olyphant’s “Hitman”…
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S3 Ep147: What if you type in your password during a meeting?
Latest episode – listen now! (Full transcript inside.)
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Muon Discovery Moves Physicists One Step Closer to a Theoretical Showdown
The deviance of a tiny particle called the muon might prove that one of the most well-tested theories in physics is incomplete.
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Russia’s Luna-25 Mission Launches to the Moon
The Luna-25 mission, years in the making, will try to put a robotic lander near the moon’s south pole.