Tunes of Terror, Oct. 8
By Soncirey Mitchell and Zach HagadoneReader Staff Alongside its jollier cousin in December, Halloween is as much a feeling as a specific date on the calendar. Critical to that feeling, of course, is the...
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Pee-wee as Himself is a gripping portrait of a complex artist — never a ‘sad clown’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Watching the two-part HBO Max documentary Pee-wee as Himself, it’s tempting to draw associations with a novel like Heinrich Böll’s The Clown or an opera like Pagliacci. Both are...
Mickey 17 is another stellar satire from Bong Joon-ho, despite what some critics say
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Apparent simplicity belies deep meaning in the best stories, and the 2025 film Mickey 17, from writer-director Bong Joon-ho, is a puckish masterclass in the art of dramedy-sci fi-satire....
