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Fatal Attraction Pt 2: She's not going to be IGNORED, Dan!
by Nathaniel R In Act 1 of Fatal Attraction (for a three-part retrospective), we met the happily married Gallaghers and their longsuffering dog Quincy, who was neglected for almost a whole weekend. The...
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Fatal Attraction Pt 3: Who is the monster and who is the victim?
by Nathaniel R Glenn Close at the Oscars, awaiting on the verdict yet again Welcome back to the boiling and bloody finale of our three-part retrospective of Adrian Lyne's classic thriller Fatal...
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Drag Race RuCap: “Drag Baby Mamas”
GET OUT 2 will star Onya Nurve. Start polishing the Oscar. CLÁUDIO ALVES: It’s no secret that I don’t tend to like makeover challenges on RuPaul’s Drag Race and that the last few episodes of season 17...
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A Soderbergh Double Feature: "Black Bag" and "Presence"
by Cláudio Alves One third of the year over, and already Steven Soderbergh reveals himself to be one of 2025's most exciting filmmakers. In this short span of time, the Oscar-winner has released two...
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Streaming Recommendation: "Lost Boys & Fairies"
by Nathaniel R Fra Fee (Hawkeye, Prime Target) and Sion Daniel Young (Slow Horses, The Left Behind) are would-be parents in LOST BOYS & FAIRIES Herewith a very modern problem. You see something...
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Who deserves Emmy nominations from White Lotus (S3)?
by Nathaniel R The third season of White Lotus is currently all the rage online as everyone sounds off on the finale. Before I share a few thoughts on the third season (after the jump) let's talk Emmy...
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Drag Race RuCap: "How's Your Headliner?"
No, your eyes don't deceive you. It seems the Love-Toot feud is over. Everybody say love! NICK TAYLOR: Mama. This was ass. It’s not just that my beloved girl went home right before the finale when she...
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"Captain America: Brave New World" Or, When Will Marvel Turn Things Around?
by Nathaniel R Benjamin Franklin famously quipped "in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." We might add "...and new installments of the Marvel Cinematic Universe" to...
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Cannes 2025: Ducournau returns and Spike Lee plays Out of Competition
by Cláudio Alves HIGHEST 2 LOWEST will bring Denzel Washington to Cannes for the first time since 1993. Thierry Frémaux and company have announced the 78th Cannes Film Festival lineup, with many...
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Now Available to Rent: "Paddington in Peru" and "Novocaine"
by Nathaniel R Herewith belated reflections on a couple of titles from the first quarter that are now rentable. We meant to cover them at the time of theatrical release but we had writers block then....
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Who deserves Emmy nominations from The Pitt?
by Cláudio Alves THE PITT | © Max Have you been Pitt-pilled? I have fallen in love with the Max original series about a single extended shift at a Pittsburgh ER that spans fifteen hours of...
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Drag Race RuCap: "LalapaRuza Smackdown Reunited"
Let Bruno's behind bless you with its beauty. CLÁUDIO ALVES: Like last year, the LalapaRuza Smackdown is a season highlight. The format is simple enough, but it works because it puts drag skills at the...
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Nora Aunor (1953-2025)
by Juan Carlos Ojano Nora Aunor in MIRACLE (1982) World cinema has lost an acting legend. Yesterday, the passing of the Philippines’ Superstar - a multi-hyphenate performer across film, television,...
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My Oscar Completism Project: An Introduction
by Cláudio Alves Sadly, my Best Actress journey may never be complete as THE BARKER, starring Betty Compson, only exists in the UCLA archive. Are you an Oscar completist? I'm trying to be, having...
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Drag Race RuCap: "Grand Finale"
No one had a better time at the DRAG RACE finale than Daddy Nurve. NICK TAYLOR: The seventeenth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race has come to a close, and with it our third year of RuCaps. Sadly, it’s a...
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Review: Shouldn't "The Gorge" be more fun?
by Nathaniel R My invite arrived in February. So what if I finally walked in? I'm late to the party, true, but it's doesn't appear to be much of a shindig and it's still going on over at Apple TV+....
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Chita Rivera Awards: 2025 Nominations for Film and Broadway
by Nathaniel R We've mentioned the low-profile Chita Rivera Awards a few times here at The Film Experience. The awards, named after the legendary Broadway performer of West Side Story, The Rink,...
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Congratulations to La Pfeiffer!
Congratulations to the one and only Michelle Pfeiffer who was immortalized in the classic Hand & Footprint ceremony in Hollywood this past Friday. She's giving interviews that everyone has been...
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Tony Nominations 2025: "Death Become Her" and more...
by Nathaniel R Movie to musical adaptations "Death Becomes Her" and "Buena Vista Social Club" dominated the Tony nominations with 10 each. But they weren't alone. The critically acclaimed original...
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Triple Crown of Acting: Who's Next?
by Eric Blume Kieran Culkin will have to wait a bit longer before he can add a Tony to his SUCCESSION Emmy and A REAL PAIN Oscar. | © Searchlight Pictures Back in 2016, I wrote an article here when one...
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