‘Speak No Evil’ Review: A Queasily Effective Danish Horror Film on the Discomfort of Strangers

The fear of seemingly harmless strangers that’s heightened during our era of online “relationships” (not to mention COVID) is cannily exploited in actor-turned-writer-director Christian Tafdrup’s “Speak No Evil.” Building on the thorny couple dynamics of his prior features “Parents” and “A Horrible Woman,” this excruciatingly slow-burn thriller has a young Danish family befriended on holiday […]

Dave Chappelle hits Paris for run of shows with Black Star

More On: dave chappelle Dave Chappelle regrets not responding to final text from Bob Saget Can you remember 2021’s biggest celebrity scandals? Dave Chappelle visits high school alma mater, faces student complaints Kanye West and Drake bury beef at Dave Chappelle show Dave Chappelle has been performing live at the Apollo — in Paris. The […]

Sundance Documentaries Showcase Enhanced Storytelling Through Animation

What brings documentaries to life? For an increasing number of them, it’s colorful characters — literally. Animation is making docs more accessible to a wider audience, allowing filmmakers to dramatize scenes that can’t be shown with footage and bringing them into once-unimagined awards categories. No film has demonstrated this more clearly than Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s […]