The Witch, from A24, delivers horrific beauty, breakout performances and more intelligent storytelling than a handful of found footage thrillers.
This Week in Cinemas & Streams: Travel Back To 1630s New England and meet ‘The Witch’
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Steve Ramos is a national, award-winning journalist whose advocacy of independent and art cinema has made him one of America's leading critical voices. His work has appeared in numerous publications including Boxoffice, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Movie Jungle.com, New York Magazine.com, Screen Daily and indieWire among others. In 2001, Ramos broke the story of a Cincinnati art-house theater snipping a sex scene from director Wayne Wang's "The Center of the World," which led the theater owner to ban him indefinitely from the theater. Ramos has programmed for film non-profits like 92Y Tribeca in order to bring independent film to larger audiences. He earned a BA in Philosophy from Xavier University and makes his home in Cincinnati, Ohio with his wife and son.
Tights & Masks: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Underway
Director James Gunn confirms via Twitter the production of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 with new cast member Kurt Russell.
Hi-Fi: 58th Annual Grammys Highlights include Kendrick Lamar and Adele
Pause from Grammys Red Carpet punditry for a moment and focus on the unforgettable performances from the 58th annual Grammy Awards.
This Week on TV: ‘Better Call Saul’ Returns
The AMC momentum continues when Season 2 of Better Call Saul returns 10pm EST Monday with Switch. Better Call Saul, the story of Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk)l, a hustling, paycheck-to-paycheck attorney, soon to transform into his Breaking Bad character, “criminal” attorney Saul Goodman, continues to grow into a series very bit as riveting as Breaking Bad.
This Week in Cinemas & Streams: Travel Back with Eli Roth for a New ‘Cabin Fever’
Director Travis Zariwny updates Eli Roth’s modern horror classic Cabin Fever for IFC Midnight.
Hi-Fi: Chris Martin Loses Super Bowl Spotlight to Beyoncé & Bruno Mars
My head is still spinning from Beyoncé and her Black Panthers homage at Super Bowl 50. Really, would there even have been a half-time show if Queen B and Bruno Mars failed to grab the spotlight?
This Week on TV
Season 6 of The Walking Dead returns 9pm EST Sunday with the Midseason Premiere of The Plan.
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Homeland: Season 5, Episode 7 ‘Oriole’
In “Oriole,” the seventh episode of the season, Mathison puts her spying skills into overdrive using documents stolen by former CIA boss Saul Berenson (Mandy Patinkin) to find the enemies who’ve targeted her for assassination.