To celebrate what can only be described as “Godzilla Season” (Godzilla Minus One hitting theaters and the hilariously named Monarch: Legacy of Monsters arriving on Apple TV Plus), our friends at Polygon have cataloged the giant lizard’s looks over the past seven decades.
“We are currently investigating the Poloniex hack incident,” confirmed infamous hype man Justin Sun in a tweet. As we reported last year, Sun purchased “Polo” because of its gray-area approach to know-your-customer rules. Somewhat ironically, he is now offering a “white hat bounty” to the hacker.
Sofia Coppola’s latest, about the life of Priscilla Presley (married to You Know Who), is a solid film if you’re into what the director does best: sad girls, rich lifestyles, ahistorical soundtracks.
If Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon’s 3.5-hour runtime is too daunting, consider the recently released Anatomy of a Fall for your weekend visit to the theater. It’s a magnificently twisty courtroom drama centered by a tremendous performance by Sandra Hüller. (But also, you should see Killers!)
Zone of Interest finally has a trailer, and an official US theatrical release date: December 15.
I saw Jonathan Glazer’s latest at NYFF and found it to be one of the most urgent and sobering films of the past decade. But it will be divisive, and I can’t wait to hear what you all think.
Tonight at NYFF, the premiere of the final concert film of legendary composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, who passed at the age of 71 earlier this year. The reviews out of Venice were raves, and I can’t wait to see this and probably cry a little bit.
Maybe you caught the very good jazz anime Blue Giant in theaters this weekend? The composer of its soundtrack, Japanese pianist Hiromi, actually released a new album Sonicwonderland last Friday. But like any artist, the most fun way in is to watch their NPR Tiny Desk Concert. Here’s Hiromi’s from last month.
