‘Hail Satan’ is trending: How the devil is firing up pop culture
When you’re fund-raising to make a documentary called “Hail Satan?,” you learn early on to expect pushback from potential backers. “Pitching [to studios], I’d get through maybe…
The crazy story of how ‘Stockholm syndrome’ got its name
“Is there something wrong with me? Why don’t I hate them?” In 1973, 21-year-old Elisabeth Oldgren posed this question to a psychiatrist in the wake…
Matthias Schoenaerts propels exquisite drama ‘The Mustang’
A tightly coiled ball of rage by the name of Roman Coleman (Matthias Schoenaerts) meets his match training a wild horse in this indie drama…
Julianne Moore delivers career-best performance as ‘Gloria Bell’
Sebastián Lelio’s remake of his 2013 Chilean movie “Gloria” is, indeed, a glorious celebration of Julianne Moore at her peak. Playing a divorcée who refuses to go…
Gregg Araki’s ‘Now Apocalypse’ is a millennial sex and sci-fi trip
Gather round, kids, and hear about how in the 1990s, you had to seek out an arthouse theater to catch the release of a Gregg…
How Ray Romano balances ‘comedic genius’ with dramatic chops
How does an inherently funny guy get into a dramatic mindset? “Normally I have to prepare and, like, put on headphones and listen to sad…
How Ryan Adams is making me rethink my rock collection
(CNN) In indie music circles, there had long been whispers about Ryan Adams being a jerk. Living in Chicago’s rock hotbed neighborhood of Wicker Park…
Why this family is convinced its patriarch is the Black Dahlia killer
“This was some evil, evil stuff,” says Yvette Gentile, 51. The San Francisco resident grew up being told that her great-grandfather, George Hill Hodel, was…
‘Lords of Chaos’ is a chilling look at the birth of black metal music
For anyone old enough to remember, “Satanic panic” thrived in the US in the ’80s and ’90s — but that’s mostly what it was, unfounded…
James McAvoy’s muscles are the only strong thing in weak ‘Glass’
My optimism lasted about an hour, when I realized the film had nothing to say and nowhere to go. Its third act is so hopelessly…