Ryan Coogler was deep into writing "Sinners" when he realized the movie was missing something: He needed a moment that would jolt the audience and plunge them into a different space. "Instead of ...

Writer/director Ryan Coogler understands that, just as every language has words that are untranslatable or very hard to express any other way, there are things that cinema can say like nothing else.

The first thing you need to know about “Joker: Folie à Deux” is that it’s not a musical. Sure, the opening sequence features posters of “Modern Times,” “Pal Joey” and “Shall We Dance.” One scene has ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook A new report from Redanian Intelligence has revealed that the upcoming season will include a ...

Conceptual priming studies have shown that listening to musical primes triggers semantic activation. The present study further investigated with a free semantic evocation task, 1) how rhythmic vs.

The writer and director Ryan Coogler narrates a sequence from his film. By Mekado Murphy In “Anatomy of a Scene,” we ask directors to reveal the secrets that go into making key scenes in their movies.

Robbie Williams’ stylish biopic Better Man is one of the wildest, most entertaining movies of the past year — and much of this reputation comes down to its bold musical sequences. It tells the story ...

The Witcher Season 4 is set to return in 2025 with new twists on the Continent's saga. This chapter revisits a memorable book moment and expands it in unexpected ways, including a surprising musical ...

And this isn’t just any music. When pioneering harpsichordist and organist Ton Koopman is your artistic director, you’re more likely to find his Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra or Fabio Bonnizoni’s La ...

This past Monday morning, Warner Bros. faced the music. To a much worse extent than projected, Joker: Folie à Deux is dead on arrival — a costly flop that’s proving to be even less popular with ...