Alex Pappademas

IN ANY GIVEN Frankenstein movie (there have been hundreds of them since the first film based on Mary Shelley's novel opened in 1910) the plum role is usually the creature.

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In 2005, against nearly everyone's advice, the indie icons released two very different records on the same day: ‘I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning’ and the darker, more electronic ‘Digital Ash in a Digital Urn,’ As they gear up to play both albums in their entirety at a series of 2026 shows, we spoke to Conor Oberst and his bandmates about the big swing that would transform their careers.

Under fire (at least on the Internet) for allegedly mind-controlling their customer base, Geese shrugged it off and delivered another ripper in the Gobi Tent.

The acclaimed and damning 2019 documentary seemed like the last word on Michael Jackson's legacy, but the box-office buzz for Michael tells a different story.

Alex Pappademas Leaving Neverland , a documentary by Dan Reed about two adult men who allege that as children they were groomed and sexually

Blackberry director Matt Johnson's early-days biopic cuts down on the hero factor by showing us Tony Bourdain as a Provincetown line cook with a lot to learn.

Blackberry director Matt Johnson's origin-story movie cuts down on the hero factor by showing us the future icon as a Provincetown line cook with a lot to learn

Blackberry director Matt Johnson's origin-story movie cuts down on the hero factor by showing us the future icon as a Provincetown line cook with a lot to learn.