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Mother! review: Ambitious, technical, instinctual, biblical, observational, relevant, obfuscating, Aronofsky

September 15, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Also, crazy.

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Darren Aronofsky, Jennifer Lawrence, Mother!

Mother! releases a mother of a movie poster

May 14, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

Jennifer Lawrence gives you her heart.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies Tagged With: Darren Aronofsky, Jennifer Lawrence, Mother!

When it comes to original sci-fi, TV is the place to be

June 24, 2025 by Andrew DeYoung 1 Comment

With the movies being dominated by sequels and reboots, interesting stories move to the small screen instead.

Filed Under: Movies, TV Tagged With: Andy Wachowski, Darren Aronofsky, Lana Wachowski, Science-Fiction, Wachowskis

An obsession with annihilation: Darren Aronofsky’s Noah

April 4, 2025 by thestakemag 2 Comments

Aronofksy called Noah the least biblical Biblical movie ever made. Forest agrees. Kind of.

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Bible, Darren Aronofsky, Emma Watson, Forest Lewis, movies, Noah, Russel Crowe

Darren Aronofsky’s Noah adopts disclaimer for biblical source material

February 28, 2025 by Christopher ZF 1 Comment

The National Religious Broadcasters had sought to ensure that the film steered clear of presuming access to the sacred scripture.

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Darren Aronofsky, Genesis, movies, Noah, Russel Crowe, The Bible

First trailer for Noah hits appropriately epic quality

November 14, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

See beautiful people with dirty faces stand in groups, watch things

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Darren Aronofsky, Movie Trailers, Noah

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