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Jessica Chastain’s 1-minute feminist critique of Cannes Film Festival

June 2, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

“Quite disturbing.”

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Cannes, Feminism, Jessica Chastain

The Martian trailer looks a lot like a Ridley Scott Picture. Which is becoming a problem.

June 10, 2025 by Christopher ZF 1 Comment

Will Scott’s hard sci-fi drama be the next Gravity? Or the next Exodus?

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: Andy Weir, Drew Goddard, Jessica Chastain, Matt Damon, Ridley Scott, The Martian

Interstellar, quantum physics and Christopher Nolan’s soft science

November 6, 2025 by thestakemag 1 Comment

communicating the holy mysteries of quantum physics to the unwashed masses

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Christopher Nolan, Forest Lewis, Interstellar, Jessica Chastain, Matthew McConaughey

True Detective Season 2 might have found its “hard woman”

May 21, 2025 by Christopher ZF 1 Comment

Who do you want to see in a show about “hard women, bad men, and the secret occult history of the U.S. transportation system”?

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: HBO, Jessica Chastain, Nic Pizzolatto, True Detective

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