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Adam Sandler’s 12th movie produced by Netflix, “Spaceman,” is ambitious, self-knowingly quirky and, ultimately, disappointing. Sandler stars as a Czech astronaut, Jakub, alongside fellow heavy-hitters: Carey Mulligan as Lenka, his pregnant, estranged wife and Paul Dano as Hanuš, the voice of his primordial arachnid companion (I know, quite the string of words).
The Academy has faced an uphill battle this century: consistently plummeting Oscars TV ratings, box office stagnation, besides the MCU (and even that has slowed), and the challenge of incorporating streaming giants, such as Netflix, as legitimate studios. Since “The Slap,” however, ratings have been on the rise. Is this tabloid-y interest, or is film again becoming the cornerstone of American culture? What do this year’s major award nominees tell us about the future of film and the Academy?
Hedwig Höss (Sandra Hüller) discusses her love of her well-kept garden. The camera cuts between marigolds, sunflowers and roses, finally landing on a single hibiscus. Its red hue slowly envelopes the entirety of the screen. The silent beauty of the garden is overtaken by a droning, rumbling bass that is intermixed with anonymous suffering. The noise is that of the Auschwitz-Birkenau crematoriums. Hedwig’s husband, Rudolph (Christoph Friedel), is its commandant and their family lives on the other side of the camp’s walls.
Ellen Burstyn, reprising her role as Chris MacNeil (the doubtful mother of the original Exorcist film), comforts Victor (Leslie Odom Jr.), the father of our sequel’s possessed preteen girl, saying, “You have to bring everyone together. That’s what will make this thing work.”
Celebrating its 10-year anniversary at its location on Main Street, the Museum of Durham History (MoDH) has opened a new exhibit focusing on some famous Durhamites and the stories of everyday children and teachers.
“Transcendence + Immanence,” an exhibition by Chinese artist and critic DaoZi, is on display in the Duke Chapel from Oct. 20 - Nov. 26.
Duke Cinematic Arts’ film screening program Screen/Society screened “Walk Up” at the Rubenstein Arts Center Sept. 22. More information about Screen/Society’s upcoming programming can be found here.
“Let’s never come here again because it would never be as much fun.”
