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Margo Price’s furious protest songs meet the moment

“I want to be doing everything I can to change the world and it’s hard to know where to start, but I guess this song is as good a place as any,” Margo Price told Salon, speaking about her performance…

July 30, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

If Letterboxd sells out to Netflix, the people lose

Remember that scene in “The Lion King,” where Mufasa calls Simba to the top of Pride Rock and tells his son that one day, everything the sunlight touches will be his? Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos must put that scene on…

July 30, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Revisiting the quiet joy of “My Neighbor Totoro”

Throughout July, The Swell is celebrating the lasting cultural inspiration of animator Hayao Miyazaki and the legendary films he created with Studio Ghibli. As part of GKIDS’ annual Studio Ghibli Fest, which kicked off in June, you can enjoy theatrical…

July 30, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Wild animals don’t exist for your social media content

Plenty of people who saw the video of a 65-year-old grandfather being tossed in the air like a rag doll by a bison in Yellowstone National Park last weekend assumed that the man must have gotten close enough to the…

July 30, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Sam Neill, king of the creature feature

When news of Sam Neill’s death at the age of 78 broke earlier this week, much of the public sentiment for the late New Zealand actor revolved around his humor and charm. Neill was a consummate character actor, hard-working and…

July 30, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

This new “Cape Fear” has me rooting for Max Cady

It was the Peanut Butter heist that won me over. Everyone watching “Cape Fear” knows what I’m talking about – it’s the sixth-episode confrontation in which Max Cady, played by Javier Bardem, tangles yet again with his nightmare neighbors Anna…

July 30, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is pointless

Throughout all three hours of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” — the acclaimed writer-director’s take on the ancient Greek epic attributed to Homer — I repeatedly returned to one question. This isn’t entirely atypical. In the past, Nolan’s films have pushed…

July 30, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“Daemons of the Shadow Realm”: When twins have an identity crisis

Being born a twin comes with certain expectations. To speak or act in tandem. To share belongings, space and birthdays. To exhibit a closeness that comes from a ready-made bond since birth. But what happens when the very existence of…

July 30, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“A Woman of Substance” is a fiercely old-fashioned revenge saga

Julian Fellowes and “Downton Abbey” really did a number on our common understanding of the upstairs-downstairs social dynamic. It isn’t entirely their fault, to be fair; Fellowes simply had the good luck to meet a historic moment, the end of…

July 30, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“Princess Mononoke” is a warning we didn’t heed

Throughout July, The Swell is celebrating the lasting cultural inspiration of animator Hayao Miyazaki and the legendary films he created with Studio Ghibli. As part of GKIDS’ annual Studio Ghibli Fest, which kicked off in June, you can enjoy theatrical…

July 30, 2026 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0