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The Film Maven Film Diary for January 2024

The best (and worst) of what we've watched this month

Kristen Lopez, lex briscuso

03 Feb 2025 — 11 min read
The Film Maven Film Diary for January 2024

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Bugonia Review: Yorgos Lanthimos's Latest Is a Quirky Call to Save Our Planet

Bugonia Review: Yorgos Lanthimos's Latest Is a Quirky Call to Save Our Planet

Jess Plemons and Emma Stone duke it out in Yorgos Lanthimos's latest on how our world is dying.

By Kristen Lopez 10 Sep 2025
'Eleanor the Great' Review: June Squibb Grips Your Heart in Scarlett Johansson's Directorial Debut

'Eleanor the Great' Review: June Squibb Grips Your Heart in Scarlett Johansson's Directorial Debut

June Squibb continues to delight in a story about the stories we tell in grief.

By Kristen Lopez 09 Sep 2025
The 'After the Hunt' Interview Gives Us Another Cringey Moment for Journalism

The 'After the Hunt' Interview Gives Us Another Cringey Moment for Journalism

Welcome to this installment of The Trade, an examination and exploration of topics in the entertainment industry. If you want to read the full story consider becoming a paid-subscriber. Becoming a paid subscriber gives you access to The Trade, my examination and exploration of topics in the entertainment industry, my

lock-1 By Kristen Lopez 08 Sep 2025
Wuthering Heights and the Emerald Fennell Hate Train

Wuthering Heights and the Emerald Fennell Hate Train

The first trailer for Emerald Fennell's "Wuthering Heights" got people big mad. But about what?

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