"Le Bonheur" and the Feminism of Varda
Effortlessly beautiful and surprisingly tragic.

Mary Spender, British singer/songwriter and music YouTuber documented the process of recording the first two volumes of her recent album project, 'Songbook'. It had been a few years since Mary had been in a professional studio, but after the world being locked down, she couldn't wait to get back to work and put on record the songs she's been writing in this strange time. Over the course of the summer in 2021 she recorded 26 original songs that she whittled down to 18 tracks; two albums worth of material.
Effortlessly beautiful and surprisingly tragic.
YouTube surpasses Netflix but there is more to the story.
Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing is a gritty, darkly funny thrill ride through 1998 New York, with Austin Butler delivering a raw, magnetic turn as Hank Thompson—a washed-up ex-ballplayer turned bartender whose life implodes after cat-sitting for his punk neighbor drags him into a violent underworld of gangsters, crooked cops, and chaos. Brutal yet unexpectedly hilarious, the film blends noir grit with midnight-movie absurdity, proving Aronofsky can reinvent himself while Butler cements his status as a true movie star.
Disney has a glaring and, up until recently, unaddressed issue that spans nearly its entire lifetime - an absence of diversity.
Yes, "Nope" is definitely about the modern obsession with turning tragedy and horror into a spectacle for people’s enjoyment. But it's also about the power of looking, who has the right to look, and what happens to those who are looked upon.
A historic documentary about the iconic Disney character gives viewers a glimpse into animation.