Polarizing French intellectual Bernard-Henri Lévy embedded with Ukrainian defenders for revealing and damning new documentary
In the fall of 2022, Bernard-Henri Lévy, one of France’s most famous and polarizing public intellectuals, traveled to Ukraine for a series of visits along the fault lines of the Russian invasion. He witnessed bombed-out apartment buildings in Kyiv, where he had once met with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and where civilians were still liable to be awakened in the night by Russian blasts. He accompanied miners deep into the earth in Pavlograd, toured the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, joined the Ukrainian navy on a patrol outside Odesa, met with commanders of an international legion in a nondescript room whose only decoration was, inexplicably, a Big Mouth Billy Bass.
Such is the collage of lasting images captured in Slava Ukraini (“Glory to Ukraine”), Lévy’s documentary filmed over 10 trips to the country: devastating, resilient, admirable,...
In the fall of 2022, Bernard-Henri Lévy, one of France’s most famous and polarizing public intellectuals, traveled to Ukraine for a series of visits along the fault lines of the Russian invasion. He witnessed bombed-out apartment buildings in Kyiv, where he had once met with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and where civilians were still liable to be awakened in the night by Russian blasts. He accompanied miners deep into the earth in Pavlograd, toured the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, joined the Ukrainian navy on a patrol outside Odesa, met with commanders of an international legion in a nondescript room whose only decoration was, inexplicably, a Big Mouth Billy Bass.
Such is the collage of lasting images captured in Slava Ukraini (“Glory to Ukraine”), Lévy’s documentary filmed over 10 trips to the country: devastating, resilient, admirable,...
- 5/6/2023
- by Adrian Horton
- The Guardian - Film News
In a series that’s almost entirely composed of outrageously shocking over-the-top monster shenanigans – as it comes from the twisted genius of showrunners like Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement – it’s pretty tough narrowing it down to the most jaw-dropping scenes and situations on display. But since I consider What We Do in the Shadows one of the best horror sitcoms ever made, I decided to step up to the challenge and wade into the carnage.
Alas, the fourth season of clueless vampires, geysers of blood, gloriously filthy dialogue, literally inhuman sex acts, death, dismemberment, and depravity has reached its end. In an attempt to hold off my sadness at having to wait a while for Season 5, I sorted out my favorite moments from the mockumentary show – based on the equally classic feature film – about a group of constantly bickering vampires sharing the same crumbling Staten Island house.
Of course,...
Alas, the fourth season of clueless vampires, geysers of blood, gloriously filthy dialogue, literally inhuman sex acts, death, dismemberment, and depravity has reached its end. In an attempt to hold off my sadness at having to wait a while for Season 5, I sorted out my favorite moments from the mockumentary show – based on the equally classic feature film – about a group of constantly bickering vampires sharing the same crumbling Staten Island house.
Of course,...
- 9/18/2022
- by Gregory S. Burkart
- JoBlo.com
It was an extremely pure delight to see Mark Hamill guest star in season 2 of FX’s What We Do in the Shadows. The Star Wars actor’s turn as Jim the Vampire in episode six, ‘On the Run’, made for truly ludicrous viewing, and the cast and crew have been discussing how it all came together as part of a recent Comic-Con@Home panel with host and fellow season 2 guest star, Haley Joel Osment.
In ‘On the Run’, Matt Berry’s vampire Laszlo decides he’ll scarper to Pennsylvania instead of paying a debt he owes to former landlord Jim, adopting an ingenious incognito disguise of ‘some jeans and a toothpick’ and becoming bar owner and volleyball coach Jackie Daytona in the process. Eventually, Jim catches up with Laszlo and a barroom brawl ensues, during which Hamill picks up a pool cue and brandishes it light a lightsaber.
“That...
In ‘On the Run’, Matt Berry’s vampire Laszlo decides he’ll scarper to Pennsylvania instead of paying a debt he owes to former landlord Jim, adopting an ingenious incognito disguise of ‘some jeans and a toothpick’ and becoming bar owner and volleyball coach Jackie Daytona in the process. Eventually, Jim catches up with Laszlo and a barroom brawl ensues, during which Hamill picks up a pool cue and brandishes it light a lightsaber.
“That...
- 7/28/2020
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
This What We Do in the Shadows review contains spoilers.
What We Do in the Shadows Season 2 Episode 6
What We Do in the Shadows season 2, episode 6, “On the Run,” separates the roommates for the first time. Laszlo (Matt Berry), it may come as no surprise to anyone, has never paid a piper for a tune in his life after life. It really is the vampire way. Live long, run fast, and stay a good looking corpse.
The vampire roommates have dug themselves in so deep at their home it’s like Staten Island is their native soil. The episode’s opening shows they’ve become fairly casual about their continued safety. Guillermo (Harvey Guillén) comes up with a very fun game: finding the corpses buried on the property because their decaying flesh is creating sinkholes. The vampire familiar is very inventive. It really is a shame his master is always...
What We Do in the Shadows Season 2 Episode 6
What We Do in the Shadows season 2, episode 6, “On the Run,” separates the roommates for the first time. Laszlo (Matt Berry), it may come as no surprise to anyone, has never paid a piper for a tune in his life after life. It really is the vampire way. Live long, run fast, and stay a good looking corpse.
The vampire roommates have dug themselves in so deep at their home it’s like Staten Island is their native soil. The episode’s opening shows they’ve become fairly casual about their continued safety. Guillermo (Harvey Guillén) comes up with a very fun game: finding the corpses buried on the property because their decaying flesh is creating sinkholes. The vampire familiar is very inventive. It really is a shame his master is always...
- 5/14/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Dispatches From Elsewhere's innovative storytelling and intriguing, fully-rounded characters make it a must-watch.
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This review of Dispatches From Elsewhere contains no spoilers.
AMC’s bizarre new anthology series Dispatches From Elsewhere is extremely weird.
This really shouldn’t be that much of a surprise, given that the first episode begins with Richard E. Grant starring wordlessly into the camera for a solid thirty seconds before breaking the fourth wall to talk directly to the audience.
Dispatches From Elsewhere is also extremely confusing and wildly unpredictable. The main plot often feels impossible to pin down, and the supposed good guys often wear the same faces as the designated bad ones. It’s difficult to even describe the series to someone who hasn’t watched it in a way that even remotely encompasses what it’s about. But the ultimate effect of all this? A sort of narrative...
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This review of Dispatches From Elsewhere contains no spoilers.
AMC’s bizarre new anthology series Dispatches From Elsewhere is extremely weird.
This really shouldn’t be that much of a surprise, given that the first episode begins with Richard E. Grant starring wordlessly into the camera for a solid thirty seconds before breaking the fourth wall to talk directly to the audience.
Dispatches From Elsewhere is also extremely confusing and wildly unpredictable. The main plot often feels impossible to pin down, and the supposed good guys often wear the same faces as the designated bad ones. It’s difficult to even describe the series to someone who hasn’t watched it in a way that even remotely encompasses what it’s about. But the ultimate effect of all this? A sort of narrative...
- 2/15/2020
- Den of Geek
"Oops!!" comes to Downton publicity shot. Once you see it... pic.twitter.com/iXM7nrNTXS (via @Imeldaflattery @TaylorHerringUK)
— The Media Blog (@TheMediaTweets) August 14, 2014
Say this for the Crawleys: They sure know how to hydrate.
Thing is, as this publicity photo to help hype the upcoming season 5 of Downton Abbey all too nakedly displays, for once the noble family has done something wrong – and very publicly.
As picked up by the BBC and several other news outlets worldwide – to say nothing of fans by the thousands – a very modern plastic water bottle perched behind them spoils the otherwise perfect period pose of Robert,...
— The Media Blog (@TheMediaTweets) August 14, 2014
Say this for the Crawleys: They sure know how to hydrate.
Thing is, as this publicity photo to help hype the upcoming season 5 of Downton Abbey all too nakedly displays, for once the noble family has done something wrong – and very publicly.
As picked up by the BBC and several other news outlets worldwide – to say nothing of fans by the thousands – a very modern plastic water bottle perched behind them spoils the otherwise perfect period pose of Robert,...
- 8/15/2014
- by Stephen M. Silverman, @stephenmsilverm
- People.com - TV Watch
"Oops!!" comes to Downton publicity shot. Once you see it... pic.twitter.com/iXM7nrNTXS (via @Imeldaflattery @TaylorHerringUK)— The Media Blog (@TheMediaTweets) August 14, 2014 Say this for the Crawleys: They sure know how to hydrate. Thing is, as this publicity photo to help hype the upcoming season 5 of Downton Abbey all too nakedly displays, for once the noble family has done something wrong - and very publicly. As picked up by the BBC and several other news outlets worldwide - to say nothing of fans by the thousands - a very modern plastic water bottle perched behind them spoils the otherwise perfect period pose of Robert,...
- 8/15/2014
- by Stephen M. Silverman, @stephenmsilverm
- PEOPLE.com
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