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Edgar Allen Poe solves crimes in the near-Expressionist misfire The Pale Blue Eye

Christian Bale and Harry Melling star in Scott Cooper’s latest portrait of nostalgic modernism, a film as enticing as it is frustratingly incomplete. NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch Scott Cooper’s sense of place and his sense of dread go hand in hand. He was born in Abingdon, Virginia, a city with a population under 10,000, ... Edgar Allen Poe solves crimes in the near-Expressionist misfire The Pale Blue Eye

The Kingdom Exodus is a monument to its creator’s strangeness

Viewers’ enjoyment of the sequel series will depend on their affection for Lars Van Trier’s peculiarities.NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch Lars Von Trier is a complicated figure. The Danish director has ardent fans, fervent critics, and a whole host of international film watchers in-between. After 25 years of varying other projects, he returns to his favorite ... The Kingdom Exodus is a monument to its creator’s strangeness