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USA TODAY "Music" has been the subject of heavy backlash on social media for months — but was the film able to strike a chord with critics? Prior to its Friday release, "Music" has been fraught with controversy, with its director, pop star Sia, coming under fire for not casting an actor on the autism spectrum to play Music, the film's autistic lead. Additionally, advocates have condemned the movie for scenes in which Music is restrained as a means to calm her down. Sia, who has since deleted her Twitter account, apologized for these scenes and said they will be removed "from all futu...

Skip to main content Currently Reading New Movies to Watch This Week: 'Barb and Star,' 'Judas and the Black Messiah,' 'Minari' and 'The Mauritanian' Peter Debruge, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail With the Super Bowl behind us and the Oscars looming (and a pandemic-dampened Valentine’s Day as a marketing peg), American distributors are releasing their most robust slate of new releases in months this weekend. Awards contenders “Judas and the Black Messiah” (about the FBI-sanctioned murder of Fred Hampton) and “Land” (starring and directed by Robin Wright) arrive in theaters, hot off...

CinemaBlend Copy to clipboard While 2021’s Golden Globes nominations seem to have given a lot of attention to the already controversial film Music, recording artist Sia’s directorial debut hasn’t been put through the paces of critical review. At least, it hadn’t until recently, as reactions to the film starring Maddie Ziegler, Leslie Odom Jr. and Kate Hudson have now started to come in. It’s an interesting field of reactions, to say the least, but the consensus seems to be trending towards the disastrous in these early moments. The basic gist of The Book of Henry co...

NME gave evermore a five-star review, praising the record for its “experimentation, charm and musical shades”. Their review also stated, “On her second surprise album of the year, Swift pushes the boundaries of her indie reinvention, adding a bit of ‘1989’-era gloss to produce a beacon of hope.” In the US, the LA Times wondered: “Has any A-list act utilized her involuntary time at home more fruitfully than Swift has?” Mikael Wood continued: “There are some incredible songs here, none more impressive than “Tolerate It,” a devastating account of a loving wife who no long...

Image zoom This article was originally published on Dec. 22, 2006. There are two classic Christmas anthems locked in a struggle for the nation’s soul. One, the perennial leader, is the Nat King Cole-popularized "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)," a glowing portrait of America in heavenly, secular peace. And then we have the challenger: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," which this year leaped to No. 2 on ASCAP’s annual list of the most performed holiday songs. ”Chestnuts” has plenty going for it: embers, tots, reindeer, an assurance of everything in its r...