Oscar Best Picture Nominee: ‘Belfast’ Is Branagh’s Family Memory Piece

Oscar Best Picture Nominee: ‘Belfast’ Is Branagh’s Family Memory Piece

By Lynn VenhausFor 10 days preceding the 94th annual Academy Awards on March 27, we are spotlighting each of the 10 Best Picture nominees.by running... Details
‘After Yang’ is Emotionally Intelligent Sci-Fi About an Android’s Impact

‘After Yang’ is Emotionally Intelligent Sci-Fi About an Android’s Impact

By Alex McPherson Patient, meditative, and pulsing with feeling beneath its calming atmosphere, the latest effort by video-essayist-turned-film-director Kogonada, “After Yang,” poses profound questions in... Details
Past Meets Future in Jaunty ‘The Adam Project’ Time-Travel Movie

Past Meets Future in Jaunty ‘The Adam Project’ Time-Travel Movie

By Lynn Venhaus With nods to “Back to the Future,” “The Terminator” and “Field of Dreams,” not to mention a 1949 hit song “Enjoy Yourself... Details
Free ‘Belfast’ Screening March 16 at The Hi-Pointe Theatre in St. Louis

Free ‘Belfast’ Screening March 16 at The Hi-Pointe Theatre in St. Louis

To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Focus Features and Cinema St. Louis are presenting an encore screening of BELFAST, the St. Louis International Film Festival’s 2021... Details
Darker Knight Marks New Direction for DC’s Younger Emo ‘The Batman’

Darker Knight Marks New Direction for DC’s Younger Emo ‘The Batman’

By Lynn VenhausThe grittiest, gloomiest, and most pitch-black of the entire Caped Crusader canon, “The Batman” expands the compelling mythology with a neo-noir approach and... Details
Women in Film: ‘The Miracle Worker’ and the Pair Behind the Story

Women in Film: ‘The Miracle Worker’ and the Pair Behind the Story

By Lynn VenhausDuring the month of March, PopLifeSTL.com will recognize significant female contributions in filmmaking.Below, you will find a link to the Alliance of Women... Details
Fat Tuesday Kicks Off Food Truck Season at 9 Mile Garden March 1

Fat Tuesday Kicks Off Food Truck Season at 9 Mile Garden March 1

9 Mile Garden, a Missouri food truck garden, is officially announcing the opening of its new season on Tuesday, March 1 with a Fat Tuesday... Details
Lush Look, Songs of Longing and a Timeless Love Triangle in ‘Cyrano’

Lush Look, Songs of Longing and a Timeless Love Triangle in ‘Cyrano’

By Lynn VenhausA soaring symphony of romanticism, “Cyrano” is one of the most daring and best-looking films from last year. Too self-conscious to woo Roxanne... Details
Superb Performances Dredge Up Uncomfortable Truths in Stray Dog’s Savvy ‘Good People’

Superb Performances Dredge Up Uncomfortable Truths in Stray Dog’s Savvy ‘Good People’

By Lynn VenhausOur turfs and our tribes. It’s what defines us. Well, we like to think that, but maybe it’s our choices that shape us.... Details
Take Ten with Rory Phelan: Coming to St. Louis as ‘Early George’ Michael

Take Ten with Rory Phelan: Coming to St. Louis as ‘Early George’ Michael

Rory Phelan will be portraying "early George" in the Life & Music of George Michael which comes to River City Casino & Hotel on Tuesday,... Details