With whimsical illustrations, the artist Louis Wain assisted shift societal attitudes towards cats – transforming their status from practical mouse-catchers and elevating them to adored pet standing. The moment a domestic name, the artist had been mostly forgotten – until finally now, many thanks to new movie The Electrical Life […]

When the pandemic shuttered movie theaters in 2020 and upended movie studio release plans, it resulted in a year of smaller screens and smallish dramas. “Nomadland,” “First Cow,” “Sound of Metal” and “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” were exquisitely crafted and unforgettably haunting. But they weren’t “Lawrence of Arabia.” The big […]