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<b> <i>The Painter</i> Turns a Simple Canvas into a Haunting Study of Art, Obsession, and Identity  </b>

The Painter Turns a Simple Canvas into a Haunting Study of Art, Obsession, and Identity

FilmAugust 17, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

In The Painter, director Lenora Wu delivers a deceptively delicate drama that gradually reveals its emotional depth with painterly precision. What begins as a story…

<b><i>He Went That Way</i> Navigates a Twisted True-Crime Road in Bleak, Visually Striking Fashion    </b>

He Went That Way Navigates a Twisted True-Crime Road in Bleak, Visually Striking Fashion

FilmAugust 17, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

He Went That Way, the 2024 crime drama directed by Jeffrey Darling, stakes its claim as a peculiar and visually compelling entry into the true-crime…

The Money Murder Delivers a Visually Striking, Thought-Provoking Thriller That Checks the Suspense Box

FilmAugust 17, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

The Money Murders, directed by veteran filmmaker Jonathan Hale, is a stylishly grim thriller that attempts to blend social commentary with old-school noir aesthetics. Set…

<b>Dark Comedy <i>Self-Reliance</i> Balances Absurdity, Suspense, and Heart    </b>

Dark Comedy Self-Reliance Balances Absurdity, Suspense, and Heart

FilmAugust 17, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Self-Reliance is one of those movies that creeps up on you, beginning with an off-kilter premise and gradually unfolding into something both funny and unsettling….

<b>Shane van Gisbergen Secures Fourth NASCAR Victory of the Season   </b>

Shane van Gisbergen Secures Fourth NASCAR Victory of the Season

NewsmakersAugust 17, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Shane van Gisbergen’s remarkable rookie campaign in NASCAR reached another milestone this weekend as the New Zealand driver captured his fourth victory of the season,…

<b>Akshay Bhatia Aces 17th at BMW Championship, Wins Car and Playoff Momentum</b>

Akshay Bhatia Aces 17th at BMW Championship, Wins Car and Playoff Momentum

NewsmakersAugust 17, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Akshay Bhatia stepped to the 17th tee at the BMW Championship needing something special, and he delivered in the most dramatic way possible. With a…

<b>Elmo and Abby Cadabby Bring a Little Fuzzy Magic to the Grand Ole Opry   </b>

Elmo and Abby Cadabby Bring a Little Fuzzy Magic to the Grand Ole Opry

NewsmakersAugust 17, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Nashville may never be the same. In a city where sequined suits, pedal steel guitars, and heartbreak ballads have long been the standard fare, two…

<b>Richard Thomas Embarks on National Tour as Mark Twain in One-Man Show    </b>

Richard Thomas Embarks on National Tour as Mark Twain in One-Man Show

NewsmakersAugust 17, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Richard Thomas, best known to millions as John-Boy Walton from the classic television series The Waltons, is stepping into the white suit and sharp wit…

<b>The Devil and the Ozarks: Arkansas Prison Escape Stirs Fear and Folklore    </b>

The Devil and the Ozarks: Arkansas Prison Escape Stirs Fear and Folklore

NewsmakersAugust 16, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

In the rugged hills of the Ozarks, where dense forests and winding rivers have long concealed legends of hauntings and backwoods secrets, a new story…

<b>Greg Iles, Mississippi Novelist Who Penned the <i>Natchez Burning</i> Trilogy, Dies at 64   </b>

Greg Iles, Mississippi Novelist Who Penned the Natchez Burning Trilogy, Dies at 64

Books, NewsmakersAugust 16, 2025by Tandy Culpepper

Greg Iles, the Mississippi-born author whose sweeping Natchez Burning trilogy explored race, power, and buried secrets in the Deep South, has died at the age…

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