Tag: Rob Thomas
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‘Diamantino’ Is the Surreal, Anti-Nationalist Himbo Sports Cinema to Cure Your World Cup Blues
On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.The…
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Rob Thomas Is Very Relieved ‘Push’ by Matchbox Twenty Isn’t Played for Laughs in ‘Barbie’
[Editor’s note: The following article contains spoilers for “Barbie.”]Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas is convinced that his 1997 hit “Push” is not the butt of the joke in “Barbie” and that it’s actually a loving homage.The song, which was criticized upon its release for lyrics that allegedly glorified domestic violence, is used at a key…