The Subversive Humor of Funny Pages
The Bombing of Spielberg
Does Anyone Enjoy the Partisan Sales Pitches on Late Night TV?
The Unforced Delight of Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Don’t Trust Don’t Worry Darling
The Gray Man Is Excellent Entertainment for Action Enthusiasts
The Grace and Wisdom of My Lover, My Donkey & I
In Praise of Better Call Saul
Liberation of L.B. Jones — An Evolutionary Lesson Returns
The Delusional Triangle of Sadness
The Limits of Making a Film about Your Own Cuteness
Ricky Gervais vs. the Trans Mob
House of the Dragon Revives Fascist Art
Oprah vs. Sidney Poitier
Ava DuVernay’s One Perfect Shot at Propaganda
Jeunet’s Amazing, Insightful Big Bug
What Happened to Star Trek?
The Woman King Is Bad News
Is Father Stu a ‘Religious Film’ or an ‘American Film’?
Sympathy for the Screwup Son
New Amazon Lord of the Rings Series Gets Title, First Teaser
Almodóvar Loses His Sense of Humor
How They Got Over — A Miraculous Documentary
Lena Dunham Sticks It to Euphoria
Spielberg Goes Easy on Himself in The Fabelmans
‘Racist’ Critic Forced to Cower for Innocuous Review
The Animated Documentary Flee Flees the Truth
Insult to Injury
Tom Holland vs. Tom Cruise
The Woman King and the Real History of Dahomey
Happy 80th Birthday to America’s Greatest Living Movie Star
What Worked, and What Didn’t Work, In This Season of Stranger Things
Alice Diop Rethinks Citizenship
Warner Bros Removes Gay Reference in Fantastic Beasts Film at China’s Request
Warner Bros. Hides the Secrets of Dumbledore’s Sexuality for China
Post-Covid Romance and Self-Pity
‘What Is the Worst Film of 2021?’
Kendrick Lamar’s Deepfake
Cate Blanchett — Arty, Histrionic, and Snobbish — in Tár
The Batman Smells
A Piercing Look at Weimar Decadence
Sam Elliott Abides
The Hong Konger Documentary Is a Lesson on Freedom
Two Reasons to Love Top Gun: Maverick
Why Three Thousand Years of Longing Is Unacceptable
Meryl Streep: Political Prophetess
Grammy and Oscars: The Return of Minstrelsy
Blonde Gaslights Marilyn Monroe
Angel Studios Gets a Massive New Investment
France — Inside Media Sainthood