The Illusionary Quality of a Dream: Stella Hopkins on Her Directorial Debut, Elyse
An interview with filmmaker Stella Hopkins about her directorial debut, Elyse.
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Euphoria Returns with a Brilliant, Moving Holiday Episode
A review of Euphoria Part 1: Rue, a Christmas episode of the HBO hit drama.
The Mandalorian Chapter 14 Recap: The Empire Strikes Back, Again
A recap of a thrilling episode of The Mandalorian directed by Robert Rodriguez.
A Bigot Walks into A Bar: The Politics of Joe, 50 Years Later
To watch John G. Avildsen’s 1970 film now is to revel in movie mischief unrepeatable, wrapped in political soothsaying that still stings.
Mira Nair’s Charming A Suitable Boy Miniseries Will Transport You
A review of Acorn TV’s engrossing miniseries based on the 1993 epic novel.
It Was Great To Play An Actual Cartoon!: Fifteen Minutes With Paul Dooley on Popeye
An interview with Paul Dooley, legendary star of Popeye, and many others.
Netflix’s Selena: The Series Is Good Enough
A review of Netflix’s new series about Selena.
Short Films in Focus: If Anything Happens I Love You
An interview with directors Will McCormack and Michael Govier about their animated Netflix short.
The Unloved, Part 84: Reign of Fire
Scout Tafoya’s video essay series on maligned masterpieces celebrates Rob Bowman’s 2002 film.
Abstract Methods to Madness: Aubrey Plaza on Black Bear
An interview with Aubrey Plaza about her performance in the meta indie, Black Bear.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Explodes onto Next-Gen Consoles
A review of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, which is a lot of game.
A Sense of Peace Being Restored: Andrea Riseborough and Zeina Durra on Luxor
An interview the star and writer/director of Luxor.
Get Lost in the Experience of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
A review of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.
Kaley Cuoco Stars in the Highly Entertaining The Flight Attendant on HBO Max
A review of the new HBO max thriller The Flight Attendant.
The Mandalorian Chapter 13 Recap: The Child Has a Name
A recap of this week’s thrilling episode of The Mandalorian.
World of Wong Kar Wai Retrospective Arrives Virtually to Film at Lincoln Center
The career-spanning retrospective opens November 25 and will be available nationwide.
From Spidey to Souls: The PS5 Launch Games
Brief thoughts on five launch PS5 titles, including Demon’s Souls and Sackboy: A Big Adventure.
Chaz Ebert Debuts Song I Remember People, Performed Quarantine-Style by The Chicago Soul Spectacular
An article about Chaz Ebert’s song, “I Remember People,” performed by The Chicago Soul Spectacular.
Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet is as Irreplaceable as Ever
An ode to Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet.
