Obsession and The Void: The Performances of Christian Bale
A look back through Christian Bale’s filmography, highlighting five roles that define his career.
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The Shield Finally Gets a Full Season Blu-ray Release
A brief tribute to the brilliance of Shawn Ryan’s The Shield now that it’s available on Blu-ray.
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Emma González’s confidence; Cost of erasing cyber-reality; Barry Jenkins on “Beale Street”; Becoming parents; Oakton College’s pop-up film festival.
Matt Zoller Seitz and Alan Sepinwall on College, the Episode that Made The Sopranos
An excerpt from the new book The Sopranos Sessions, about HBO’s legendary TV series.
Born This Way: Why 1954’s A Star Is Born Is Still The Best
An essay about the five screen versions of “A Star Is Born,” and why George Cukor’s 1954 masterpiece still reigns supreme.
Rock and Roll Me: On Andrea Riseborough’s Spellbinding 2018 Performances
A tribute to Andrea Riseborough’s stunning 2018.
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: January 10, 2018
The latest on Blu-ray and streaming services, including 24 Frames, Mid90s, and White Boy Rick.
True Detective Returns to Style of First Season for Third Outing
A review of the third season of True Detective, starring Mahershala Ali.
The 2019 Iranian Film Festival
A preview of the 1st Iranian Film Festival, running this weekend in New York.
NBC’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine is Headed in a Terrific Direction in Season Six
A review of the first two episodes of Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s sixth season after moving to NBC.
The State of the 2019 Oscar Race After the Golden Globes
The latest frontrunners for the major category nominations of the Academy Awards.
FX’s Excellent You’re the Worst Goes Out with a Great Final Season
A review of the final season of You’re the Worst.
Short FIlms in Focus: Lost & Found
An interview with the directors of Lost & Found, and a presentation of the stop-motion short film.
Funny, Character-Driven Sex Education Improves with Each Episode
A review of the new Netflix series, Sex Education, premiering January 11.
Backstage at the 2019 Golden Globes
A report from the Golden Globes, where Green Book and Bohemian Rhapsody were the night’s big winners.
Green Book, Bohemian Rhapsody Win Big at 76th Golden Globe Awards: A Complete List of Winners
A complete list of winners from last night’s 76th Golden Globe Awards.
30 Minutes On: “Bohemian Rhapsody”
A great lead performance and some nice moments can’t compensate for a disappointingly reactionary framework.
They Are the Wellspring For Me: John C. Reilly on Stan & Ollie
An interview with John C. Reilly about his performance as Oliver Hardy in the Laurel and Hardy film, Stan & Ollie.
Duck Soup at 85: Make Freedonia Great Again
At a time of seemingly unprecedented dysfunction in our nation’s capital and public confidence in its lawmakers at an all-time low, is it time for Duck Soup, with its farcical take on government, to go viral?
