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Peacock Turns the Rom-Com Into a Game of Death in the Charming “Laid”
A wry, effervescent series that’s laser-focused on the flightiness of modern millennial dating life.
No Box He Won’t Escape From: James Mangold on “A Complete Unknown”
An interview with the writer/director about his locked-in take on Bob Dylan, and whether he thinks “Walk Hard” killed the music biopic.
Chaz Ebert on the Slate Podcast “Death, Sex & Money”
Chaz Ebert guests on Slate’s hit podcast.
The 10 Best Horror Films of 2024
An expert in the horror genre presents her list of the best horror movies of 2024.
My Night at the Critics Choice Celebration of Black Cinema and Television
A reflection on my time at the Critics Choice Association’s celebration of Black entertainers in film and television.
“Dragon Age: The Veilguard” Builds Out Dense Mythology with Interesting Characters
A video game review of the rich “Dragon Age: The Veilguard,” from EA and Bioware.
Two Thumbs Up! The Individual Top Tens of 2024
The many top ten lists of 2024.
“The Brutalist,” “Nickel Boys” Lead 2024 CFCA Awards
The Chicago Film Critics Association winners.
Netflix Faithfully Adapts “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” For Better and Worse
Filmmakers Laura Mora and Alex García López clearly have great reverence for the work, and perhaps it needs this literal translation to screen.
2025 Sundance Film Festival Announces Ambitious Program
The program for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
A Moral Compass: Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch, and Tim Fehlbaum on “September 5”
An interview with two of the stars and the director of “September 5.”
“Indiana Jones and the Great Circle” is the Antidote to Modern Big-Budget Game Fatigue
“The Great Circle” is an “Indiana Jones” adventure on par with Steven Spielberg’s original trilogy.
“The Brutalist” Leads Chicago Film Critics Association Nominees
The Chicago Film Critics Association pick the best of 2024.
Plant the Tree: RaMell Ross, Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor on “Nickel Boys”
An interview with the director and stars of one of the best films of the year.
We Need Art More Than Ever: Jude Law, Jurnee Smollett on “The Order”
An interview with two of the stars of “The Order”: Jude Law and Jurnee Smollett.
Hulu Stumbles with Warmed-Over Espionage Actioner “Paris Has Fallen”
A show that brushes past Gerard Butler’s corn-fed actioner conceit and does something alternatingly innovative and tedious with it.
