The Failure of Mulan Is More Bad News for Hollywood
The film’s disappointing release is further evidence that the pandemic is defeating blockbuster movies.
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Antebellum Isn’t Just Bad—It’s Vile
To make a point about the evils of white supremacy, the film subjects its Black characters to unceasing brutality.
4 Films You Need to Watch This Fall
Some of the year’s best new movies are about American soul-searching.
Hollywood’s Tenet Experiment Failed
Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster was supposed to save U.S. theaters. Now the future looks bleaker than ever.
The Dangerous Naïveté of Coastal Elites
HBO’s tepid satire about the provincialism of U.S. liberals doesn’t play well in a year as catastrophic as 2020.
There’s No Excuse for Failing the Oscars’ Diversity Requirements
The awards’ new Best Picture eligibility rules are so lenient, they’d shame any film that can’t meet them.
‘Aging, Loneliness, Losing Your Mind, and Falling Apart’
Charlie Kaufman’s strange new film, Netflix’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things, is about the things that terrify him.
The Question That Mulan Doesn’t Ask
Disney’s live-action remake about a young woman warrior goes heavy on gravitas, at the expense of playful interiority.
Charlie Kaufman’s First Movie in Years Is a Mind-Bender
Netflix’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things is presented as a psychological-horror drama, but it’s so much more.
I Want to Watch Tenet Again. Unfortunately.
Christopher Nolan’s dense, time-bending epic practically demands multiple viewings. Whether that’s a good idea during a pandemic is a different story.