The Newest Scream Movie Skewers Fandom Itself
The latest film in the famously self-aware franchise takes aim at Hollywood, legacy sequels, and the horror genre.
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Why Are People So Mad About Don’t Look Up?
Climate change is a tough subject for any film, let alone a satire.
Enter the Nightmarish World of Joel Coen’s Macbeth
Denzel Washington leads a magnificent ensemble in this stark, minimalist adaptation of a Shakespearean tragedy.
George Clooney’s Unfulfilled Promise
The director’s latest movie, The Tender Bar, captures a problem with his brand of filmmaking.
The Movie That Understands the Secret Shame of Motherhood
Maggie Gyllenhaal’s adaptation of The Lost Daughter challenges Hollywood’s ideas about what women owe to their children—and to themselves.
What the Success of Spider-Man Means for Hollywood in 2022
Spider-Man: No Way Home bodes well for cinemas. Yet smaller-budget films might get left behind.
‘I Am a Writer Because of bell hooks’
When the revolutionary intellectual found her voice, she helped a generation of Black Kentucky women writers find theirs too.
The Mournful Heart of It’s a Wonderful Life
The holiday classic is now 75 years old, and a timely exploration of what happens when all that you’ve relied on fades away.
How Far Can Marvel Keep Pushing Its Own Success?
“There are moments that had me tearing up, and yet, I understand if people want to say this is the end of cinema.”
Don’t Look Up Is a Primal Scream of a Film
The director Adam McKay believes that his star-studded new Netflix movie is an apocalyptic comedy for our moment.