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March 10, 2024

Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway in Bonnie and Clyde

Culture

What Billy Crystal Knew About Hosting the Oscars

Fran Hoepfner

March 10, 2024

Culture

Why Audiences Love to Laugh at History’s Monsters

Valerie Trapp

March 9, 2024

Jaime Vadell wearing sunglasses and a military uniform with arms crossed

Time-Travel Thursdays

Do the Oscars Still Mean Anything?

Amy Weiss-Meyer

March 7, 2024

An Academy Award with people looking up at it

Culture

Here’s Who Will Win at the 2024 Oscars

David Sims

March 7, 2024

A giant Oscars statue looming in the sky

Radio Atlantic

‘You Can Shut Your Eyes, but You Can’t Shut Your Ears’

Hanna Rosin

March 7, 2024

Book Recommendations

Seven Books That Explain How Hollywood Actually Works

Fran Hoepfner

March 6, 2024

The Hollywood sign seen from behind in black and white

Ideas

If Oppenheimer Wins Best Picture, This Will Be Why

Devin Gordon

March 6, 2024

Photo-illustration of Leonardo DiCaprio in a chair, with his feet up, pointing

Culture

A Movie That Understands the Absurdity of the American Dream

Shirley Li

March 2, 2024

Julio Torres in a blue button down sitting at a table with a giant light bulb lamp

Culture

The Heartbreaking Insight of The Boy and the Heron

Nina Li Coomes

February 23, 2024

Mahito from Boy and the Heron with a scar on his head

Culture

The Coen Brothers’ Split Is Working Out Fine

David Sims

February 21, 2024

A still image of Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan in “Drive-Away Dolls,” wearing puzzled expressions as they look into the trunk of a car. A gray-blue sky and green treetop are behind them.

Culture

Please, No More Shared Cinematic Universes

David Sims

February 14, 2024

Dakota Johnson in “Madame Web,” standing in front of a spider web while backlit by the sun

Books

The James Bond Trap

James Parker

March 2024 Issue

Against a red backdrop, a silhouette of James Bond with black-and-white photo of the author Ian Fleming inside

Culture

The Hollywood Pros Finally Getting Their Due

David Sims

February 9, 2024

Culture

A Godzilla Movie That’s Actually Terrifying

David Sims

February 6, 2024

A woman stares at Godzilla through a window

Culture

17 Indie Films You Must See in 2024

David Sims and Shirley Li

February 3, 2024

Snapshots of stills from this year's Sundance movies—a woman by the sea, two people on a couch

Culture

A Mystery Movie That’s More of a Marketing Plan

David Sims

January 31, 2024

Culture

The Sundance Movie That Sent People Running for the Exit

Shirley Li

January 30, 2024

Silhouettes of three Sasquatches on a mountain

Culture

The Director Who Was Never as Famous as His Movies

Ira Wells

January 25, 2024

Culture

Why the Oscars Overlooked Greta Gerwig

David Sims

January 24, 2024

Greta Gerwig and members of the cast of Barbie looking at a laptop

Culture

The Youths Really Like Anyone but You

David Sims

January 23, 2024

a man and a woman cling to a buoy in the ocean in front of the sydney opera house

Culture

The Dark-Horse Oscar Contender Everyone’s Watching

Shirley Li

January 17, 2024

Plane crash survivors sitting in the snow

Culture

The Return of TV’s Most Soulful Show

Jeremy Gordon

January 12, 2024

Jodie Foster and Kali Reis in “True Detective: Night Country”

Culture

A Musical Reboot That Can’t Cross the Generational Gap

Hannah Giorgis

January 12, 2024

Culture

American Fiction Is More Than a Racial Satire

Hannah Giorgis

January 4, 2024

Culture

Nine Underrated Movies That Are Worth Your Time

Shirley Li

January 4, 2024

A young woman wearing yellow-red sunglasses reflecting movie characters

Culture

Ferrari Puts You Right in the Driver’s Seat

David Sims

January 3, 2024

Family

The Bizarre Tragedy of Children’s Movies

Kelly Conaboy

December 28, 2023

A crying child surrounded by images from "Dumbo," "The Lion King," "Finding Nemo," and "Bambi"

Culture

The New The Color Purple Finds Its Own Rhythm

Shirley Li

December 25, 2023

Fantasia Barrino wearing a red dress and red lipstick in "The Color Purple"

Culture

Zack Snyder, the Director People Love to Hate

Dave Itzkoff

December 21, 2023

Culture

A Feel-Bad Movie in the Best Way Possible

David Sims

December 20, 2023

Two pro wrestlers with their arms around each other, pointing at the sky

Culture

The Sound of Cruelty

Shirley Li

December 16, 2023

Christian Friedel as Rudolf pushing a wheelbarrow next to a wall with barbed wire

Culture

The Last Time a Concert Documentary Saved the Movies

Landon Palmer

December 13, 2023

Concertgoers at Woodstock pile outside in cars.

Culture

Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos Get Honest With Each Other

Shirley Li

December 9, 2023

Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone on the set of 'Poor Things'

Culture

Hayao Miyazaki Is Thinking About the End

David Sims

December 8, 2023

Best Of

The 10 Best Films of 2023

David Sims

December 7, 2023

Sections

The Print Edition

The Polarizing Movie That Paved the Way for Barbie-mania

What Billy Crystal Knew About Hosting the Oscars

Why Audiences Love to Laugh at History’s Monsters

Do the Oscars Still Mean Anything?

Here’s Who Will Win at the 2024 Oscars

‘You Can Shut Your Eyes, but You Can’t Shut Your Ears’

Seven Books That Explain How Hollywood Actually Works

If Oppenheimer Wins Best Picture, This Will Be Why

A Movie That Understands the Absurdity of the American Dream

The Heartbreaking Insight of The Boy and the Heron

The Coen Brothers’ Split Is Working Out Fine

Please, No More Shared Cinematic Universes

The James Bond Trap

The Hollywood Pros Finally Getting Their Due

A Godzilla Movie That’s Actually Terrifying

17 Indie Films You Must See in 2024

A Mystery Movie That’s More of a Marketing Plan

The Sundance Movie That Sent People Running for the Exit

The Director Who Was Never as Famous as His Movies

Why the Oscars Overlooked Greta Gerwig

The Youths Really Like Anyone but You

The Dark-Horse Oscar Contender Everyone’s Watching

The Return of TV’s Most Soulful Show

A Musical Reboot That Can’t Cross the Generational Gap

American Fiction Is More Than a Racial Satire

Nine Underrated Movies That Are Worth Your Time

Ferrari Puts You Right in the Driver’s Seat

The Bizarre Tragedy of Children’s Movies

The New The Color Purple Finds Its Own Rhythm

Zack Snyder, the Director People Love to Hate

A Feel-Bad Movie in the Best Way Possible

The Sound of Cruelty

The Last Time a Concert Documentary Saved the Movies

Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos Get Honest With Each Other

Hayao Miyazaki Is Thinking About the End

The 10 Best Films of 2023