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Sep
27
Our present-day Demi Moore sits on a couch right in front of a picture depicting her in the '80s.

The transness inherent to The Substance

8 min read
Sep
20
The many actors and people involved in Shogun stand on the purple-hued Emmy stage in their finery.

September mailbag

11 min read
Aug
30
Kevin Costner's Horizon is really more of a 12-hour TV show

Kevin Costner's Horizon is really more of a 12-hour TV show

6 min read
Aug
28
Pop star Chappell Roan wears a sash with her name on it, cradling flowers and a trophy.

Chappell Roan and our ever more parasocial world

In 2024, we're all living out Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation -- on both ends.
10 min read
Aug
16
A young boy (Haley Joel Osment) stares down as a man (Bruce Willis) looks at him. They are in a stairwell.

M. Night Shyamalan, ranked (Part 2)

10 min read
Aug
14
Dev Patel, dressed in a black and red robe, strikes a martial arts pose in a snowy temple.

M. Night Shyamalan, ranked (Part 1)

The beloved, beleaguered Philadelphia auteur's filmography, from worst to first.
8 min read
Jul
26
The key art for Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown features the Peanuts gang in river rafts.

Discuss: What was the first movie or TV show you loved?

3 min read
Jul
14
Three people -- one woman and two men -- sit on a bed in Challengers. Kissing may happen soon.

My 11 favorite movie performances of 2024 (so far)

11 min read
Jul
10
Furiosa and Praetorian Jack, joined by painted-white war boys, ride off in the enormous war rig.

Apocalypse world

How Furiosa is a classic epic for right now.
11 min read
Jul
06
A short-haired woman in a white T-shirt sits with a red-haired girl in glasses. They are watching something.

The loneliness of (a 1990s) childhood

6 min read