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July 15, 2017
Jeet Heer
We Are Living in the Coen Brothers’ Darkest Comedy
2008's "Burn After Reading" strikingly resembles the bumbling plot of Trump's Russia scandal, but also captures how amorality leads to treason.
July 13, 2017
Jo Livingstone
The Gorgeous Stupidity of
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Luc Besson’s latest is a pyrotechnic extravaganza that is light on the human element.
July 12, 2017
Jeet Heer
Like Batman, Mark Zuckerberg is a master of the surprise drop-in.
July 5, 2017
Magazine
Christian Lorentzen
Phantom Pains
The spirit of wounded masculinity haunts America in 'A Ghost Story.'
July 5, 2017
Moira Donegan
The Watermelon Woman
Shows the Power of Gay History
Twenty years after its release, Cheryl Dunye's black lesbian masterpiece is as revealing as ever.
July 2, 2017
Jeet Heer
How Democrats Can Defeat Trump and Restore Public Trust in the Government
History shows that the opposition needs the antithesis of the president.
June 23, 2017
Christian Lorentzen
The Beguiled
: Not Shy About Violence
Sofia Coppola's film evolution from the "Virgin Suicides" to a dreamily-stylized Civil War drama.
June 23, 2017
Clio Chang
What Killed Gawker? Maybe It Was Capitalism.
A new Netflix documentary about the Gawker-Hulk Hogan trial explores the larger forces that have upended the media industry.
June 21, 2017
Alex Shephard
Natural Born Buddies: The Shared Ideology of Oliver Stone and Vladimir Putin
The new documentary about the Russian strongman exposes a thematic vein that runs through Stone's entire body of work.
June 21, 2017
Jo Livingstone
Rachel Weisz, at Her Luminous Best
In "My Cousin Rachel," Weisz plays a mysterious woman seen through the eyes of an innocent young man.
June 16, 2017
Jo Livingstone
What Happened to the Scary Summer Horror Movie?
"The Mummy" and "It Comes at Night" reveal a more postmodern approach to the genre, at the expense of actual fright.
June 7, 2017
Jo Livingstone
Hidden Beneath a Hockey Rink, a Silent Film Treasure Trove
A new documentary pieces together long-lost footage from the past, giving new life to stories that had been forgotten.
June 6, 2017
Jo Livingstone
Wonder Woman
Is Propaganda
Why debating the “feminist” stakes of a movie about American military ideology is a laughable prospect.
June 2, 2017
Jo Livingstone
Why
Stalker
Is the Film We Need Now
A new restoration of Andrei Tarkovksy’s 1979 classic functions as a contemporary parable of environmental politics.
May 30, 2017
Jeet Heer
Trump’s European Trip Was a Watershed Moment
A split has emerged between the U.S. and its European allies. And there's probably no going back.
May 23, 2017
Jo Livingstone
How the Androids Took Over the
Alien
Franchise
The machines dominate the latest installment in the space-horror franchise, taking it in a new thematic direction.
May 18, 2017
Jo Livingstone
What
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Gets Right About the Middle Ages
Guy Ritchie’s take on Arthurian legend is silly, yes. But it could be a lot worse.
May 17, 2017
Alex Shephard
Roger Stone, the Cockroach of American Politics
The new Netflix documentary "Get Me Roger Stone" tracks the life and times of an operator who has a habit of sticking around.
May 16, 2017
Jo Livingstone
The Goldie Touch
A new retrospective of Goldie Hawn’s movies shows just why she is one of a kind.
May 10, 2017
Will Leitch
Snatched
: What Is Goldie Hawn Doing in This Movie?
The legendary actress is back after a 15-year hiatus. Too bad the movie is as dashed off as dashed off gets.
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