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Jennifer Lawrence
March 6, 2018
Jo Livingstone
What’s Hiding Behind Jennifer Lawrence’s Bangs?
On espionage, Russian stereotypes, and the impermeable coiffures of “Red Sparrow”
September 20, 2017
Jo Livingstone
Aronofsky’s Mother! is a Mess of Biblical Proportions
A spoiler-filled analysis of this fall’s most controversial movie.
June 9, 2016
Esther Breger
Jennifer Lawrence will be donning a black turtleneck to play everyone’s favorite former billionaire.
December 30, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Jennifer Lawrence’s latest movie isn’t very good, which is why her stardom is more certain than ever.
December 24, 2015
Tim Grierson
Joy: A Manic Cinderella Gets the Job Done
David O. Russell’s quirky hero proves that in his filmmaking, buoyant, messy exuberance has its limits.
September 3, 2014
Rebecca Leber
Is Revenge Porn Legal in Your State?
Based on this map, it probably is
September 2, 2014
Yishai Schwartz
The Nude Celebrity Photo Theft Should Scare You More Than the NSA Does
February 24, 2014
Jason Farago
Five Dramatic Actors Who Should Be Comedians
Colin Firth would look so fetching in drag
December 12, 2013
David Thomson
'American Hustle' Is Scorsese Played for Laughs
March 27, 2012
David Thomson
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