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A.O. Scott Says Goodbye to Film Criticism
A.O. Scott conducts his own exit interview as he moves to a new post after more than two decades of reviewing films.
When the Movies Pictured A.I., They Imagined the Wrong Disaster
Instead of the chilling rationality of HAL in “2001: A Space Odyssey,” we get the messy awfulness of Microsoft’s Sydney. Call it the banality of...
Do You Have a Civic Duty to Watch the Video of Memphis Police Beating Tyre Nichols?
The video of Memphis police beating Tyre Nichols challenges public complacency — and complicity. What are our duties as citizens and as human beings?
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Review: Women on the Home Front
Shadowed by Chadwick Boseman’s death, this sequel focuses King T’Challa’s mother and the women helping her to contend with a slippery new villain.
Steven Spielberg Gets Personal in ‘The Fabelmans’
In making his autobiographical film “The Fabelmans,” he confronted some painful family secrets, as well as what it means to be Jewish in America today.
‘Nope’ Review: Hell Yes
Jordan Peele’s genre-melting third feature stars Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer as brother-and-sister horse wranglers defending the family ranch from an extraterrestrial threat.
‘Elvis’ Review: Shocking the King Back to Life
Austin Butler plays the singer, with Tom Hanks as his devilish manager, in Baz Luhrmann’s operatic, chaotic anti-biopic.
Johnny Depp-Amber Heard Verdict: The Actual Malice of the Trial
In this post-#MeToo moment, misogyny and celebrity go hand in hand.
Are the Movies Liberal?
Everyone knows Hollywood is progressive. But look at the films it churns out. They tell another story.
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Review: Will This Stuff Still Fly?
Tom Cruise takes to the air once more in a long-awaited sequel to a much-loved ’80s action blockbuster.