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Movies Archive

Archives for December 2022

Culture
What Noah Baumbach’s White Noise is really aboutWhat Noah Baumbach’s White Noise is really about
Culture

Death, supermarkets, and an airborne toxic event.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
Babylon’s debauched old Hollywood is about something much biggerBabylon’s debauched old Hollywood is about something much bigger
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

It’s not about the 1920s at all.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
What gets lost when comedies go straight to streamingWhat gets lost when comedies go straight to streaming
Culture

Movie theaters are the most fun place to watch a comedy. What if that goes away?

By Alissa Wilkinson
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
Avatar: The Way of Water reminds us that blockbusters don’t have to look absolutely terribleAvatar: The Way of Water reminds us that blockbusters don’t have to look absolutely terrible
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

Finally, a big movie that looks like something.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
3 things to remember about Avatar before you see Avatar: The Way of Water3 things to remember about Avatar before you see Avatar: The Way of Water
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

Avatar came out in 2009. It’s not your fault if you don’t remember every detail.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Why are Christmas movie “miracles” never miracles at all?Why are Christmas movie “miracles” never miracles at all?
Culture

Candace Cameron Bure wants to put the Christ back into Christmas movies, but she’s not really following through.

By Alissa Wilkinson
In 2022, nothing horrified us as much as old age
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

A year in horror movies about the nightmare of aging, from X to Pearl, Barbarian to Old People.

By Aja Romano
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
The Whale screenwriter on writing about religious fundamentalism, bodies, and hopeThe Whale screenwriter on writing about religious fundamentalism, bodies, and hope
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

Samuel D. Hunter goes deeper with his vulnerable, personal play.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
It’s best you know nothing about the new greatest movie of all timeIt’s best you know nothing about the new greatest movie of all time
Culture

The movie “Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles” was recently declared No. 1 in the prestigious Sight and Sound poll. Go in as cold as possible.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
The 25 best movies of 2022The 25 best movies of 2022
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

The greatest films from a tumultuous year.

By Alissa Wilkinson