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Movies Archive

Archives for February 2022

Explainers
Your 9 biggest questions about the 2022 Oscars, answeredYour 9 biggest questions about the 2022 Oscars, answered
Explainers

How do you get an Oscar? Who’s going to win Best Picture? Why wasn’t Spider-Man nominated?

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
Why the Oscars are so weird about real people rolesWhy the Oscars are so weird about real people roles
Culture

Almost half of this year’s acting nominations went to actors playing real-life icons.

By Alissa Wilkinson
One Good Thing
One Good Thing: Love & Basketball is proof that sports can be sexyOne Good Thing: Love & Basketball is proof that sports can be sexy
One Good Thing

The stakes in Love & Basketball are higher because the rewards are so rare and small.

By Jayson Buford
The Gray Area
The real story of “Don’t Look Up”The real story of “Don’t Look Up”
Podcast
The Gray Area

Co-writer (and Academy Award nominee) David Sirota on what the movie is really about.

By Sean Illing
Culture
A crop of new documentaries refuses to erase the pastA crop of new documentaries refuses to erase the past
Culture

Films from Tantura to Descendant challenge the powerful. But it’s still up to us to witness the truth.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
Why Lata Mangeshkar was an Indian music iconWhy Lata Mangeshkar was an Indian music icon
Culture

For seven decades, she gave voice to the nation’s burgeoning film industry — and fought for better pay for the singers who powered it.

By Lavanya Ramanathan
Culture
How I learned to stop wincing and appreciate JackassHow I learned to stop wincing and appreciate Jackass
Culture

The truest, purest feast of fools.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
From a volcano love story to an all-girl metal band, 15 documentaries you can’t missFrom a volcano love story to an all-girl metal band, 15 documentaries you can’t miss
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

The most exciting nonfiction from this year’s Sundance.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
One of the year’s best movies is about the worst person in the world (kind of)One of the year’s best movies is about the worst person in the world (kind of)
Culture

We’re all trying to be the authors of our own stories.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
How fandom sent Boba Fett from minor character to leading manHow fandom sent Boba Fett from minor character to leading man
Culture

The lasting appeal of the Star Wars bounty hunter, explained.

By Luke Winkie
Culture
18 indie movies everyone will be talking about this year18 indie movies everyone will be talking about this year
Culture

The best and buzziest movies out of this year’s Sundance.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
The Olympics are meant to be a beacon of progress. A century of film tells another story.The Olympics are meant to be a beacon of progress. A century of film tells another story.
Culture

Digging into the Olympics’ official narrative on film to see what the movies really say.

By Alissa Wilkinson