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Movies Archive

Archives for April 2022

Culture
The Offer is a TV show about how great movies areThe Offer is a TV show about how great movies are
Culture

The Paramount+ show is less about the making of The Godfather than the miracle that movies ever get made.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards
Hollywood’s hot new trend: Parents who say they’re sorryHollywood’s hot new trend: Parents who say they’re sorry
Everything you need to know about the 95th Academy Awards

Everything Everywhere All at Once and Turning Red are part of a burgeoning subgenre: the millennial parental apology fantasy.

By Emily St. James
Culture
The bloody, fantastical The Northman refuses to be modernThe bloody, fantastical The Northman refuses to be modern
Culture

That’s why it’s great.

By Alissa Wilkinson
One Good Thing
One Good Thing: Conversations with strangers, which I missed so muchOne Good Thing: Conversations with strangers, which I missed so much
One Good Thing

The pandemic took away my weak ties. I’m so glad they’re back.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
Abercrombie & Fitch told a generation who it wasAbercrombie & Fitch told a generation who it was
Culture

The director of the new Netflix documentary says the clothes are only half the story.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
Living in the shadow of school shootings has changed us. Movies about them have changed, too.Living in the shadow of school shootings has changed us. Movies about them have changed, too.
Culture

The Fallout and Mass look at school shootings in a new way.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Technology
Why Netflix is suddenly losing subscribersWhy Netflix is suddenly losing subscribers
Technology

Reed Hastings used to have streaming to himself. That’s over now.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
Will this grim satire help you understand what’s happening in Ukraine? Kind of.Will this grim satire help you understand what’s happening in Ukraine? Kind of.
Culture

After three years, “Donbass” is finally hitting American theaters. Its portrait of misinformation and institutional failure is all too timely.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Technology
This is as good as movies are going to getThis is as good as movies are going to get
Technology

Today you can see superheroes in the theaters and lots of everything else at home. But in the future ...

By Peter Kafka
Culture
The endless debate about spoilers keeps us consuming boring artThe endless debate about spoilers keeps us consuming boring art
Culture

Is it all just part of a capitalist plot? Well?? Is it???

By Emily St. James
Technology
WarnerMedia’s ex-boss says you should be happy with Batman at theaters and rom-coms at homeWarnerMedia’s ex-boss says you should be happy with Batman at theaters and rom-coms at home
Technology

A chat with Jason Kilar on his two-year tenure, the future of movies, and more.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
The story of the internet, as told by the moviesThe story of the internet, as told by the movies
Culture

The internet has changed since 1983. Films show us how we’ve changed with it.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
Morbius sucks the fun out of the vampire storyMorbius sucks the fun out of the vampire story
Culture

Jared Leto’s latest asks, “What if vampires just wanted to study all the time?”

By Alex Abad-Santos