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Movies Archive

Archives for August 2022

Culture
The summer of swirly, googly, bombastic, over-the-top moviesThe summer of swirly, googly, bombastic, over-the-top movies
Culture

Three Thousand Years of Longing caps an off-the-rails summer — one that might be the future.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law: Power means letting female heroes take up spaceShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law: Power means letting female heroes take up space
Culture

The MCU’s version of a legal procedural can be fun as hell.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Netflix’s smash-hit romance Purple Hearts is a political hate-watchNetflix’s smash-hit romance Purple Hearts is a political hate-watch
Culture

Purple Hearts tries to romanticize the ideological middle. It actually glorifies something much uglier.

By Aja Romano
Culture
Society is a mess in Emily the Criminal, Bodies Bodies Bodies, and Not OkaySociety is a mess in Emily the Criminal, Bodies Bodies Bodies, and Not Okay
Culture

Three new movies recall the 1930s gangster movie era, but with a twist.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
Every movie seems to be split into chapters these daysEvery movie seems to be split into chapters these days
Culture

From Nope to The Worst Person in the World, the intertitle is back — but with a twist.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
Why do wigs on TV look so awful?Why do wigs on TV look so awful?
Culture

A Hollywood hairstylist on why onscreen wigs don’t look anything like they should.

By Chika Ekemezie
Culture
Why Hollywood keeps getting abortion wrongWhy Hollywood keeps getting abortion wrong
Culture

This researcher interviewed dozens of writers, creators, and showrunners about onscreen abortion. Here’s what she learned.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
Bullet Train is deeply derivative, and that’s its appealBullet Train is deeply derivative, and that’s its appeal
Culture

Brad Pitt and a bunch of cameos still carry the movie.

By Alissa Wilkinson

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