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Reviews Archive

Archives for June 2019

Culture
City of Girls is a new novel from Eat Pray Love author Elizabeth Gilbert. It’s terrific.City of Girls is a new novel from Eat Pray Love author Elizabeth Gilbert. It’s terrific.
Culture

It’s a love letter to female friendships and to New York City.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Toy Story 4 finds the beauty and joy in saying goodbyeToy Story 4 finds the beauty and joy in saying goodbye
Culture

The series’ latest, and maybe last, lesson is about how love defines us.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Men in Black: International is charming and fun but squanders the chance to tell a richer storyMen in Black: International is charming and fun but squanders the chance to tell a richer story
Culture

Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth are great, and so are their gadgets and gizmos. But that’s really all there is.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Big Little Lies season 2, episode 1: “What Have They Done?” They’d prefer to forget.Big Little Lies season 2, episode 1: “What Have They Done?” They’d prefer to forget.
Culture

The season premiere sees the past gunning for the five friends, whether they’re ready or not.

By Aja Romano
Movies
Late NightLate Night
Movies

The workplace comedy starring Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling is now in theaters.

By Alissa Wilkinson
The best movies out this weekend
The Last Black Man in San FranciscoThe Last Black Man in San Francisco
The best movies out this weekend

The stunning, elegiac debut drama is currently in theaters.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
The Last Black Man in San Francisco is so good, it’s hard to believe it’s a debut featureThe Last Black Man in San Francisco is so good, it’s hard to believe it’s a debut feature
Culture

Part biography, part love letter, the movie is an elegy for a city lost to time.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
Dark Phoenix is a joyless retelling of the X-Men’s most famous storyDark Phoenix is a joyless retelling of the X-Men’s most famous story
Culture

X-Men: Dark Phoenix forgets what makes the X-Men compelling.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
Black Mirror’s Miley Cyrus episode rebels against positivity cultureBlack Mirror’s Miley Cyrus episode rebels against positivity culture
Culture

“Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too” says that empowerment is not always empowering.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
Ava DuVernay uses real history to damn the present in Netflix’s When They See UsAva DuVernay uses real history to damn the present in Netflix’s When They See Us
Culture

Trump’s involvement in the case — and refusal to change his mind — is just a cipher for America.

By Alissa Wilkinson