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Episode 3 of Marvel’s new Disney+ series brings it closer to House of M and hints at ties to S.W.O.R.D.
Based on the bestselling novel, it’s a wry, blistering critique of inequality in India — and elsewhere.
The former president fits into a long line of ravenous, miserable literary characters.
About that life-sized cardboard cutout of Ana de Armas getting thrown out in front of Ben Affleck’s house …
“Every country has to build themselves up on propaganda.”
How you feel about the ending likely depends on what genre you think the movie is in.
Regina King’s directorial debut follows Muhammad Ali, Sam Cooke, Jim Brown, and Malcolm X over one night in 1964 — and their conversation rhymes with today.
Marvel’s buzzy new Disney+ series wraps an intriguing superhero mystery in throwback sitcom trappings.
What America’s jolting start to a new year means for the Marvel superhero.
How a 20-something director made a stunning, uncanny film about The Villages.
Promising Young Woman, with a crackling performance from Carey Mulligan, never apologizes for finding the pleasure in revenge.
The documentary evokes the perspective of autistic people.
This is not Hollywood, and the heroes are not coming.
It couldn’t have hurt!
Housebound’s surly protagonist is fed up with her house arrest from day one. It’s the perfect 2020 mood.
What 26 Vox staffers consumed this year to get them through the darkness.
Murder, delusions of grandeur, dark rituals, brainwashing — these cults did it all.
Why did Barbara Minerva want to turn into a hot sexy cat lady?
Take a look back at the high highs and low-ish lows of the acclaimed animation studio.
Revealing, inspiring, and mind-bending nonfiction films from an unreal year.
The critic at large (40) and critic at small (5) talk Mickey’s Christmas Carol and The Muppet Christmas Carol.
Your year-end viewing sorted, from Wonder Woman 1984 to Pixar’s latest to Small Axe.
Sometimes they’re just Christmas-adjacent.
Nothing about the beloved Christmas rom-com comes off as romantic — at least, not in a way that doesn’t feel cheap.
The Star Wars spinoff series hides an obsession with spectacle in its stripped-down storytelling.
The newest from the animation studio combines jazz, comedy, and metaphysical inquiry in one glorious package.
What I learned from spending 2020 working, learning, and entertaining on the same screen.
Mads Mikkelsen stars in an exhilarating movie that is far weightier than its premise implies.
The Netflix drama, adapted from August Wilson’s play, is a brilliantly damning tale of the blues and Black power.
The 25 greatest films from an unforgettable year.
Wonder Woman 1984, for better and worse, feels like three Wonder Woman movies wrapped into one.
Ryan Murphy’s film adaptation of the Broadway show is a patchy form of resistance. At least Meryl is charming!
The gorgeously animated new film from the makers of The Secret of Kells warns against those who reject magic for authoritarian rule.
Even after the pandemic upended the movie business, Disney is sticking to the status quo.
These three documentaries about city-level politics are like ASMR for my brain.
The groundbreaking anthology of stories about London’s West Indian community premiered November 20 on Amazon. Here’s how to watch it — and why.
The finely-tuned Netflix drama about the co-writer of Citizen Kane is about the power of movies. But it’s not optimistic.
The new Netflix movie is about Hollywood politics and critical arguments that span decades.
You can see all of Warner Bros.’ movies on HBO Max next year — on the same day they come to theaters. Here’s a Q&A with Jason Kilar about the logic behind the move.
“People think I’m a white guy on the internet.” From Big Mouth to Apu, animation reckons with racism in voice acting.