Why American Pickle Falls Flat

by Liel Leibovitz

Last month, two Jewish artists offered two divergent visions of the life worth living that anyone curious about the state of our union ought to examine. Continue Reading »

14 Sep 2020

Why We Shouldn’t Watch Cuties

by C. C. Pecknold

Sensitive patience with challenging artwork is often commendable, but not in the case of Cuties.
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24 Aug 2020

Capitalist Horror

by Eve Tushnet

The protagonists of Hard Labor never go beyond the bounds of ordinary capitalist morality. Continue Reading »

13 Aug 2020

More Movies for Lockdown

by Mark Bauerlein

Let's add to the lists of movies that other periodicals have suggested people watch while stuck in their homes. Continue Reading »

9 Jun 2020

Emma Unframed

by Veronica Clarke

Autumn de Wilde’s Emma. is a fresh and charming take on the Jane Austen heroine.  Continue Reading »

12 Mar 2020

Evildoers and Their Art

by Peter Hitchens

Eric Gill and Roman Polanski are both guilty of revolting crimes. But should we be punished by being deprived of the results of their undeniable talent?  Continue Reading »

18 Feb 2020

The Smallest of Crosses

by John Waters

A Hidden Life’s themes are timely for a world unable to differentiate between the nature of tyranny and the nature of different contemporary movements. Continue Reading »

23 Jan 2020

The Two Popes: Baloney, Brilliantly Acted

by George Weigel

As history, the Netflix film The Two Popes is baloney on steroids. Continue Reading »

15 Jan 2020

Star Wars Goes Out With a Whimper

by Alexi Sargeant

Rise of Skywalker felt like a pinched and nervous attempt to offer more and more Star Wars without adding depth, nuance, or complexity to the franchise. Continue Reading »

2 Jan 2020

Why Rise of Skywalker Fails

by Jake Meador

The problem isn’t that most of the Disney-era Star Wars projects fail as films. The problem is that Disney almost certainly knows it and doesn’t care. Continue Reading »

31 Dec 2019