While it doesn’t have the most original premise, 'Heel' goes a long way, thanks to its actors. It’s a thriller that takes a grounded approach to its story of a family keeping a teenager captive in ...

In theory, 'The Bride' should be one of the most exciting films of 2026. However, its brand of radical feminism feels performative.

Anyone paying serious attention to the Academy Awards knows that – despite the hype and pretension – Oscars don’t always land ...

The constitutional system creates an invitation to struggle. Now, as the U.S. wages war on Iran, Congress must decide whether it wants to struggle, as it did during the Vietnam War, or remain ...

Modern newswriting still runs on conventions engineered for the telegraph—speed first, cut from the bottom, clarity through simplification—yet it is tasked with narrating wars that demand history and ...

Anyone paying serious attention to the Academy Awards knows that – despite the hype and pretension – Oscars don’t always land in the right hands. Rather, variables as diverse as marketing and politics ...

In the post-COVID landscape, where theatrical attendance has changed dramatically, Dwayne Johnson's once-guaranteed success has waned. Still uber-famous, still larger than life, and still able to draw ...

The summer of 2023 seemed to be a high point in the culture of girlhood, with Beyoncé, Barbie, and Taylor Swift as three women (fictional or larger-than-life) who deserve a great deal of credit for ...

The term “all style, no substance” comes pretty close to describing this new adaptation of Wuthering Heights. Despite its talented cast and impressive visuals, this film leaves the audience with ...

Early on in her new memoir, Joyride, Susan Orlean, a staff writer for The New Yorker, describes her approach to writing: “I became a writer because I wanted to describe the people and places around me ...