AMC, Warner Bros. bring back movie snobbery — and it’s about time
Ordinarily, I try not to spend too much of my one precious life watching Marvel trailers — or Marvel movies,…
Looks like Jimmy Kimmel isn’t done dealing with FCC “nonsense”
Jimmy Kimmel’s opponents in the Trump administration really don’t seem to understand how late-night’s relationship with political campaigns works. If…
The “Ted Lasso” problem Ted Lasso can’t see
Nothing beats a cheerful holiday episode in the summertime, am I right? “Ted Lasso” stans know exactly what I mean.…
Our world map is wrong. MAGA likes it that way
A version of this essay first appeared in Crash Course, Salon’s free morning newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like…
The Oscars is shaping up for a showdown
Awards season is around the corner, with opponents ready to duke it out in the ring of swanky luncheons and…
As Hollywood courts influencers, movie critics are getting squeezed out
Modern-day movie publicity has changed significantly over the last several years. The standard routes of press interviews on shows like…
The complicated yearly renegotiation of being a queer NFL fan
The NFL’s regular season is back this week, and these days the game barely leaves. When I was a kid,…
“King of the Hill” is the real America, if we allow it to be
Once Hulu confirmed the “King of the Hill” revival was officially moving forward, it didn’t take long for the Internet…
Space Force’s new uniforms scream fascist supervillain
Donald Trump was a busy man when the film “Starship Troopers” debuted to largely confused audiences in 1997. Then 51,…
The rock critic who changed the way I listen to music
“A great new sound reaches us, always, as a miraculous gift.” The rock critic Dave Marsh, now of blessed memory,…