HBO’s “Lanterns” was always about its heroes’ fears, and our own
John Stewart was always going to claim his ring. That much was a given on “Lanterns” from the moment HBO…
There’s no solving a problem like Tom Cruise’s “Digger”
To film Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s new movie “Digger,” a satirical black comedy about an aging oil tycoon facing a potentially…
“Oh my God! He tricked us!”: SNL’s Rubio and others panic over midterms
“Saturday Night Live” imagined a Republican Party scrambling for a winning message ahead of the midterm elections and finding little…
At 30, “That Thing You Do!” is the perfect fake one-hit wonder
With all apologies to David Lynch, in “That Thing You Do!” the film isn’t the thing. Tom Hanks’ directorial debut,…
Please don’t send me your robot music
I couldn’t help but notice some people on social media dunking on a post from @nicksaraev, a self-described entrepreneur helper,…
I grew up next door to Ted Kaczynski
Netflix’s film “Unabomber” arrived last Friday, and by the weekend it was the most-watched movie on the platform — despite…
Christa Pike’s botched execution was not an isolated incident
Lethal injection has proven to be a difficult execution method to get right. It is more frequently botched than any…
Netflix’s “East of Eden” asks if we’ve misread its monster
Before digesting Zoe Kazan’s seven-part reconsideration of “East of Eden,” I never would have suspected that we, as a society,…
“Cassie Workman is Witchy AF” is a comic spell for a mad world
While introducing the inaugural subject of “Cassie Workman is Witchy AF,” the host pertly pulls a bait-and-switch. She opens her…
The Cornell case puts “Promising Young Woman” back in focus
It makes perfect sense that Emerald Fennell’s debut film, “Promising Young Woman,” is divisive. In fact, divisive isn’t quite the…