The Best Movies of 2023
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Though a year in movie releases is a small and arbitrary sample size, it’s nonetheless clear that, at the moment, the art of cinema is in good shape in the United…
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The Enduring Strangeness of Nicolas Cage
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In “Dream Scenario,” the new A24 film from the writer-director Kristoffer Borgli, Nicolas Cage plays Paul Matthews, an underappreciated and ineffectual college professor who finds fame because of an odd metaphysical…
Bradley Cooper on Lenny, Lenny’s Nose, and “The Hangover” Part 4
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Long before Bradley Cooper made his big screen début in “Wet Hot American Summer,” and before he played Phil Wenneck, the wise-ass Jägermeister-swilling schoolteacher in “The Hangover,” he wanted to direct.…
The French Are Not Happy About “Napoleon”
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Joaquin Phoenix in Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon.”Photograph courtesy Apple TV+ Americans are so used to seeing history played by Americans that the oddity of it hardly registers anymore. Charlton Heston was the…
“Monster” Contains a Mini-Masterwork About the Lives of Children
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story One of the most graceful experiences I’ve had at the movies this year is the last part of “Monster,” the drama directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda that’s currently in theatres, but it…
Revisiting New York’s Historic Abortion Law in “Deciding Vote”
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In April, 1970, three years before Roe v. Wade made it legal nationwide, New York passed the most expansive abortion law in the U.S. Three other states passed similar bills in…
The Best Performances of 2023
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story For a master class in performance, look no further than Todd Haynes’s new film, “May December,” which arrives on Netflix on December 1st. Julianne Moore plays Gracie, who was the subject…
Pina Bausch’s Enduring “The Rite of Spring”
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Marina HarssCulture writer You’re reading the Goings On newsletter, a guide to what we’re watching, listening to, and doing this week. Sign up to receive it in your in-box. It’s that…
April Bloomfield’s Quietly Triumphant Return
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyYou’re reading the Food Scene newsletter, Helen Rosner’s guide to what, where, and how to eat. Sign up to receive it in your in-box. One of my many rules of restaurant-going is:…
The Israel-Palestine Debate, on TikTok
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story On a recent evening, Pasha Boyer, a thirty-two-year-old father and professional sports bettor who lives in Missoula, Montana, logged on to TikTok to continue what has become an unpaid full-time job:…
