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February 27, 2017
Alex Shephard
A wild finish saved the Oscars from being almost completely forgettable.
February 27, 2017
Alex Shephard
Jimmy Kimmel is the wrong Oscar host for this moment.
February 10, 2017
Will Leitch
The Lego Batman Movie: Too Much Fun
There are only so many times you can speed-riff on pop culture before the joke starts to get old.
February 7, 2017
Tim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 54: Movies and Politics
October 12, 2016
MagazineMiriam Bale
Christine Stays in the Picture
Two new films about the life of Christine Chubbuck grapple with a newscaster’s final sign-off.
July 13, 2016
Tim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 25: The Secret Life of Pets and The BFG
June 15, 2016
PodcastTim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 21: Warcraft, Menace II Society, and Being John Malkovich
May 20, 2016
Muna Mire
All The Way: Proof That You Can’t Escape the Past
The new HBO film examines Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency, and shows that history is our best guide to the present.
March 30, 2016
Adam Peck
Fans want Zack Snyder to stop ruining their favorite superhero movies.
March 23, 2016
PodcastTim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 9: “Midnight Special,” Batman/Superman rankings, and “Frank”
March 21, 2016
Elaine Teng
Ava DuVernay has better things to do than direct a Marvel movie.
March 15, 2016
PodcastWill Leitch, Tim Grierson
Grierson & Leitch Episode 8: 10 Cloverfield Lane and The Brothers Grimsby
February 28, 2016
Alex Shephard, Elaine Teng
Which Films Will Win at Tonight’s Academy Awards?
February 17, 2016
Elaine Teng
Saoirse Ronan is taking on another Ian McEwan adaptation.
February 12, 2016
Will Leitch
Deadpool: A Superhero Who Makes Fun of Himself
As Deadpool, Ryan Reynolds is an entitled, smarmy, and immature superhero—and he knows it.
February 11, 2016
PodcastTim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 3: Hail, Caesar! and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
December 14, 2015
Alex Shephard
Whale fail: In the Heart of the Sea, Ron Howard’s epic Moby-Dick origin story, sinks at the box office.
December 14, 2015
Alex Shephard
Watch the trailer for the Independence Day sequel.
August 6, 2015
Elaine Teng
'The Diary of a Teenage Girl' Is a Story of Sexual Abuse—and Female Empowerment
July 6, 2015
Jamil Smith
How "Back to the Future" Helped Make Me a Feminist
30 years after the film's release, a new look at its depiction of race and sexual assault

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