A Courtroom Drama With an Indecipherable Culprit
Saint Omer turns a true crime into a complicated elegy.
The Brutal Reality of Life in America’s Most Notorious Jail
I’ve been locked up in maximum-security prisons for two decades. My time on Rikers Island was worse.
Aubrey Plaza Gave SNL Permission to Get Weird
The show has seemed stuck in a rut lately; this week’s host brought some much-needed eccentricity.
The Immortal David Crosby
How the late musician’s obsession with science fiction shaped his legacy
A Grim New Low for Internet Sleuthing
In the Idaho murders, the real crime has become a “true crime”—an ominous form of interactive entertainment.
The Line That Velma Crossed
The show’s real problem is its attitude toward viewers.
Hollywood Cannot Survive Without Movie Theaters
Why is this so hard for studios to believe?
The Film That Accurately Captures Teen Grief
Hawa uses a surrealist slant to reimagine the coming-of-age story.
When Good Pain Turns Into Bad Pain
Lauren Fleshman’s memoir, Good for a Girl, recalls her life as a runner—and the culture she says the sport needs to change.
This Is the Band That’s Supposedly Saving Rock and Roll?
Måneskin looks a lot cooler than it sounds.
The Calamitous Lies of Adulthood
Netflix’s new adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s 2020 novel is a striking, moody show about the contours of deceit.
A Slick Mystery That Takes Place Entirely on Screens
Missing is a slick but buggy update to the genre.
Skinamarink Is a Delightful Nightmare
The idiosyncratic horror film makes use of one of the scariest devices: a story with more questions than answers.
Seven Books About How Homes Shape Our Life
Dwellings are loaded with meaning for the people—and characters—who inhabit them.
A Society That Can’t Get Enough of Work
A satirical 1883 pamphlet about workers who won’t quit has eerie resonance today.
The Speeches That Saved the Golden Globes
If the show succeeded, it was thanks to the likes of Michelle Yeoh, Jennifer Coolidge, and Ke Huy Quan.
The ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Bubble Is About to Burst
Many Gen Zers have rejected traditional credit in favor of new-age layaway programs, which are riskier than they may seem.
The Last of Us Makes the Apocalypse Feel New Again
The HBO adaptation is well versed in the bleak clichés of the zombie genre, but it also offers something unexpected: empathy.
A Disability Film Unlike Any Other
I Didn’t See You There depicts, with a hypnotic realism, life from the perspective of a disabled person.
M3GAN’s Killer-Robot Doll Is Just What 2023 Needs
The zany horror film is as self-aware as the sentient android at its center.