November 6, 2020

Why I Love Women Who Wallop

For our film critic, watching actresses become action stars made her think differently about bodies and the meaning of representation.
October 23, 2020

Horror Masks Are Never Just About the Monster

Surfacing Horror Masks Are Never Just About the Monster These cinematic mainstays continue to terrify. By Credit…Trevor Wisecup for The New York Times Credit…Landon Nordeman for […]
October 4, 2020

How to Celebrate Halloween From Your Car

From “Christine” to “Crash!,” the killer car movie is a hallowed horror subgenre. Pick your vehicle — bulldozer, hearse, big rig — and there’s a scary […]
September 29, 2020

When Life Looks Like a Wes Anderson Movie

This article is part of our latest Design special report, which is about taking creative leaps in challenging times. The last shelters on the Marangu route […]
September 27, 2020

How Ruth Bader Ginsburg Became a Pop Culture Icon

Ruth Bader Ginsburg lived a storied life. In 1972, she became the first tenured female professor at Columbia Law School. In 1980, she was appointed to […]
September 2, 2020

Jane Fonda, Star of Fire Drill Fridays, Has New Book Out

I wanted to be schooled by Jane Fonda. There was a decent chance that we would get into a Megyn Kelly-type dust-up, where I waded into […]
July 31, 2020

Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King’: Let’s Discuss

When Beyoncé took a speaking role as Nala — the eventual queen — in the 2019 remake of “The Lion King,” she decided to delve beyond […]
July 24, 2020

The New ‘Kissing Booth’ Star on ‘Cats,’ Selena and Greased Abs

Taylor Zakhar Perez usually only gets a taste of fame at Home Depot. He’s been spotted four times, in four different Home Depot stores around Los […]
July 18, 2020

Family-Friendly Movies Made by Diverse Filmmakers

For parents trying to figure out how to talk to their children about racism, film can be a useful tool for generating empathy. But many family-friendly […]
May 18, 2020

The Joy of the Hate-Watch

ImageCredit…Illustration by Eden Weingart The Joy of the Hate-Watch By I knew I would hate ‘The Princess Bride.’ What a delight to confirm not just my […]