Film
How Did a Pro-Democracy Activist Become a Trump Supporter?
Over seven years, director Nanfu Wang documented Cuban activist Rosa María Payá’s fight for a democratic Cuba — and her journey to endorsing the MAGA movement.
HBO Max
Film
How to Find a Public Restroom in New York
For all the character that the city has lost to gentrification, How To with John Wilson demonstrates how much delightful strangeness can still be found here.
Art
Memes to Help You Mourn the End of Succession
The finale may be near, but the Waystar Royco empire will live on in memes and TikToks that immortalize the show’s most memorable moments.
Satire
From Cattelan's Golden Toilet to Bored Apes, We Think This Art Should Be on Succession
Shiv would definitely have a Chihuly chandelier.
Art
How the Art in Succession Paints a Picture of Power
The popular tv show is about how terrible wealthy people can be. And you know what wealthy people love? Art collecting.
Film
Dune Is Impressive but Incomplete
The biggest problem with turning Dune into a film is that the book appears increasingly derivative of generic sci-fi tropes.
Film
Looking Back at the Misbegotten Woodstock ’99 Music Festival
The HBO documentary Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage views the event not just as one fiasco, but as an allegory for the Y2K era.
Film
The Story of La Veneno, Spain’s Badass Trans Superstar
The HBO Max series Veneno embraces all of the media personality’s colorful life, including the messier parts.
Film
The Double-Crosses Don’t Stop Coming in the Noir Throwback No Sudden Move
Set in 1954 Detroit, Steven Soderbergh’s latest caper flick critiques capitalism and institutional racism as effortlessly as it piles on the twists.
Film
A Trite Dramatization of the Oslo Peace Accords
An adaptation of the Tony-winning play, Oslo's apolitical take on the Israel-Palestine conflict is of little use to anyone.
Film
Allen v. Farrow Revisits Harrowing Allegations of Sexual Abuse
The docuseries is the latest look back at the Woody Allen scandal. But do these projects really come from a more enlightened perspective?
Film
Into the Storm Tries to Illuminate the Shadowy Allure of QAnon
Despite its six-hour runtime, the HBO docuseries "Q: Into the Storm" fails to comprehend what draws people to conspiracy theories.