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Steven Soderbergh’s AI contradiction
Steven Soderbergh is a man of both expedience and innovation. In the last 15 months, he’s had three films in...
Julia Wertz finds the humor in motherhood’s body horror
In one scene from Julia Wertz’s 2023 graphic memoir, “Impossible People: A Completely Average Story of Recovery,” her character —...
Alice Coltrane and No Wave’s overlooked women step out of the margins
2026 is shaping up to be a year for incredible music books. Some of the best non-fiction books are projects...
Young widows like Aubrey Plaza don’t owe us anything
In early 2025, the UK tabloid Daily Mail ran 17 stories in a 4-day period about the demise of 47-year-old...
With “The End of Oak Street,” dinosaur fans may finally have their movie
As bleak, frightening and all-around life-ruining as the internet has proven itself to be, there was a time not long...
No, Michael J. Fox isn’t dead — and he’s joking about it
Michael J. Fox is very much alive — and he’s treating a recent false report of his death with his...
A “Nasty” woman’s anthem for all time
If asked to picture Janet Jackson, one of three images likely comes to mind: “Rhythm Nation 1814” Janet, a revolutionary...
“The Drama” proves why movies should make us uncomfortable
A dark comedy is only as successful as its bleakest jokes. Exploitation is not inherently funny, and there’s a vast...
“They were all guitars”: Paul Shaffer recalls why The Beatles didn’t click — at first
Legendary musician, band leader, actor and comedian Paul Shaffer joined host Kenneth Womack to talk about whether he would have...
Horror has a lock on making sapphic love seem trivial
In the tropey world of horror, few have it worse off than the bumbling, buxom straight ladies literally tripping over...
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