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In “Predator: Badlands,” diversity is the secret weapon
In placing his spin on the “Predator” universe, director Dan Trachtenberg has ushered in several crucial firsts. His 2022 debut,...
Patti Smith opens the final door of her life story
With “Bread of Angels,” Patti Smith has finally given readers the long-awaited follow-up to 2010’s “Just Kids.” Unlike “M Train”...
Women didn’t ruin the workplace. Capitalism did
“Did women ruin the workplace? And can conservative feminism fix it?” asked the headline of a New York Times roundtable...
When it comes to body horror, “Welcome to Derry”‘s got female trouble
For the entity called Pennywise, the demon that haunts Derry, Maine, fear is the best seasoning for flesh. That’s why...
“Who’d have thought it’d be not me?”: “SNL” recreates Trump reaction to Oval Office fainting
This week’s episode of “Saturday Night Live” opened with a soliloquy from President Donald Trump, using the occasion of a...
In “Christy,” Sydney Sweeney’s only fighting herself
Considering what happened to the intrepid Christy Martin, the fighter who put women’s boxing on the map in the 1990s...
Grimes ushers in a new era of internet infestation
Have you ever tricked yourself into seeing a non-existent cockroach in your kitchen? Your hand catches the light just so,...
In “Die My Love,” Jennifer Lawrence rescues a film from itself
Late in Lynne Ramsay’s “Die My Love” — the latest film to mystifyingly leave out a much-needed comma from its...
Martha Stewart, the patron saint of Gen Z perfectionists
“She’s kind of been a staple in our house as long as I can remember. My mom always had her...
“All’s Fair” and the problem with Kim Kardashian
If you haven’t yet subjected yourself to the three-episode premiere of “All’s Fair,” I have a challenge for you: Break...
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