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With “The Shrouds,” cinema’s great body horror auteur goes for something a little lighter: grief
There’s something peculiar about the swathes of glowing, yellow celestial fabric that cascade over the opening credits of David Cronenberg’s...
“RoboCop” actor Peter Weller on the crooked line leading from Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump
Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 film “RoboCop” is a dystopic masterpiece. Set in a (then) near future deindustrialized Detroit, Peter Weller's character...
“The Ugly Stepsister” rewrites “Cinderella” as a grotesque and darkly funny feminist fable
“The Ugly Stepsister,” written and directed by Emilie Blichfeldt, takes its cue from “Cinderella,” but this inspired body horror comedy...
“The Wedding Banquet” updates a queer cult classic for a new generation, without losing its heart
It’s difficult to get excited about a remake. Even now, after years of watching brave executives hack away at the...
“Children have human rights”: YouTuber Ms. Rachel speaks after pro-Israel group reported her to DOJ
Children’s educational content creator Ms. Rachel broke her silence to defend the “human rights” of Palestinian children on Thursday, a...
“Drop” star Meghann Fahy’s secret to success: “I’ve been in therapy for a decade”
"Before I got into this," Meghann Fahy told me, "I thought maybe I would study psychology and become a therapist."...
Blue Origin’s all-woman space flight made history, but not in the way it’s being sold
Gayle King wishes everybody would adopt a more realistic perspective about Monday’s Blue Origin space outing. The “CBS Mornings” co-host...
“Saturday Night Live” and “White Lotus” stars beef squash with a bouquet
Sarah Sherman's impersonation of Aimee Lou Wood on a recent episode of "Saturday Night Live" was gone in a flash,...
The evergreen appeal of Sherlock Holmes helps us make sense of a perilously illogical world
Every modern TV mystery’s DNA traces back to Sherlock Holmes. Understanding that is central to explaining why he always finds...
Lady Gaga’s Coachella spectacle makes a case for beauty in an ugly world
While chronicling the production of the then-largest issue of “Vogue” ever printed for his 2009 film “The September Issue,” documentarian...
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