A Romance in Spite of Itself
Normal People puts a postmodern twist on a classic tale of passion.
Shadow Play
A Mouthful of Bees
Correcting the record on Clarence Thomas—again.
Anger Management
Big problems with Greta Gerwig's Little Women.
A Tale of Two Markets
Hollywood is choosing Chinese profits over American liberties.
It Takes a Village
A binge-worthy series for grown-ups.
The Prism of Art
Hidden signs of faith and redemption in two notable films from Europe.
The Goddess in the Mist
Why the TV adaptation of My Brilliant Friend is better than the book.
Ancestry.Comics
The uninspiring side of Marvel Studio’s Afro-futurist utopia.
The Most Dangerous Enemy They Can Find
Netflix’s clever Black Mirror.
The Dark at the End of the Tunnel
Ken Burns’s The Vietnam War does not take sides.
Dream Factory, or Propaganda Machine?
Hollywood’s romance with China may be breaking up.
Angle of Descent
Detroit rips open old wounds.