Jafar Panahi’s Scenes From a Crime Jafar Panahi’s Scenes From a Crime
His films show how a regime’s wrongdoing can upend one’s sense of self and transform the very rhythm of daily life.
Feb 18, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Alex Kong
The Exposure Therapy of “A Private Life” The Exposure Therapy of “A Private Life”
In her new film, Jodie Foster transforms into a therapist-detective.
Feb 12, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Lovia Gyarkye
Is it Too Late to Save Hollywood? Is it Too Late to Save Hollywood?
A conversation with A.S. Hamrah about the dispiriting state of the movie business in the post-Covid era.
Feb 4, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Kyle Paoletta
The Melania in “Melania” Likes Her Gilded Cage Just Fine The Melania in “Melania” Likes Her Gilded Cage Just Fine
The $45 million advertorial abounds in unintended ironies.
Feb 2, 2026 / Katha Pollitt
Melania at the Multiplex Melania at the Multiplex
Packaging a $75 million bribe from Jeff Bezos as a vapid, content-challenged biopic.
Feb 2, 2026 / Elizabeth Spiers
The Cartoonist, the Director, and the Sex Workers The Cartoonist, the Director, and the Sex Workers
Sook-Yin Lee’s new romantic comedy, Paying for It, explores Platonic love and prostitution.
Jan 29, 2026 / Jeet Heer
A Living Archive of Peter Hujar A Living Archive of Peter Hujar
The director Ira Sachs’s transforms an intimate interview with the photographer into a film about friendship, routine, and why we make art at all.
Jan 27, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Phoebe Chen
The Endless Scoops of Seymour Hersh The Endless Scoops of Seymour Hersh
Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus’s Cover-Up explores the life and times of one of America’s greatest investigative reporters.
Jan 14, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Adam Hochschild
The Grand Delusions of “Marty Supreme” The Grand Delusions of “Marty Supreme”
Josh Safdie’s first solo effort, an antic sports movie, revels in a darker side of the American dream.
Jan 12, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz
The Banal Spectacle of “Avatar: Fire and Ash” The Banal Spectacle of “Avatar: Fire and Ash”
Has James Cameron’s epic sci-fi series run aground?
Jan 5, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Kearse