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Earth, Wind & Fire’s music is universal
Melanie McFarland
Questlove’s new documentary explores the spiritual magic that makes one of pop's biggest bands among its greatest
What makes an actress “mother”?
Coleman Spilde
"Mother" escaped its ballroom roots and proliferated Hollywood over the last 10 years. Time to pump the brakes
“Pretty Ugly” resurrects the Lunachicks as Punk Rock’s most underrated revolutionaries
Caryn Rose
Ilya Chaiken’s documentary traces the band's East Village rise and feminist punk legacy
With “The End of Oak Street,” dinosaur fans may finally have their movie
Coleman Spilde
After years of sequels, a mysterious new film has reignited the dino fandom with something new
“BTS: The Return” captures a poignant snapshot of a troubled comeback
Hanh Nguyen
"The only way that they can carry the weight of the crown is through all seven of them"
On “The Comeback,” AI gets the last laugh
Melanie McFarland
As Lisa Kudrow’s Valerie Cherish takes the pulse of AI’s Hollywood takeover, so does a new film hitting theaters
“Project Hail Mary” is movie medicine
Coleman Spilde
The Ryan Gosling-led adaptation of Andy Weir's bestseller is a moving, must-see roadmap through our future
Lesbians see something in “Heated Rivalry” that TV still won’t give them
Ava Pauline Emilione
Sapphic romances remain scarce, so queer women are projecting their own longing onto the show's characters
The “Melania” movie is empty, foul and worse than we imagined
Coleman Spilde
Neither insightful nor interesting, the first lady’s disgraceful doc exists only to fuel Trump’s propaganda machine
Mainstream media helped build the myth of law enforcement
Nicholas Liu
Alec Karakatsanis explained how the news media demonizes the poor while protecting the powerful
Trump’s new security strategy endangers democracy
Austin Sarat
The president's retrograde National Security Strategy emphasizes profit and bluster at democracy's expense
A new Henry Kissinger documentary gilds the stinkweed
Ken Hughes
I've spent 25 years studying presidents' White House tapes. This isn't Kissinger's real "American Experience"
“Distraction” no more: Prince Andrew gives up titles to protect monarchy
CK Smith
Still a “prince” by birth, disgraced royal steps back from royal duties and titles, to contain Epstein scandal
“The Smashing Machine” is a futile fight for perfection
Coleman Spilde
In Benny Safdie's film, Dwayne Johnson fights against a script too narrow for his mighty talent
DNA solves the 1991 yogurt shop murders in Austin
CK Smith
Serial killer Robert Brashers identified through DNA, finally closing the decades-old case that inspired an HBO doc
Diplomacy by insult: Donald Trump is “really good at this stuff”
Brian Karem
More people need to tell the huckster-in-chief to bugger off
Paula Deen’s quest for redemption
Coleman Spilde
In "Canceled," the chef recalls her demise in amiable detail, but doesn't quite answer the questions she tees up
“The Paper” and the politics of the workplace mockumentary
Melanie McFarland
Two decades after "The Office," the faux doc is the go-to format for sitcoms about professionals trying to help us
Netflix doc exposes Biggest Loser’s hidden health costs
CK Smith
New doc shines light on The Biggest Loser’s grueling challenges and long-term impact on participants
The bitter truth about our sugary matcha habit
Francesca Giangiulio
As matcha becomes a TikTok darling, some worry its true origins — and flavor — are being lost in translation
Michael Imperioli points to Jack Kerouac as a guide for beating isolation
Gary M. Kramer
In the documentary "Kerouac’s Road," Michael Imperioli reminds that human connection is the key to beatitude
The “Shark Whisperer” doc is cold-blooded
Coleman Spilde
In the new Netflix documentary, shark advocate Ocean Ramsey takes on her most vicious beast yet: the critics
The best of 2025 . . . so far
Kelly McClure, Natalie Moore, Coleman Spilde, Melanie McFarland, Hanh Nguyen, Erin Keane, Andi Zeisler, Amanda Marcotte, Bennett LT, Alex Galbraith, Ashlie D. Stevens
From shows about androids and morticians to psychosis-inducing albums, here's the best of what you may have missed
Mariska Hargitay unravels the truth of her famous mother’s legacy
Coleman Spilde
In the HBO documentary "My Mom Jayne," Mariska Hargitay comes to terms with the mother she never knew
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