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Coleman Spilde is a senior staff culture writer and critic at Salon, specializing in film, television and music. He was previously a staff critic at The Daily Beast, and in addition to Salon, his work has appeared in Vulture, Slate, and his newsletter Top Shelf, Low Brow. He can be found at the movies.

Dakota Johnson and Pedro Pascal in "Materialists" (Atsushi Nishijima)

Don’t call it a rom-com: With wit and heart, “Materialists” transcends the tired form

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Parker Posey attends the "Party Girl" movie re-release party on April 27, 2023, in New York City. (Dominik Bindl/Getty Images)

“Party Girl” spoke its own language, and made Parker Posey fluent in cool

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Cole Escola poses with their award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for "Oh, Mary!" during The 78th Annual Tony Awards on June 08, 2025. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)

“Oh, Mary!” star Cole Escola manifested their Tony win the old-fashioned way

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Hassie Harrison in "Dangerous Animals" (IFC/Shudder)

Bait and switch: The long hunt for a great shark movie

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Callie Hernandez as Carrie in "Invention" (Courtesy of Courtney Stephens/Mubi)

In “Invention,” conspiracy is the glue that holds a family together

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(L to R) Mia Threapleton as Liesl, Benicio Del Toro as Zsa-Zsa Korda and Michael Cera as Bjorn in director Wes Anderson's "The Phoenician Scheme" (Courtesy of TPS Productions/Focus Features)

With “The Phoenician Scheme,” Wes Anderson perfects his product to cold, shiny results

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Sally Hawkins in "Bring Her Back" (Ingvar Kenne/A24)

In “Bring Her Back,” Danny and Michael Philippou work through the horror of loving too much

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Tom Cruise on the set of "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" (Paramount Pictures/Skydance)

Tom Cruise’s real “Mission: Impossible”: Save the movies, save the world

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Various old televisions play modern shows and movies (Photo Illustration by Salon / Getty Images/xavierarnau / Netflix / Elizabeth Morris/Netflix / AppleTV+ / Focus Features / Kenny Laubbaucher/Max)

There’s more film and television for you to watch than ever before — good luck finding it

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Kelly Killoren Bensimon, Luann de Lesseps, Jill Zarin, Bethenny Frankel, Ramona Singer and Alex McCord attend "The Real Housewives of New York City" season 2 premiere party (Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)

15 years later, “Scary Island” still sets the standard for “Housewives” chaos

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Barry Keoghan as Lee and Abel Tesfaye as a fictionalized version of himself in "Hurry Up Tomorrow" (Andrew Cooper )

“Hurry Up Tomorrow” is The Weeknd’s egomaniacal cinematic disaster

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"Overcompensating" (Jackie Brown/Prime)

In “Overcompensating,” millennial memory is made meaningful

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Couple with popcorn on the floor at the movie theater. (EVOK/R.Lauren/Getty)

Trump’s latest tariff agenda: Make movies crap again

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Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd in "Friendship" (Courtesy of A24/Spencer Pazer)

“Friendship” shouldn’t be this stressful

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Georgina Campbell as Tess in "Barbarian" (Courtesy of 20th Century Studios)

What “Barbarian” gets right about terrifying moms and twisted love

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Teyana Taylor attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)

The cultural significance of the Met Gala can’t be dismissed

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(l-r) Ashley Darby and Nick Montefour on "Love Hotel" (Ana York/Bravo)

In “Bravo’s Love Hotel,” Real Housewives own up to everything in the name of romance

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Illustration of Catherine Coulson as The Log Lady, seen in "I Know Catherine" (Alex Shurun)

A beloved “Twin Peaks” resident gets her due

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Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively in "Another Simple Favor" (Lorenzo Sisti)

Blake Lively’s latest crime against humanity? Having the most fun of her career

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Chloë Sevigny as Anne and Lily McInerny as Cécile in "Bonjour Tristesse" (Courtesy of Greenwich Entertainment)

In “Bonjour Tristesse,” Chloë Sevigny and Lily McInerny try to capture beauty before it slips away

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"Sinners" (Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures)

“Sinners” is a smash. So why is Hollywood putting an asterisk on its success?

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Lisa Vanderpump in "Vanderpump Villa" (Disney/Andrea Miconi)

“The Real Housewives” is officially reality TV’s least exciting franchise

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J.K. Rowling (Mike Marsland/Mike Marsland/WireImage/Getty)

The success of J.K. Rowling’s transphobic fight depends on the future of “Harry Potter”

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Vincent Cassel and Diane Kruger in "The Shrouds" (Courtesy of Janus Films )

With “The Shrouds,” cinema’s great body horror auteur goes for something a little lighter: grief

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