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R oy Wood Jr. has performed on virtually every kind of stage American comedy has to offer, from small, cutthroat clubs in the Deep South to sold-out theaters and televised specials that reach millions. At 46, he knows exactly who he is and what he wants to say, and he …

There are dozens upon dozens of books, biographies, film-by-film breakdowns, published interviews, recorded public appearances and moderated Q&As, behind-the-scenes clips, and overall tributes to Martin Scorsese. There is, it’s safe to say, nothing quite like Mr. Scorsese, Rebecca Miller’s five-hour docuseries on the filmmaker who’s given us Mean Streets, Taxi …

I t’s late August, and Justine Lupe is driving in her black SUV through the winding streets of Woodstock, New York, nibbling on a chocolate chip cookie. Lily, her miniature 13-year-old rescue dog, is in her lap; in the backseat is her one-year-old daughter, Ellis. We just got in the …

After the revelation that Anthony Grasso (Fabien Frankel) is the mole on last week’s episode of Task, the severity of his betrayal has now come to a head. During a tumultuous, action-packed series of events, Grasso is caught between his own FBI task force and the Dark Hearts motorcycle gang, …

Despite the way it has flooded the zone for the past few decades, I find it hard to enjoy most food television as it exists in 2025. Glitzy fine-dining porn like Chef’s Table is just that — an overwhelming series of zero-context money shots. I used to love the instructional …

When we think of American cinema in the 1970s — that heralded period known as the New Hollywood, when studios were taking risks and adventurous young filmmakers were breaking all the rules — different actors spring to mind as emblems of the era. Jack Nicholson. Al Pacino. Gene Hackman. Warren …

F rom creating the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise’s mixtapes to making the obscure Iggy Pop/Teddybears nugget “Punkrocker” one of the songs of the summer via Superman, DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has an impeccable record when it comes to mixing music with superhero universes. Peacemaker‘s just-concluded second season, with …

Ryan Murphy loves to take what the audience thinks they know and turn it on its head. He did it with the O.J. Simpson story, making us question whether prosecutor Marcia Clark had been unfairly maligned. He did it with the Clinton-Lewinsky affair, presenting the story in a way that …

When Mary Bronstein’s daughter was seven years old, she became sick. At the time, the writer-director had no choice but to travel from New York to San Diego — the only place where her daughter could get the necessary long-term treatment. While Bronstein’s husband (director and screenwriter Ronald Bronstein) remained …

Hollywood tends to portray life in the military through one of two lenses: propagandistic sagas or scathing polemics. Boots, a Netflix original series premiering Oct. 9, takes a decidedly more irreverent approach. The show follows Cameron Cope, a closeted teen played by Miles Heizer (13 Reasons Why), as he and …