Janet Planet Will Grow on YouAnnie Baker’s coming-of-age film features a career-best performance from Julianne Nicholson as a crunchy single mom living in Western Massachusetts.
Yorgos Lanthimos Is Not Your FriendPoor Things was an empowerment fantasy. The director’s latest film, Kinds of Kindness, is a return to his primary interest — control.
The Clipse Missed ThisIt’s been 15 years since their last album, but things unfolded “beautifully and better than it ever could have been planned” for the duo.
ByCraig Jenkins
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Justice for CressidaBridgerton used her as a stepping stone for Penelope’s self-discovery, then tossed her aside.
Annie Baker Goes to HollywoodThe renowned playwright switches mediums with her sneakily expansive debut film, Janet Planet, about a possessive mother-daughter relationship.
I Called Them Brats, and I Stand by ItForty years and a documentary later, I still don’t know why the words “Hollywood’s Brat Pack” caused so much agony.
Previously, on Days of Our DragonsBefore House of the Dragon returns, let’s untangle the bonds that unite — and the grudges that divide — Teams Green and Black.
ByRoxana Hadadi
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Is This Your King?House of the Dragon’s Tom Glynn-Carney is so good at playing pathetic you almost forget you’re supposed to hate him.
The Brat Pack, RevisedThe original New York magazine article that defined the term didn’t capture who the true teen stars of the ‘80s were. So we gave it another shot.