The Nerdy, Ruthless Parodies of Documentary Now!
The show’s new season lays bare the pretensions of beloved films.
The show’s new season lays bare the pretensions of beloved films.
The new art-world satire 'Velvet Buzzsaw' is schlocky, fun, and flashy. But is its critique fair?
A plan to eliminate animal farming relies on science and startups.
The festival's marketing agency also co-produced the film, resulting in a misleading version of who bears responsibility for the fraud.
What would it mean to have a vegan president? With Cory Booker in the running, we may find out.
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi's films are driven by subtle social dynamics. Can he preserve them in a new thriller?
The many varieties of misery in the dazzling short stories of Machado de Assis
A spoiler-free apologia for this season's worst-reviewed movie.
In the new Netflix show, Natasha Lyonne plays a droll, chain-smoking New Yorker, caught in a Groundhog Day-esque loop.
A new Netflix documentary makes the case that the serial killer is a mirror for our darkest selves.
The renowned literary editor and writer, who has died at 101, lived a long and glorious life of the mind.
Her new novel features a surprisingly hopeful autopsy of a failed relationship.
Marci Vogel’s new novella, “Death and Other Holidays,” presents a meditation on grief, memory, and renewal.
A new book traces the history of an idea—and shows what American liberals have lost.
Her new book is a brilliant autopsy of print journalism. But she stumbles when she takes on the new digital wave.
He famously hailed the triumph of liberal democracy. Now he struggles to see a future for it.
Two new documentaries take on Billy McFarland and his disastrous music festival. But who's to blame, really?
How an archaeological discovery involving lapis lazuli and an 11th-century skeleton turned into an online drama
Startups like Hungry Harvest and Imperfect Produce say they're helping to reduce food waste in America. Critics say they're deceiving their customers and making the problem worse.