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Scarlett Johansson
July 26, 2024
Magazine
Annie Berke
Fly Me to the Moon
’s Failure to Launch
The space rom-com with Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum doesn’t know what it wants to be.
December 2, 2019
Magazine
Lidija Haas
The Surprising Maturity of
Marriage Story
Noah Baumbach’s latest film portrays both sides of a messy divorce, for once.
October 17, 2019
John Semley
JoJo Rabbit
’s Satire Fail
Despite its setting in Nazi Germany, Taika Waititi’s movie never risks actually disturbing its audience.
April 3, 2017
Tim Grierson
,
Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 62:
Ghost in the Shell
March 31, 2017
Will Leitch
Ghost in the Shell
: All Too Half-Human
The controversial Hollywood remake of the anime classic struggles to muster much feeling—except when it's defending itself from criticism.
April 18, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Is Scarlett Johansson Too White for Anime?
The outrage prompted by her role in "Ghost in the Shell" simplifies Japan and America’s long history of mutual appropriation.
February 26, 2015
Noah Berlatsky
Hollywood Needs a Black Superhero Fit for the Ferguson Era
March 19, 2014
Esther Breger
Anthony Lane's Scarlett Johansson Profile Turns The New Yorker into a Men's Magazine
February 3, 2014
Marc Tracy
With All the Boycott Israel Talk, What Is BDS?
Scarlett Johnasson, John Kerry scare up controversy over Palestinian movement
March 3, 2009
Michelle Cottle
The Cool Presidency
October 8, 2008
Stanley Kauffmann
Matters of Belief
March 12, 2008
David Hajdu
High Hopes
February 27, 2008
Leon Wieseltier
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