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Rick and Morty continues on: cleaner, safer, and less interesting than it used to be.
A 2015 The Aquarian interview with singer/songwriter Art Garfunkel vs. a 2020 Men’s Journal interview with actor Bill Camp.
Season 2 of Apple TV’s Los Angeles noir is a stylized throwback to hardboiled detective stories, strengthened by its sci-fi twist.
A 2026 e-Flux interview with artist and filmmaker Richard Serra vs. a 2016 Interview Magazine interview with artist Michael Heizer.
Roommates is a broader and funnier film than Mile End Kicks.
A New York Times columnist summons Shakespeare to describe… sandals.
The 1980s comic book characters The Creature Commandos answered questions while raising many others about fear during wartime.
A 1976 Paris Review interview with novelist John Cheever vs. a 1992 eNotes interview with playwright Neil Simon.
People We Meet on Vacation is a well-acted Netflix romantic comedy burdened by awkward structural issues.
The Wrecking Crew is a middling but enjoyable enough buddy comedy.
A 1973 University of East Anglia interview with poet George Oppen vs. a 1994 Paris New Music Review interview with filmmaker Peter Greenaway.
The Four Seasons is a confused and often baffling attempt at a kind of comedy that hasn't succeeded in years.
When an organization slaps a comforting "no-kill" sticker on its front door while allegedly burying bodies out back, it weaponizes human empathy while betraying the animals.
Thoughts about everything going to hell.
Apple TV show Sugar keeps the audience on their toes as Season 3 progresses.
The third season of HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel brought the franchise back on track.
Dentistry in the Old West was not easy.
There Is No Antimemetics Division by the writer qntm serves as a parable for the horror of how easily people forget horrible things perpetuated by horrible people.
The relevance of a long-ago Star Trek conflict.
Revisiting a 1966 TV debate.
Heartbreaking.
The comedian talks about the future, artificial intelligence, partisan politics, and more.
The actress talks about Boogie Nights, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, getting starstruck, and her most unusual sexual experience.
Danielle Fishel, Will Friedle, and Rider Strong argue with Maitland Ward on a recent reunion podcast.
The actress returns to talk about The Comeback, working with drug addicts, and Stanley Kubrick.
The musician and the actor talk about The Brady Bunch and its enduring resonance in American pop culture.
Joe Rogan and Rick Rubin talk about Chris Rock's recent success and change in attitude since the 2022 Oscars.
The actress talks about losing her virginity, her relationship with Michael Jackson, and more in this new interview.
The actress talks about her work with John Waters and her show Idol Worship, currently touring the U.K.
The former reality show host talks drama, conflict, and the spectacle of chaos.