Feb 21, 2023 The Skoobies 2023: Awarding the movies the Oscars ignored Feb 21, 2023
Feb 7, 2023 Sundance Film Festival 2023 Recap Feb 7, 2023

January 2023

Jan 11, 2023 2022 in review: On fragmented identities and how to put ourselves back together Jan 11, 2023

December 2022

Dec 31, 2022 ‘Babylon’ questions what it means to be part of something bigger than yourself Dec 31, 2022
Dec 26, 2022 The 17 best movies of 2022 Dec 26, 2022
Dec 9, 2022 Movie Star Draft III: Mining the prestige HBO show to movie stardom pipeline Dec 9, 2022
Dec 4, 2022 A guide to the films of Marilyn Monroe Dec 4, 2022

September 2022

Sep 27, 2022 The exploitative fiction of ‘Blonde’ and the legacy of Marilyn Monroe Sep 27, 2022
Sep 16, 2022 TIFF 2022 Day 6: ‘The Banshees of Inisheerin,' 'Broker,' and festival awards Sep 16, 2022
Sep 14, 2022 TIFF 2022 Day 5: ‘The Good Nurse,’ ‘Good Night Oppy,’ and ‘Decision to Leave’ Sep 14, 2022
Sep 12, 2022 TIFF 2022 Day 4: ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,’ ‘Wendell & Wild,’ and the Royal Ontario Museum Sep 12, 2022
Sep 11, 2022 TIFF 2022 Day 3: ‘Bros,’ ‘Baby Ruby,’ and the Art Gallery of Ontario Sep 11, 2022
Sep 10, 2022 TIFF 2022 Day 2: ‘Susie Searches,’ ‘Emily,’ and the Toronto Islands Sep 10, 2022
Sep 9, 2022 TIFF 2022 Day 1: ‘The Inspection,’ Koreatown, and Weird Al Sep 9, 2022

July 2022

Jul 31, 2022 ‘Nope’ is a joyful defense of capturing spectacle for the right reasons Jul 31, 2022
Jul 25, 2022 ‘Happening’ and the value of individual choices in the face of oppression Jul 25, 2022

June 2022

Jun 14, 2022 Six 2022 movies to stream right now Jun 14, 2022

April 2022

Apr 17, 2022 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' fights back against the vibe shift Apr 17, 2022

March 2022

Mar 25, 2022 The Skoobies: Awarding the movies the Oscars left out Mar 25, 2022
Mar 25, 2022 2022 Oscars predictions: Who will win an extremely close Best Picture race? Mar 25, 2022
Mar 3, 2022 'The Afterparty': predictions before the final episode Mar 3, 2022

February 2022

Feb 13, 2022 'The Afterparty' episode five: ranking the top suspects Feb 13, 2022
Feb 13, 2022 What makes the stupidity of 'Jackass Forever' feel so smart? Feb 13, 2022

January 2022

Jan 30, 2022 Highlights from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival Jan 30, 2022

December 2021

Dec 31, 2021 2021 in review: the fear, and necessity, of being seen Dec 31, 2021
Dec 28, 2021 Top 21 movies of 2021 Dec 28, 2021

November 2021

Nov 10, 2021 Movie Star Draft II: drafting new stars, plus year one winner Nov 10, 2021

September 2021

Sep 30, 2021 ‘Take Shelter’ and how we respond to the end of the world Sep 30, 2021
Sep 6, 2021 Theatrical roundup: ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,’ ‘Candyman’ Sep 6, 2021

August 2021

Aug 10, 2021 ‘The Suicide Squad’ is not as unconventional as it wants you to think Aug 10, 2021

July 2021

Jul 9, 2021 Top five movies of 2021 so far Jul 9, 2021

June 2021

Jun 7, 2021 Bo Burnham’s Existential Content Crisis Jun 7, 2021

April 2021

Apr 25, 2021 Oscars 2021: live blog and full list of winners at the 93rd Academy Awards Apr 25, 2021
Apr 23, 2021 Oscars 2021 predictions: Can anything beat 'Nomadland'? Apr 23, 2021
Apr 20, 2021 2021 Best Picture nominees, ranked Apr 20, 2021
Apr 2, 2021 Let’s cast the 'Knives Out' sequel Apr 2, 2021

March 2021

Mar 12, 2021 Final predictions: 2021 Oscars Best Picture nominees Mar 12, 2021

February 2021

Feb 10, 2021 Oscars 2021 Best Picture contenders: will the year’s most popular movies get nominated? Feb 10, 2021
Feb 2, 2021 Highlights from the (virtual) Sundance Film Festival Feb 2, 2021

December 2020

Dec 31, 2020 2020 in review: on movies and loneliness Dec 31, 2020
Dec 28, 2020 Top ten Pixar movies Dec 28, 2020
Dec 19, 2020 Top ten scenes of 2020 Dec 19, 2020
Dec 19, 2020 Top ten performances of 2020 Dec 19, 2020
Dec 13, 2020 Top ten movies of 2020 Dec 13, 2020
Dec 10, 2020 Oscars 2021 Best Picture contenders: let’s talk about Netflix Dec 10, 2020
Dec 8, 2020 'Mank' hates movies and the people who make them Dec 8, 2020

November 2020

Nov 14, 2020 Five 2020 movies to stream now Nov 14, 2020

October 2020

Oct 27, 2020 Oscars 2021 Best Picture contenders: another frontrunner gets delayed Oct 27, 2020
Oct 18, 2020 The confused politics of ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ Oct 18, 2020
Oct 6, 2020 Watch this on Netflix: Noah Baumbach’s ‘Kicking and Screaming’ Oct 6, 2020
Oct 5, 2020 ‘Dick Johnson Is Dead’ shows the limits of meta-storytelling Oct 5, 2020

September 2020

Sep 28, 2020 Oscars 2021 Best Picture contenders: 'Nomadland' is the early frontrunner Sep 28, 2020
Sep 19, 2020 Five 2020 movies you should stream Sep 19, 2020
Sep 6, 2020 Charlie Kaufman is stuck inside his own head Sep 6, 2020

August 2020

Aug 20, 2020 In the ‘Twelve Monkeys’ pandemic, there are no solutions Aug 20, 2020

July 2020

Jul 12, 2020 ‘Palm Springs’ and the trouble with changing a proven formula Jul 12, 2020
Jul 7, 2020 Oscars 2021: Best Picture contenders, Vol. I Jul 7, 2020

June 2020

Jun 15, 2020 ‘Da 5 Bloods’ and the war that never ended Jun 15, 2020

May 2020

May 31, 2020 The Movie Star Draft: Predicting Hollywood's Next Stars May 31, 2020
May 20, 2020 Lynn Shelton saw through the bullshit May 20, 2020
May 12, 2020 'The Big Short' // Income Inequality May 12, 2020
May 12, 2020 'Harlan County U.S.A.' // Income Inequality May 12, 2020
May 8, 2020 'Sorry to Bother You' // Income Inequality May 8, 2020
May 4, 2020 My 25 favorite movies of all time May 4, 2020

April 2020

Apr 29, 2020 'Pretty Woman' // Income Inequality Apr 29, 2020
Apr 26, 2020 'The Queen of Versailles' // Income Inequality Apr 26, 2020
Apr 17, 2020 'City of God' // Income Inequality Apr 17, 2020
Apr 15, 2020 The best movie of the year is streaming on Hulu Apr 15, 2020
Apr 12, 2020 Heist Movie Bracket: And the Winner is... Apr 12, 2020
Apr 8, 2020 Heist Movie Bracket: Vote on the Championship Matchup Apr 8, 2020
Apr 7, 2020 Heist Movie Bracket: Final 4 Results Apr 7, 2020
Apr 4, 2020 Heist Movie Bracket: Vote on the Final 4 Apr 4, 2020
Apr 3, 2020 Heist Movie Bracket: Elite 8 Results Apr 3, 2020
Apr 2, 2020 Charlie Chaplin // Income Inequality Apr 2, 2020
Apr 1, 2020 Heist Movie Bracket: Vote on the Elite 8 Apr 1, 2020

March 2020

Mar 31, 2020 Heist Movie Bracket: Sweet 16 Results Mar 31, 2020
Mar 26, 2020 Heist Movie Bracket: Vote on the Sweet 16 Mar 26, 2020
Mar 26, 2020 Heist Movie Bracket: Round One Results Mar 26, 2020
Mar 24, 2020 Heist Movie Bracket: Round One Voting Mar 24, 2020
Mar 16, 2020 Everyone is watching ‘Contagion,’ but ‘Zombieland’ has the lessons we need Mar 16, 2020
Mar 15, 2020 'The Florida Project' // Income Inequality Mar 15, 2020
Mar 2, 2020 'Snowpiercer' // Income Inequality Mar 2, 2020

February 2020

Feb 15, 2020 'Trading Places' // Income Inequality Feb 15, 2020
Feb 4, 2020 Oscars 2020 predictions: We hope it doesn’t turn out like this Feb 4, 2020

January 2020

Jan 22, 2020 ‘Before Sunrise’ is a fantasy, and that’s what makes it so real Jan 22, 2020
Jan 12, 2020 Oscars 2020: final Best Picture predictions Jan 12, 2020

December 2019

Dec 28, 2019 The top 20 movies to look forward to in 2020 Dec 28, 2019
Dec 22, 2019 The best movies of 2019 reckoned with the past. Did they learn anything? Dec 22, 2019

November 2019

Nov 26, 2019 Oscars 2020 Best Picture contenders, Vol. III: The field narrows Nov 26, 2019
Nov 4, 2019 'Parasite,' 'Jojo Rabbit,' and the oppressors we love Nov 4, 2019

September 2019

Sep 17, 2019 'Hustlers' finds love in the club Sep 17, 2019
Sep 8, 2019 Oscars 2020 Best Picture contenders, Vol. II: Netflix on the rise Sep 8, 2019

August 2019

Aug 30, 2019 Which actor and actress won the decade? Aug 30, 2019
Aug 19, 2019 Introducing the Great Heist Movie Bracket of 2020 Aug 19, 2019

July 2019

Jul 28, 2019 Quentin Tarantino believes movies can change the world Jul 28, 2019
Jul 19, 2019 Oscars 2020: Best Picture contenders, Vol. I Jul 19, 2019
Jul 17, 2019 Don’t call ‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’ a love letter Jul 17, 2019

June 2019

Jun 23, 2019 ‘Toy Story 4’ searches for meaning, with mixed results Jun 23, 2019
Jun 9, 2019 Stop what you’re doing and go watch ‘Speed’ Jun 9, 2019

May 2019

May 27, 2019 ‘Booksmart’ is the female ‘Superbad,’ and that means more than you think May 27, 2019
May 9, 2019 19 original movies to see in summer 2019 May 9, 2019
May 7, 2019 Happy anniversary to ‘Election,’ the sneaky best movie of 1999 May 7, 2019

April 2019

Apr 28, 2019 ‘Avengers: Endgame’ and endless content Apr 28, 2019
Apr 11, 2019 Skooby's picks: three movies to stream on Netflix this weekend Apr 11, 2019
Apr 11, 2019 Rom-com bracket: and the winner is... Apr 11, 2019
Apr 9, 2019 Rom-com bracket: vote on the championship matchup Apr 9, 2019
Apr 7, 2019 Rom-com bracket: Final 4 results Apr 7, 2019
Apr 4, 2019 Rom-com bracket: vote on the Final 4 Apr 4, 2019
Apr 1, 2019 Rom-com bracket: Elite 8 results Apr 1, 2019

March 2019

Mar 28, 2019 Rom-com bracket: vote on the Elite 8 Mar 28, 2019
Mar 28, 2019 Skooby's picks: three movies to stream for free this weekend Mar 28, 2019
Mar 27, 2019 Rom-com bracket: Sweet 16 results Mar 27, 2019
Mar 24, 2019 There are no simple answers in ‘Us,’ and that’s what makes it great Mar 24, 2019
Mar 24, 2019 Rom-com bracket: vote on the Sweet 16 Mar 24, 2019
Mar 21, 2019 Rom-com bracket: round 2 results Mar 21, 2019
Mar 18, 2019 Rom-com bracket: vote on the field of 32 Mar 18, 2019
Mar 17, 2019 Rom-com bracket: round one results Mar 17, 2019
Mar 15, 2019 Skooby's picks: three movies from the rom-com bracket you can stream now Mar 15, 2019
Mar 12, 2019 Rom-com bracket: Vote on the field of 68 contenders Mar 12, 2019
Mar 10, 2019 Welcome to the great rom-com bracket of 2019 Mar 10, 2019
Mar 7, 2019 Skooby's picks: three Brie Larson movies to stream before you see 'Captain Marvel' Mar 7, 2019

February 2019

Feb 28, 2019 Skooby's picks: three movies where characters testify before Congress that you can stream this weekend Feb 28, 2019
Feb 24, 2019 Oscars 2019: live blog and analysis of the 91st Academy Awards Feb 24, 2019
Feb 21, 2019 Skooby's picks: three Best Picture winners to stream this weekend Feb 21, 2019
Feb 21, 2019 Do the Oscars even matter? An investigation Feb 21, 2019
Feb 20, 2019 Oscars 2019 predictions: make your picks against our panel Feb 20, 2019
Feb 18, 2019 Bizarro Oscars 2019: what did the Academy overlook? Feb 18, 2019
Feb 14, 2019 Skooby's picks: three Best Picture winners you can stream on Netflix right now Feb 14, 2019
Feb 11, 2019 ‘The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part’ is an early contender for best movie of the year Feb 11, 2019
Feb 7, 2019 Skooby's picks: three movies to stream this weekend Feb 7, 2019

January 2019

Jan 31, 2019 Skooby's picks: three movies to stream this weekend Jan 31, 2019
Jan 28, 2019 On its 20th anniversary, ‘She’s All That’ is a complicated relic of 90s moviemaking Jan 28, 2019
Jan 24, 2019 Skooby's picks: three movies to stream this weekend Jan 24, 2019
Jan 22, 2019 Instant reactions to the 2019 Oscar nominations Jan 22, 2019
Jan 17, 2019 Skooby's picks: three movies to stream this weekend Jan 17, 2019
Jan 16, 2019 The 'Spider-Man: Far From Home' trailer is Marvel admitting that what happens in its movies doesn't matter Jan 16, 2019
Jan 11, 2019 Skooby's picks: three movies to stream this weekend Jan 11, 2019
Jan 6, 2019 Golden Globes 2019: live updates Jan 6, 2019
Jan 1, 2019 50 movies to look forward to in 2019 Jan 1, 2019

December 2018

Dec 28, 2018 The 10 best movies of 2018 Dec 28, 2018
Dec 27, 2018 ‘Vice’ is the worst movie of the year. Here’s why. Dec 27, 2018
Dec 27, 2018 The 10 best movie performances of 2018 Dec 27, 2018
Dec 26, 2018 The 10 best movie scenes of 2018 Dec 26, 2018
Dec 20, 2018 Happy 20th anniversary to ‘You’ve Got Mail,’ the best Tom Hanks-Meg Ryan rom-com Dec 20, 2018
Dec 17, 2018 Hope and despair: the year’s best movies are how-to guides for surviving in 2018 Dec 17, 2018
Dec 6, 2018 ‘Die Hard’ isn’t just a Christmas Movie. It’s the most Christmas Movie. Dec 6, 2018

November 2018

Nov 19, 2018 ‘Widows’ is a thrilling heist movie that shows people at their worst Nov 19, 2018
Nov 11, 2018 Streaming roundup: 2018 releases to watch (and which to avoid) Nov 11, 2018
Nov 5, 2018 ‘Mid90s’ is a heartwarming, frustrating tale of masculine self-discovery Nov 5, 2018

October 2018

Oct 14, 2018 ‘First Man’ is Damien Chazelle’s anti-‘Whiplash’ Oct 14, 2018
Oct 8, 2018 25 years later, ‘Dazed and Confused’ stays the same age Oct 8, 2018
Oct 7, 2018 ‘A Star Is Born’ has many problems, and Lady Gaga is the solution to most of them Oct 7, 2018
Oct 1, 2018 'Searching' is more than its computer screen gimmick Oct 1, 2018

September 2018

Sep 27, 2018 Rom-coms for nice people Sep 27, 2018
Sep 20, 2018 In ‘America to Me,’ racial inequities force a community to reconsider its progressive image Sep 20, 2018
Sep 4, 2018 Not sorry to bother you: the ‘BlacKkKlansman’ rift between Boots Riley and Spike Lee Sep 4, 2018

August 2018

Aug 10, 2018 4 Spike Lee movies to stream before you see BlacKkKlansman Aug 10, 2018

July 2018

Jul 31, 2018 Please, Tom Cruise, never stop running Jul 31, 2018
Jul 30, 2018 5 movies to watch on Netflix right now Jul 30, 2018
Jul 23, 2018 Eighth Grade is an awkward, honest story about growing up Jul 23, 2018
Jul 18, 2018 10 years later, what makes The Dark Knight different than the superhero movies that followed? Jul 18, 2018
Jul 7, 2018 Sorry to Bother You is the first great movie of the year Jul 7, 2018

June 2018

Jun 26, 2018 Breaking down the magical first 35 minutes of Wall-E on its 10th anniversary Jun 26, 2018
Jun 21, 2018 Streaming Roundup: 10 movies you should be watching on Amazon Prime Jun 21, 2018
Jun 19, 2018 Incredibles 2 is enjoyable, but a little too familiar Jun 19, 2018
Jun 10, 2018 Eight things Ocean’s 8 gets wrong about the heist movie Jun 10, 2018
Jun 5, 2018 The Truman Show has never felt more prescient, and more outdated Jun 5, 2018
Jun 2, 2018 Revenge is a pulpy, cathartic movie about sexual violence Jun 2, 2018

May 2018

May 25, 2018 'Solo' is more of the same from the Star Wars universe, and that’s a good thing May 25, 2018
May 20, 2018 18 original movies to see in summer 2018 May 20, 2018
May 20, 2018 Streaming roundup: Fahrenheit 451, The Rachel Divide & more May 20, 2018
May 8, 2018 Childish Gambino’s This Is America falls victim to the culture it condemns May 8, 2018
May 6, 2018 What makes Vertigo the greatest movie of all time? May 6, 2018

April 2018

Apr 29, 2018 Avengers: Infinity War is not a movie Apr 29, 2018
Apr 29, 2018 Dirty Computer is a triumphant visual album Apr 29, 2018
Apr 29, 2018 Guest column: judging IMDb's top 15 Apr 29, 2018
Apr 19, 2018 HBO roundup: Andre the Giant, Paterno, & Girls Trip Apr 19, 2018
Apr 16, 2018 Isle of Dogs is a (mostly successful) attempt at cultural respect Apr 16, 2018
Apr 14, 2018 To truly appreciate A Quiet Place, you have to see it in theaters Apr 14, 2018
Apr 4, 2018 50 years ago this week, two of the greatest sci-fi films of all time were released Apr 4, 2018

March 2018

Mar 31, 2018 Netflix roundup: Netflix makes some very good (and very bad) originals Mar 31, 2018
Mar 30, 2018 Is The Death of Stalin good? A not-so-friendly debate Mar 30, 2018
Mar 27, 2018 What did The Social Network get right about Facebook? Mar 27, 2018
Mar 18, 2018 The Florida Project is an unprecedented story of American poverty Mar 18, 2018
Mar 12, 2018 What do we mean when we call a movie a 'cult classic'? Mar 12, 2018
Mar 6, 2018 The Dude turns 20: looking back at the best quotes from The Big Lebowski Mar 6, 2018
Mar 4, 2018 Oscars live blog Mar 4, 2018
Mar 2, 2018 Oscars: which Best Picture outcome would be best for the Academy? Mar 2, 2018
Mar 1, 2018 Oscars panel: predictions in an unpredictable year Mar 1, 2018

February 2018

Feb 27, 2018 Bizarro Oscars: who did the Academy overlook? Feb 27, 2018
Feb 26, 2018 I just saw Annihilation, and I don't understand Feb 26, 2018
Feb 17, 2018 Black Panther is a movie about why representation matters Feb 17, 2018
Feb 15, 2018 In Game Night, there are no winners Feb 15, 2018
Feb 13, 2018 The Shape of Water Feb 13, 2018
Feb 11, 2018 Netflix roundup: Mudbound, Paddington, & The Meyerowitz Stories Feb 11, 2018
Feb 4, 2018 I, Tonya Feb 4, 2018
Feb 1, 2018 25 years later, Groundhog Day is an American masterpiece Feb 1, 2018

January 2018

Jan 24, 2018 The Post Jan 24, 2018
Jan 14, 2018 Netflix roundup: a cannibal, a road trip, and a man on the moon Jan 14, 2018
Jan 7, 2018 18 thoughts on the movies coming out in 2018 Jan 7, 2018
Jan 6, 2018 2017 in review: Get Out, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and the stories we tell ourselves Jan 6, 2018

December 2017

Dec 30, 2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi Dec 30, 2017
Dec 29, 2017 Call Me By Your Name Dec 29, 2017
Dec 28, 2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Dec 28, 2017