Reading for the New Year
In today’s newsletter, good company for the winter, and then: The New Yorker’s editors and critics considered hundreds of new releases this year...
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Peter Schjeldahl’s Pleasure Principle
His art criticism fixated on the narcissism of the entire enterprise. But over six decades, his work proved that a critic could be an artist too.
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The New Western Gold Rush
Series like “Yellowstone” and “Landman” use classic tropes to depict modern-day concerns, while “American Primeval” frankly reassesses...
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Does China's blockbuster film show public's rebellious sentiment?
Ne Zha 2 has raked in a record-breaking box office of $1.3 billion in the past week. It’s a movie, critics say, that resonates with Chinese...
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Razzie Awards 2025: Francis Ford Coppola named worst director
Francis Ford Coppola, one of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers, has been named worst director for his self-financed project Megalopolis in this year's...
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Netflix adds controversial Quentin Tarantino film starring Leonardo DiCaprio
A 2012 Western flick that fans have dubbed as 'Quentin Tarantino at his best' is now available to stream on Netflix. Django Unchained sparked a wave...
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The Staying Power of the “S.N.L.” Machine
The comedy institution has come a long way from its ragtag, countercultural roots. Fifty years on, is it still essential viewing?
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