Toy Story 4’s Nursery Stoicism
A review of the film Toy Story 4.
Aziz Ansari Returns, Chastened — and Funnier
He confronts his #MeToo moment and moves on.
The New York Times’ Black-Film Roundtable Ignores Black American Excellence
The real history of black filmmaking counters the media’s current racial-grievance agenda.
Jeffrey Epstein Should Cancel the Culture’s Humbert Humberts
The case should end a nearly 50-year era in which the mandarins of our cultures almost unanimously ignored, laughed off, or even outright celebrated sexual exploitation of very young women.
Thirty Years on, Seinfeld Still Can’t Be Beat
Legions of imitators have tried to copy its formula, but the original ‘show about nothing’ remains the best.
Leonard Cohen, the Male Feminist Who Mistreated Women
Nick Broomfield’s new documentary Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love exposes the singer-songwriter’s dark private life.
CNN Fakes Movie History as Well as the News
New pop culture series slants toward fanboy populism.
Spider-Man Fails, The New King of Comedy Conquers
In a tour de force, Stephen Chow reminds audiences of the true meaning of ‘marvel.’
Un-Meet the Beatles
A decent alternative-history premise gets a lackluster treatment in Yesterday.
Yesterday Is Cynical, Fake Nostalgia
It will appall anyone who has ever loved a Beatles song.