The third—and our reviewer hopes, not last—film in the superb ‘Before’ series is sharp, poignant, and absolutely riveting
Dead Tree Alert: The Westeros Wing; or, Why Game of Thrones is the Best Show About Politics
Today’s donkeys and elephants could learn a lot from that show with the lions, direwolves and dragons.
Eurovision Is the World’s Greatest Music Contest
Every year, the Eurovision Song Contest brings together an international audience of millions with strange music
Summer Music Festival Preview 2013
From Sydney to Seattle, here are 11 music festivals worth traveling to this summer
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Writing Wrongs: 10 Movie Titles with Bad Grammar
A list of films that could have used a different kind of editor
'Nebraska': Alexander Payne's America, Plains and Simple
In this family satire, the director’s home region is a weird place, but you wouldn’t want to live there
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TV Tonight: Does Someone Have to Go?
The answer is: Yes, whoever signed the office up for this sleazy show. The problem is: that ain’t gonna happen.
Joel Stein Talks with the Director and Stars of Before Midnight
Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, and director Richard Linklater on: the writing process, their thoughts on their characters, and how they shoot a kissing scene
Today’s Movie Trailers: We’re the Millers and Don Jon Show Some Skin
New trailers for the forthcoming road-trip comedy and the rom-com that made a splash at Sundance
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Why Reality TV Is the New Family TV
The genre that was supposed to be the death of civilized society has become—at least some of it—the best primetime programming for parents to watch with kids.
The National Breathes Confidence on Trouble Will Find Me
The band’s latest is approachable but does not compromise
All Is Lost: Robert Redford Is Our Man
J.C. Chandor’s new film stocks its 105 minutes with enough seafaring challenges and adventure to keep mainstream audiences fascinated
The Hangover Part III: The Third Time’s the Harm
Did we really need two more ‘Hangover’ movies? What happened in Vegas should’ve stayed in Vegas
From Chinese Dissident Artist Ai Weiwei: A Profanity-Laced Heavy-Metal Music Video
The artist says the video was inspired by his 81-day detention in a Chinese jail
'Only God Forgives': A Red Light for Ryan Gosling
A curiously passive Gosling recedes into the background in this ultra-violent and comically black Thai affair
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Arrested Development’s Mitch Hurwitz Talks About Getting the Bluths Back Together
As Arrested Development comes back from the dead, its creator talks about the “Rubik’s Cube” that is the new season, working with Netflix, and choosing to bleep out the swear words.
Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories is Sleek, Bold
On the band’s latest album, the robots have found their souls
