The world’s greatest animator, Yuri Norstein, hasn’t released a new film in 37 years.

A profile of the professional wrestler.

Inside Randall Emmett’s direct-to-video empire, where many Hollywood stars have found lucrative early retirement.

Inside Randall Emmett’s direct-to-video empire, where many Hollywood stars have found lucrative early retirement.

Fred Rogers wasn’t just a brilliant educator and a profoundly moral person. He was an uncompromising artist.

Will the literature of the suburbs be written on TikTok?

Why did I ever believe a teen girl could hold all the power?

A profile of the director.

What’s a typical immigrant story? In his new film, “Minari,” the “Walking Dead” star has his own to tell.

On Black nonchalance.

Gold and diamond grills. Stilettos you can’t walk in. Grandly arching fingernails, lovingly adorned. Such flouting of functionality is an obvious fuck-­you to the days of scrutinized teeth at auctions and picking cotton on plantations.

A profile of Zendaya.

The fight for female superheroes in Hollywood.

Anand Patwardhan spent decades tracking the rise of Hindu nationalism. And now, under an increasingly repressive government, he holds his screenings in secret.

A profile of the Daily Show host.

The actor and director is the one thing we can all agree on.

The episode that changed The Simpsons.

Zacharias Holmes grew up idolizing the anarchy of ‘Jackass.’ Then he took his idols’ vision of chaos to a whole other level. This is the story of Zackass, the Most Self-Destructive Man in America.

An interview with the creator and star of “I May Destroy You.”

The Bohemian Rhapsody director Bryan Singer has been trailed by accusations of sexual misconduct for 20 years. Here, his alleged victims tell their stories.

The fall of CBS showrunner Peter Lenkov.

America’s poet laureate of the dick joke is taking it all in stride.

How a young talent from East London went from open-mic nights to making the most sublimely unsettling show of the year.

How do you write about Hollywood’s most self-referential screenwriter at a destabilizing moment in history? It takes more than one draft.

“I don’t think [the news media] has ever had a good handle on a political moment. It’s not designed for that. It’s designed for engagement.”

A profile of the actor in the wake of the loss of his wife.