“Tiffany Haddish may, in fact, be too good at being Tiffany Haddish. Too good at seeming like one of your friends who became famous. At times, she treats her new fame like she is on a group text with the world.”
In 2001, a young Japanese woman walked into the North Dakota woods and froze to death. Had she come in search of the $1 million dollars buried nearby in the film Fargo?
How Hollywood peddles propaganda.
How the way we’re taught to look at female-centric TV, books and movies is ruining our ability to see good art.
A profile of director Guillermo del Toro.
Thirty years ago, a series of documentaries introduced the world to an isolated tribe in Papua New Guinea. What happened when the cameras left?
The disappearance of a once ubiquitous movie star.
“A unicorn, a monster, a phoenix, a machine, a heavyweight fighter, an astronaut, a superhero, a thoroughbred, a home-run hitter, a waitress juggling ‘16 entrees, 42 starters, 16 desserts,’ a jazz virtuoso, LeBron James, Magellan, Snuffleupagus. The actress Laurie Metcalf has been compared to all of these things.”
A star explodes.
On Ryan Coogler’s film.
On RuPaul and Drag Race.
How Cops became the most polarizing reality TV show in America.
A late night host finds a new voice.
A profile of the High Maintenance co-creator.
A visit to the set of Lost Highway, minus an actual interview with the director.
Twelve new ways of measuring Hollywood’s gender imbalance.
Life after Get Out.
A profile of the director.
A profile of the diva who is proving that drag is entertainment for everyone.
Can the star of ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ help reclaim women’s place in stand-up history?
The DVD is still king in Lagos’ Alaba International Market for Electronics.
Excerpted from Nollywood: The Making of a Film Empire.
The film executive hired private investigators, including ex-Mossad agents, to track actresses and journalists.
A profile of the Lady Bird director.
Meet the inspiration for Barbara Loden’s Wanda.
A profile of the “Oldboy” and “The Handmaiden” director.
