Television
In Screen Gab no. 149, we catch up with ‘Challengers,’ now streaming on Prime Video, speak with the man behind Colin Farrell’s prosthetics in ‘The Penguin’ and more.
Sept. 20, 2024
Movies
With ‘Will & Harper,’ the ‘SNL’ star and his friend Harper Steele face a new twist on an old challenge in LGBTQ+ representation: How to educate cis viewers without alienating trans ones.
Sept. 23, 2024
Opinion
Last week’s remote explosions led to a series of deadly escalations. President Biden must press harder for a cease-fire in Gaza to end what could become a regional conflagration.
Also this week: Leonard Maltin presents 1930s Universal rarities, ‘Rhythm Thief’ restored, Haile Gerima’s new documentary and a double-bill of Alain Delon’s beauty.
Proposition 36 won’t end homelessness or crime waves. It will only refill prisons, push more people to the streets and erase criminal justice reform progress.
Sept. 22, 2024
Politics
Hood County, Texas, has been shaken by a civil war between traditional Republicans and a far-right faction of the party energized by Donald Trump’s brash brand of politics.
Sept. 19, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
“Silents Synced,” a new series pairing classic films with alternative rock, launches with “Nosferatu X Radiohead” at American Cinematheque.
World & Nation
Israel says that halting Hezbollah’s attacks in the country’s north to allow its residents to return to their homes there is now an official war goal as it considers a wider military operation in Lebanon.
Sept. 17, 2024
Books
Pedro Almodóvar’s first book consists of a mix of short stories and personal essays that amount to ‘a fragmentary autobiography.’
Sept. 16, 2024
Also this week: A new 35mm print of ‘Shampoo,’ a 4K restoration of ‘Paris, Texas,’ ‘Mi Vida Loca,’ a generous Beyond Fest lineup, news about Sundance and more.
Sept. 13, 2024