The title might seem tragic. Stanley Nelson's welcome doc banners the Black Panthers as the "vanguard" of the revolution, a claim that's true... More >>
Narcos, Netflix’s new drug-war docudrama, is nearly as ambitious as its central character, Pablo Escobar. Over the course of 10 dense,... More >>
It's a perfect summer afternoon in Los Angeles, and Lily Tomlin wants to do everything: drive to Neptune's Net in Malibu, explore the LA River,... More >>
"You could make five different N.W.A movies. We made the one we wanted to make." That's director F. Gary Gray during an audience Q&A; after a... More >>
Less than a generation ago, Yonkers, New York, became the face of segregation today, segregation tomorrow, segregation in my back yard. A federal... More >>
The Clinton-Lewinsky scandal was a boon to comedy, but the comedians who feasted then look gouty today: A small group of white, male... More >>
BoJack Horseman lurched out of the gate last year with a whole lotta animal puns and one uncomplicated thesis: Old sitcoms suck. An aggressively... More >>
Long gone are the days when depictions of reporters in movies were reduced to a fedora with a white “Press” card tucked into the bow.... More >>
Few networks are as willing to bet on new voices as Comedy Central. The network’s hustling approach to original programming has yielded... More >>
The pizza joint Shakey's in Hollywood is packed when transgender actresses Mya Taylor and Kiki Rodriguez slide into a booth with their director... More >>
After 12 years on the air, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart became required viewing during the Dubya years, when much of the nation was desperate... More >>
In the decadent 21st century, the summer movie season now sprawls from March through December. (Though every prior Star Wars picture has come out... More >>
When John Cusack was launching his career in the '80s, Brian Wilson had gone from rock star to living lore—a brilliant Bigfoot. "People... More >>
Prison life is reliably repetitive, but conditions can be frighteningly unstable, too. Netflix's Orange Is the New Black, which returns June 12... More >>
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