An irreverent look back at a towering Oprah, a shape-shifting Tilda Swinton, a horny Christine Baranski and other details from the year in cinema.
Our 2018 Movie Superlatives
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You Can Star In ‘Hamilton’ And Still Fear For Your Life As A Black Man
Carvens Lissaint, once homeless, now stars in one of the biggest hits in Broadway musical history. It hasn't insulated him from racism.
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‘The Masked Singer’ Is Great Content For Furries, Hellish Nightmare For Everyone Else
The year 2018 was a surreal freak show of epic proportions. But with Fox's latest reality singing competition show, 2019 boldly says “hold my mask.”
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I Was A Cable Guy. I Saw The Worst Of America.
A glimpse of the suburban grotesque, featuring Russian mobsters, Fox News rage addicts, a caged man in a sex dungeon, and Dick Cheney.
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‘Bird Box’ Is A Bad Movie, So Why Do So Many People Like It?
The undercooked apocalypse movie is the latest installment in the win-some-lose-some cultural experiment that is Netlix. And in terms on online popularity, it won.
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Ellen DeGeneres’ Kevin Hart ‘Interview’ Is Talk-Show Culture At Its Worst
"Ellen" should be an ideal place to engage in cultural discourse, but the influential host proved we have no arena for litigating issues as serious as homophobia.
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61 Books We're Looking Forward To Reading In 2019
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Saudi Arabia Fears Critics Like Hasan Minhaj. But They’ll Only Get Louder.
The kingdom's decision to ban an episode of Minhaj's Netflix show comes after months of Saudi attacks on the first Muslim U.S. congresswomen.
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Kevin Hart, R. Kelly And The Black Lives That Matter
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The Awards Show Host Is Dead
Dear 2019 Oscars producers: There is no such thing as a good awards show host. You're better off hiring no one.
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‘Green Book’ Criticism Is About Holding Hollywood Accountable, Not Finger-Pointing
The Peter Farrelly-directed movie is what happens when filmmakers are preoccupied by a story's optics, not its details.
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The Golden Globes Blew A Chance To Signal A Sea Change In Hollywood
Praise for the anodyne “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Green Book” felt completely removed from the night's earlier victories for diversity and representation.
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'Bohemian Rhapsody,''Green Book' Lead Best Picture Race
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Lindsay Lohan’s New Reality Show Is ‘The Apprentice’ Meets ‘Vanderpump Rules’
“Beach Club” isn’t a competition, but the actress is anxious to turn it into one.
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‘Surviving R. Kelly’ Spurs Change, But Years Of Activism By Women Of Color Made It Possible
The docuseries broadcast coincided with a 20 percent surge in calls to sexual assault hotlines.
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Who Should You Root For In The Bonkers Stalker Thriller ‘You’? A Debate
The Lifetime show-turned-Netflix binge is a smart, addictive melodrama full of terrible men.
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What To Expect From ‘True Detective’ Season 3, Another Crime Show Set In The Ozarks
The return of Nic Pizzolatto’s HBO series, now starring Mahershala Ali, is an attempt to transport fans back to the existential days of Rust Cohle.
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Racism, Misogynoir And Celebrity Worship Made The Media Botch Early R.Kelly Reporting
Early reports from entertainment journalists and observers show how critics who are fans can miss the mark.
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Regina Hall Should Get A Best Actress Nomination For ‘Support The Girls’
The underappreciated actress deserves the Best Actress race wild-card slot.
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All The Hot Movies For Winter
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