A Lobotomist Struggles To Hang On In The Brilliant, Blistering 'The Mountain'
In Rick Alverson's most coherent film to date, Jeff Goldblum plays a lobotomist at a time when the procedure is falling out of fashion.
Pop Culture
The Crowd Fundeth, And The Crowd Taketh Away: The 'Veronica Mars' Problem
A 2013 crowdfunding campaign brought the beloved detective series back from the dead for a movie. But it also boxed in the show, and the fourth season shows some of the risks of fan-driven work.
Comic-Con 2019, Day 3: Cosplay Day! (Plus, Yes, The Marvel Panel)
At San Diego Comic-Con, fans strut their stuff in all kinds of costumes — some homemade, some elaborately professional. Even pets and little kids get in on the act.
Inside 'Family Reunion,' A Sitcom With An All-Black Writers Room
Creator Meg DeLoatch conceived her new streaming series, starring Tia Mowry-Hardrict, around her own family reunion in Georgia. Then Netflix encouraged her to staff up with African Americans.
A Bushel of New Comics Collections Dig Into the Pleasures of Print
Despite what you may have heard, dead-tree publishing isn't dead. In fact, a host of new print magazines are bringing some wild, weird, innovative words and pictures to the alternative comics scene.
Trump Says He'd Vouch For A$AP Rocky Amid Growing Demands For The Rapper's Release
The American entertainer has been detained in Sweden since July 3, after an altercation in Stockholm. Celebrities, Twitter and a GoFundMe petition are clamoring for him to be let go.
Comic-Con 2019, Day 2: The Infamous Coffee Cup
On the second full day of San Diego Comic-Con, highlights include the last-ever (maybe) Game of Thrones panel and the Eisner Awards, celebrating the best work in comics. (Also, some good cosplay.)
San Diego Comic-Con Is Turning 50: Here's Its Origin Story
50 years ago, a bunch of teenaged comics fans got together to plan a convention, and what started with 300 people in a hotel basement became the pop culture juggernaut known as San Diego Comic Con.
Hollywood Shoots The Moon: 117 Years Of Lunar Landings At The Movies
Motion pictures went to the moon long before Apollo 11 did, and they keep going back. Critic Bob Mondello reflects on the many films, from 1902 to today, that have made the journey.
Comic-Con 2019, Day 1: Sleepless In San Diego
San Diego Comic-Con kicked off Thursday, with more than 130,000 attendees expected. Big draws of the day were Lin-Manuel Miranda and Arnold Schwarzenegger — and a surprise appearance from Tom Cruise.