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Fraud at the Box Office!

31 mins; August 22, 2023

Soderbergh's Entrancing 'Full Circle'

37 mins; August 15, 2023

Are Digital Extras the Future of Movies?

38 mins; August 08, 2023

We're All 'Barbie' Girls, It's a 'Barbie' World

39 mins; August 01, 2023

'Oppenheimer' Is Transcendent Cinema

46 mins; July 25, 2023

The Actors Strike! What Do They Want?

37 mins; July 18, 2023

The Subtle Pleasures of 'Past Lives'

36 mins; July 11, 2023

'Destiny' Comes for Indiana Jones

36 mins; July 04, 2023

The Perplexing Confection of 'Asteroid City'

38 mins; June 27, 2023

The Summer of Flops!

42 mins; June 20, 2023

Was the Censorship of 'The French Connection' Inevitable?

36 mins; June 13, 2023

How Cliffhangers Go Wrong (and Right!)

14 mins; June 09, 2023

'Across the Spiderverse' Is the Best-Looking Movie of the Year (So Far!)

39 mins; June 06, 2023

Why Are Disney's Live-Action Remakes So Bad?

15 mins; June 02, 2023

What Went Wrong with The Little Mermaid?

36 mins; May 30, 2023

How the Bundle Died, and Was Reborn

7 mins; May 26, 2023

'Fast X'? More Like Fast Eccchhhs.

36 mins; May 23, 2023

Can Spoilers Make Movies Better?

32 mins; May 16, 2023

Can the Guardians of the Galaxy save the MCU?

34 mins; May 09, 2023

WGA Goes on Strike. What's at Stake?

37 mins; May 02, 2023

'Evil Dead' to 'Super Mario': Options for Everyone

39 mins; April 25, 2023

Why Is 'Murder Mystery 2' So Popular?

32 mins; April 18, 2023

The Entertaining Agitprop of 'Tetris'

35 mins; April 04, 2023

Are the 'John Wick' Movies Deeper Than They Appear?

34 mins; March 28, 2023

Is 'The Last of Us' the First Great Video Game Adaptation?

45 mins; March 21, 2023

Did the Oscars Get It All Right?

35 mins; March 14, 2023

Is 'Creed III' a Knockout?

40 mins; March 07, 2023

How 'Poker Face' Recaptures that '70s Spirit

36 mins; February 28, 2023

Against Rewriting Roald Dahl's Books

40 mins; February 21, 2023

Was 'Magic Mike's Last Dance' Mesmerizing?

39 mins; February 14, 2023

Will Netflix's Effort to Cut Off Password-Sharing Backfire?

33 mins; February 07, 2023

'All Quiet on the Western Front' Hints that War Is Bad

35 mins; January 31, 2023

'Pale Blue Eye': Worth a Laundry-Folding Watch?

34 mins; January 24, 2023

Is 'M3GAN' a Killer Good Time?

35 mins; January 17, 2023

'Babylon': Big, Messy, and Kinda Fun

37 mins; January 10, 2023

Can Anything Save the Oscars?

37 mins; February 15, 2022

Does Anyone Care About the Winter Olympics?

42 mins; February 08, 2022

Neil Young Vs. Joe Rogan

39 mins; February 01, 2022

Why Does Hate Sell?

36 mins; January 25, 2022

How Disastrous Was Joss Whedon's NY Mag Interview?

43 mins; January 18, 2022

The Golden Globes Happened. Did Anyone Know or Care?

37 mins; January 11, 2022

Is Norman Mailer Too Offensive to Be Read Today?

36 mins; January 04, 2022

Should 'The Matrix' Have Been Resurrected?

44 mins; December 28, 2021

Should You See 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'?

38 mins; December 21, 2021

Was the New Yorker Too Mean to Jeremy Strong?

40 mins; December 14, 2021

'The Power of the Dog,' Netflix's Awards-Minded Western

33 mins; December 07, 2021

The Fall of the 'House of Gucci'

39 mins; November 30, 2021

'King Richard' Kicks Off the Oscar Race

34 mins; November 23, 2021

Are NFTs a Scam, the Future, or Both?

38 mins; November 16, 2021

Is Big Bird a Government Propagandist?

38 mins; November 09, 2021

Art, Fussiness, and 'The French Dispatch'

36 mins; November 02, 2021

The Vital Importance of Gun Safety on Movie Sets

36 mins; October 26, 2021

Is Netflix's Handling of Dave Chappelle a Controversy or a Nontroversy?

42 mins; October 19, 2021

ATMA Has 'No Time to Die'

38 mins; October 12, 2021

Does 'The Many Saints of Newark' Do 'The Sopranos' Right?

34 mins; October 05, 2021

Will Copyright Terminations Terminate the MCU?

41 mins; September 28, 2021

Why Shouldn't Activists Have to Compete?

35 mins; September 21, 2021

'The Card Counter' and America's Sins

38 mins; September 14, 2021

Did 'Shang-Chi' Save Movie Theaters?

39 mins; September 08, 2021

Do the Movies Have a Conspiracy Theory Problem?

41 mins; August 31, 2021

Why Did Jeopardy Lose Its New Host in Record Time?

37 mins; August 24, 2021

Why Is Shang Chi Going to War with Disney's Chief?

37 mins; August 17, 2021

ATMA Joins 'The Suicide Squad'

38 mins; August 10, 2021

Scarlett Johansson Sues Disney: Can She Win?

44 mins; August 03, 2021

'Pig': The Best Movie of 2021 (So Far!)

40 mins; July 27, 2021

Anthony Bourdain Documentary 'Roadrunner' Controversy

43 mins; July 20, 2021

'Black Widow' Podcast

42 mins; July 13, 2021

'The Tomorrow War' Podcast

35 mins; July 07, 2021

'F9' Review

40 mins; June 29, 2021

'The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard's' Podcast

35 mins; June 22, 2021

'In the Heights' Review

38 mins; June 15, 2021

'The Woman in the Window' Review

35 mins; June 08, 2021

'Cruella': Cruelty to Critics

39 mins; June 02, 2021

'Army of the Dead' Review

43 mins; May 25, 2021

'Those Who Wish Me Dead' Review

38 mins; May 18, 2021

'Wrath of Man' Escapes ATMA's Wrath

42 mins; May 11, 2021

'Without Remorse' Inspires Viewer Remorse

35 mins; May 04, 2021

Is 'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier' As Interesting as It Thinks It Is?

42 mins; April 27, 2021

Should the Oscars Ditch Political Speeches?

46 mins; April 20, 2021

Is Will Smith Right to Bail on Georgia?

39 mins; April 13, 2021

'Godzilla vs. Kong' vs. ATMA

42 mins; April 06, 2021

'Nobody' Reviewed

40 mins; March 30, 2021

The Snyder Cut, Reviewed

41 mins; March 23, 2021

'Raya and the Last Dragon' Reviewed!

41 mins; March 16, 2021

'Coming 2 America' Reviewed! Plus: What's the Deal with the Royals?

40 mins; March 09, 2021

The Golden Globes Stank. Plus: 'Minari' Reviewed!

36 mins; March 02, 2021

'Nomadland' Reviewed! Plus: Are the Golden Globes (and Critics More Generally) Corrupt?

42 mins; February 23, 2021

'Judas and the Black Messiah' and Gina Carano

39 mins; February 16, 2021

Trump v. SAG: Who Ya Got? Plus: 'Malcolm & Marie,' Reviewed!

43 mins; February 09, 2021

'The Little Things,' Reviewed. Plus: 'Variety' Betrays Its Critic—and Its Audience

46 mins; February 02, 2021

'Promising Young Woman' Reviewed! Plus: Seth Rogen v. Ted Cruz.

47 mins; January 26, 2021

'Wandavision' Reviewed! Plus, Armie Hammer's Cannibalism Conundrum

35 mins; January 19, 2021

QAnon and Conspiracy Media; Plus: 'Lovers Rock,' Reviewed!

39 mins; January 12, 2021

Arnold Schwarzenegger on America's Dark Path—and a Better Way Forward

17 mins; January 12, 2021

'Soul' Reviewed, Plus: A Special Look at Bruce Willis's Filmography

40 mins; January 05, 2021

'WW84' Reviewed; Plus: Best Movies/Shows of 2020, Chosen!

37 mins; December 29, 2020

'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Reviewed; Plus, Barack Obama's Best-Of List Analyzed

36 mins; December 22, 2020

'Sound of Metal' Reviewed; Plus, Directors Vs. WB

42 mins; December 15, 2020

'Mank' Reviewed, Plus: WB Dumps Its Slate to HBO Max

38 mins; December 08, 2020

'Let Him Go' Reviewed, Plus: A Box Office Rebirth?

40 mins; December 01, 2020

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