When Hollywood Gets Things Right! Asian Lead Actors Edition
Forget Birth of a Dragon and Ghost in the Shell, and watch these great films from the 1980s and ’90s instead.
Maybe Parents Should Have Guarded Their Kids From ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’
Another study indicates that PG-13 movies are selling explicit and realistic violence to kids—at levels surpassing that of R-rated films.
The Case for a Trump Impeachment
Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton … Donald Trump? It could happen, according to a law professor and consumer-protection expert.
California Moves to End Hollywood Age Discrimination
Governor Jerry Brown has passed a law requiring entertainment databases to remove age information upon subscribers’ request—which will ultimately allow more actresses to lie about their age.
Guest Programmer: Molly Crabapple
Through intricate, vibrant illustration and immersive reporting, artist and writer Molly Crabapple has given voice to her generation’s most pressing social problems and the radicals working to end them.
The Non-Rise of the Older Actress
As women have undergone a revolution in rights, Hollywood has remained remarkably immune to cultural change—even in the era of Meryl Streep, Helen Mirren, and Sally Field.
Meet the Filmmaker Who Recreates Terrorist Attacks for HBO
An interview with Dan Reed, the network’s go-to film director for covering—and helping audiences understand—grisly urban sieges.
‘The Royal Road’: An Alternative Approach to a Social-Justice Documentary
In her latest experimental film, Jenni Olson tackles California’s brutal colonial history—and, through a non-linear story and humorous narration, asks the viewer to draw their own conclusions about its contemporary applications.
Leslie Jones Has Busted Ghosts and Twitter Trolls—Internet Privacy Is Another Issue
In a hack of her website on Wednesday, the Ghostbusters star confronted a foe plaguing celebrities and the general public alike: the nastily persistent nature of private and malicious information on the Internet in the U.S.
People Really, Really Hate ‘Fight Song.’ Could That Actually Hurt Clinton?
According to expert Dana Gorzelany-Mostak, Rachel Platten’s ballad won’t endear Clinton to young women—but it probably won’t kill her chances with her core constituency either.