What Made a Movie Great in 2021?

Our critics break down what goes into naming the best of the year. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Alison Willmore:This was an overwhelming year in film. I could have played catch-up forever and still not felt like Id seen enough. But at some point, you have to call it. Top-ten lists are always a personal snapshot of someones moviegoing year, but this year it seemed especially personal....

December 14, 2021 · 3 min · 462 words · Kevin Davis

A Black Education

Remembering Greg Tate, critical giant, author, Flyboy, and my teacher. Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The last dispatch from the alien/agent provocateur known asGreg Tatebeamed out from perhaps his most inconspicuous dwelling. Tates abrupt loss is a seismic blow to the worlds of cultural criticism, music, and visual art. I didnt know what to make of him at first. This was just him....

December 13, 2021 · 2 min · 296 words · Julie Hodges

A Chastened HFPA Delivers Shockingly Good Set of Golden Globe Nominations

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The 2022 Golden Globes are a zombie awards show. But the HFPA is not going away entirely. Theyreinstituting reforms,inducting new members, swearing to do better. Almost normal, in fact. (Ciaran Hindss first namebecame Karen, and Kenneth Branaghs surnamean unpronounceable wasteland.) Otherwise, a chastened Globes were on their best behavior. Early-season frontrunnersBelfastandThe Power of the Dogled the field with seven nominations apiece....

December 13, 2021 · 1 min · 192 words · Ronald Carrillo

Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas Breathe Into Each Other’s Mouths inDeep WaterTrailer

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. and Youre not bored? Words of affirmation are definitely her love language. And honestly, probably also physical touch, because thisisan Adrian Lyne erotic thriller after all. TheDunkin Donutsex-lovers no longer have to avoid each other in the cinemas. The movie will premiere on Hulu on March 18, as it was previously removed from Disneys theatrical line-up....

December 13, 2021 · 1 min · 107 words · Bryan Richardson

Call Your GirlfriendIs Happy to End on Their Own Terms

Oh, you like podcasts? Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Sure, its literally correct, but come on. Through the show, theyve pushed deep into interviews, produced reported pieces, and worked to start conversations. They always knew there could be more. In 2019, we named it one of the ten essential conversation podcaststhat shaped the genre. Call Your Girlfriendis now coming to an end....

December 13, 2021 · 6 min · 1091 words · Ana Roach

Courtney Taylor on PlayingInsecure’s ‘I Got It Covered’ Girl

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. You play Quoia as a focused intern who takes her job very seriously but still likes to have fun. What was your approach to crafting her character? What I did was make her take her job way too seriously in the most comedic way. But also shes a Black woman working for another Black woman, so shes extremely excited about this opportunity....

December 13, 2021 · 2 min · 327 words · Kristin Shepherd

DeadwoodSeries-Premiere Recap: A Hell of a Place to Make Your Fortune

Deadwood Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Deadwoodopens with a lawman thwarting the lynching of a prisoner by killing the man himself. Clell suggests they travel together and, upon arriving, pretend not to know each other. But the truth is even more unpleasant. Executions are the province of the judiciary. Seth is a sheriff, not a judge. The tin star changes everything....

December 13, 2021 · 3 min · 507 words · Adrian Bell

HBO Drops Trailer forInsecure: The EndDocumentary

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Im just incredibly humbled, blessed, she says as she wipes away tears. Related Tags:

December 13, 2021 · 1 min · 29 words · Joseph Williams

PEN15Series-Finale Recap: Whose Back Do You Have?

PEN15 Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Every time you hear this song, think about how Im breaking up with you. Cause thats what Im doing now. Has there ever been a more unhinged way to dump someone? Barring murdering one party? Not evenJake Gyllenhaalhas it in him to be this casually cruel. Things never go smoothly for Maya. Life isnt easy for Anna, but its borderline catastrophic for UGIS....

December 13, 2021 · 4 min · 757 words · Regina Kelley

Power Book II: GhostRecap: Zeke Is Unbothered

Power Book II: Ghost Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The stakes in the first five minutes of episode four are high! And while theres no room to fuck up, somehow folks still drop the ball. Lets start with Professor Milgram. It is quite easy to feel sorry for the former prosecutor in episode three. But Carrie isnt new to throwing others in the mud to protect herself....

December 13, 2021 · 3 min · 599 words · Calvin Farrell

Rob Delaney Says theHome AloneReboot Is NotNotAbout Class Warfare

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Home Sweet Home Aloneis the best kind of surprise: a franchise reboot thats actually really good. We spoke to Delaney about starring in what might be the years funniest Christmas movie. On a professional basis, Archie Yates was tremendous to work with. Hes a wonderful kid with wonderful parents who were there with him on set....

December 13, 2021 · 3 min · 530 words · Terry Zimmerman

SuccessionFinally Gave Kendall What He’s Been Wanting

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Spoilers ahead for All the Bells Say, the season-three finale ofSuccession. She was dead tired … Mog thought, I want to sleep for ever. And so she did. But a little bit of her stayed awake to see what would happen next. Was it an attempt to end his life? Kendall was dead tired. But a little bit of him managed to stay awake....

December 13, 2021 · 2 min · 256 words · Christina Davis

The Golden Globe Nominations Are Here, Despite All the Mess

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Last week, HFPA presidentHelen Hoehne toldVarietythat Gabrielle Unionrejected their offer to announce the nominations. Below, the nominations for the 2022 Golden Globe Awards.

December 13, 2021 · 1 min · 38 words · Brandon Jones