Film & TV
The Northman is a ruthlessly visceral and brutally glorious Viking epic from Robert Eggers
The Northman, the third film from arthouse auteur Robert Eggers, is a guttural, savage and ferocious 10th century Norse revenge...
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Top Gun: Maverick isn’t just a perfect blockbuster – it’s one of the greatest sequels ever made
The original Top Gun was the quintessential 1980s movie. Is it perfect? Far from it. Does it age well? Not...
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Hacks is a darkly hilarious love letter to the pain and toil of stand-up comedy
Hacks was far and away the best new show of 2021. The HBO dramedy’s freshman season navigated the burgeoning mentorship that forms between Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), a legendary but washed-up stand-up comedian, and an entitled millennial comedy writer named...
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The Wire creator David Simon revisits Baltimore police corruption in We Own This City
David Simon is the greatest television storyteller of all-time. While his masterful series have historically been underseen and undervalued, his...
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“Flee” & “Writing With Fire”: two must-see documentaries at The Projector this month
It’s Oscar season, meaning there’s a bevy of quality films being released in cinemas or on streaming this month! Naturally,...
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Norwegian rom-com The Worst Person in the World is the best film of the year (so far)
Until recent years, romantic comedies used to be reliable crowd-pleasers. Yet, outside of a few notable standouts like The Big Sick or Frances Ha or Silver Linings Playbook, the past decade has been a wasteland for the once-dependable genre. Rom-coms...
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Pedro Almodóvar excavates Spain’s forgotten atrocities with a matrilineal tale of Parallel Mothers
Now in his fifth decade as a filmmaker, Pedro Almodóvar is, amazingly, still pushing new directions in his artform, while...
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West Side Story is an astonishing triumph (and Steven Spielberg’s 2nd best film about sharks)
If any director has earned the right to do whatever he wants, it’s Steven Spielberg. The famed auteur is on...
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The 40 Best TV Shows of 2021
From streaming to cable to regular broadcast, there’s an overwhelming abundance of quality television this year. But for our money, these were the 40 best TV shows of 2021....
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The 40 Best Movies of 2021
Whether you saw them in cinemas or on your laptops, this has been a standout year for film. These are...
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