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Your TV is watching youYour TV is watching you
Technology

Roku, Amazon, and practically every company in the streaming business are inventing new ways to make money off your data.

By Adam Clark Estes
I can’t stop watching Mr. Beast’s new game show and I hate myselfI can’t stop watching Mr. Beast’s new game show and I hate myself
Culture

Beast Games is both sickening to watch and extremely compelling.

By Rebecca Jennings
Why I quit SpotifyWhy I quit Spotify
Technology

I dove into the scary world of streaming bundles, and now Dolly Parton talks to me while I walk.

By Adam Clark Estes
Is Fallout a warning for our future? A global catastrophic risk expert weighs in.Is Fallout a warning for our future? A global catastrophic risk expert weighs in.
Future Perfect

What a post-nuclear aftermath could really look like.

By Sam Delgado
Why Amazon is paying nearly $9 billion for MGM and James BondWhy Amazon is paying nearly $9 billion for MGM and James Bond
Technology

Amazon isn’t competing with Netflix, but it is spending billions trying to figure out Hollywood. Maybe 007 can help.

By Peter Kafka
The empty dream that LuLaRoe soldThe empty dream that LuLaRoe sold
Culture

The women selling leggings on Facebook were the real prey, as the new Amazon series LuLaRich shows.

By Alissa Wilkinson
One Good Thing: An unsung drama of the 2010s you should stream right nowOne Good Thing: An unsung drama of the 2010s you should stream right now
One Good Thing

The hacker drama Mr. Robot was so much more than Rami Malek’s incredible star performance.

By Emily St. James
One Good Thing: The gorgeous horror movie St. Maud finds religious ecstasy in self-destructionOne Good Thing: The gorgeous horror movie St. Maud finds religious ecstasy in self-destruction
One Good Thing

A surprisingly apt post-pandemic horror film, St. Maud reminds us that hell is other people.

By Aja Romano
A guide to the Oscars’ Best Documentary nomineesA guide to the Oscars’ Best Documentary nominees
Culture

And how to watch them.

By Alissa Wilkinson
A brief guide to the Oscars’ Best Picture nomineesA brief guide to the Oscars’ Best Picture nominees
Culture

How to watch them and why you should.

By Alissa Wilkinson
The fabulous Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar recalls a bygone age of wackadoodle comedyThe fabulous Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar recalls a bygone age of wackadoodle comedy
Culture

Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo reunite a decade after Bridesmaids for a movie that’s as refreshing as a beach vacation.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Minari and the bittersweet promise of AmericaMinari and the bittersweet promise of America
Culture

The story of a Korean immigrant family is a layered and loving recollection of an American childhood.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Judas and the Black Messiah is already one of 2021’s best moviesJudas and the Black Messiah is already one of 2021’s best movies
Culture

It’s a stellar retelling of a vital historical moment.

By Alissa Wilkinson
15 groundbreaking, unsettling, joyous documentaries to look for this year15 groundbreaking, unsettling, joyous documentaries to look for this year
Culture

The best nonfiction movies from Sundance 2021.

By Alissa Wilkinson
One Night in Miami is a thoughtful study of Black celebrity, power, and justiceOne Night in Miami is a thoughtful study of Black celebrity, power, and justice
Culture

Regina King’s directorial debut follows Muhammad Ali, Sam Cooke, Jim Brown, and Malcolm X over one night in 1964 — and their conversation rhymes with today.

By Alissa Wilkinson
9 new movies to watch over the holidays9 new movies to watch over the holidays
Culture

Your year-end viewing sorted, from Wonder Woman 1984 to Pixar’s latest to Small Axe.

By Alissa Wilkinson and Alex Abad-Santos
A guide to Steve McQueen’s Small Axe, the greatest film series you’ll see this yearA guide to Steve McQueen’s Small Axe, the greatest film series you’ll see this year
Culture

The groundbreaking anthology of stories about London’s West Indian community premiered November 20 on Amazon. Here’s how to watch it — and why.

By Alissa Wilkinson
On the rebellious joy of a long, long movie dance sceneOn the rebellious joy of a long, long movie dance scene
Culture

Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock and movies like it take the edge off loneliness.

By Alissa Wilkinson
A delicious feast of food moviesA delicious feast of food movies
Culture

Comedies, dramas, documentaries, and more to stream after you’ve had a good meal.

By Alissa Wilkinson
The Nest is a taut thriller about the perils of envyThe Nest is a taut thriller about the perils of envy
Culture

Jude Law and Carrie Coon star in the suspenseful, sumptuous family drama.

By Alissa Wilkinson
The new Borat movie mocks a Trump-era fixation on a particular female aestheticThe new Borat movie mocks a Trump-era fixation on a particular female aesthetic
Culture

The true star of “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” is Borat’s daughter.

By Alissa Wilkinson
America is damaged but hopeful in 4 excellent new moviesAmerica is damaged but hopeful in 4 excellent new movies
Culture

A drama, a documentary, and two filmed Broadway plays show a country at a crossroads.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Two movies that celebrate Ruth Bader GinsburgTwo movies that celebrate Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Culture

On the Basis of Sex and RBG tell the late Supreme Court justice’s story from two directions.

By Alissa Wilkinson
What to watch this weekend, on all your favorite streaming platformsWhat to watch this weekend, on all your favorite streaming platforms
Culture

From indie gems to (maybe) the greatest movie of all time.

By Alissa Wilkinson
How to watch Emma, Onward, and other new movies you can suddenly view at homeHow to watch Emma, Onward, and other new movies you can suddenly view at home
Culture

The first wave of digital releases pushed due to the coronavirus are here.

By Alissa Wilkinson
You’ve never seen anything quite like Amazon’s Undone. We mean that literally.You’ve never seen anything quite like Amazon’s Undone. We mean that literally.
Culture

This visually stunning show is a trippy sci-fi drama and a lovely story about a woman dealing with trauma, all in one.

By Emily St. James
Midsommar’s twisted ending, explainedMidsommar’s twisted ending, explained
Culture

What on earth just happened?

By Alissa Wilkinson
Ari Aster on his new film Midsommar: “I keep telling people I want it to be confusing”Ari Aster on his new film Midsommar: “I keep telling people I want it to be confusing”
Culture

The Hereditary director talks about Disney, folk horror, and why he thinks interviews are a “minefield.”

By Alissa Wilkinson
Midsommar is a brutish, nasty daylight nightmare from the director of HereditaryMidsommar is a brutish, nasty daylight nightmare from the director of Hereditary
Culture

It will haunt you.

By Alissa Wilkinson