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  1. looking back
    Ian McKellen Invites You to Read His Lord of the Rings Filming JournalDespite what he said on Extras, Sir Ian spent a lot of time working on becoming Gandalf.
    By Halle Kiefer
  2. looking back
    Fantastic Four Director Josh Trank Reviews 2015’s Fantastic Four on Letterboxd“I was expecting it to be much worse than it was.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  3. eastbound & down
    Steve Little Walks Us Through His Top 5 Eastbound & Down Episodes“Just looking at that journey, it’s really kind of insane.”
    By Kenneth Arthur
  4. looking back
    Moral Orel Paved the Way for the Depressing Cartoons of TodayTalking with Dino Stamatopoulos, Carolyn Lawrence, and Scott Adsit about the show that was too bleak even for Adult Swim.
    By Justin Caffier
  5. looking back
    10 Years Later, Is Burn After Reading Still Funny?The Coens deserve credit for predicting the future, but they deserve even more for turning the absurdity of their present into such brilliant comedy.
    By Keith Phipps
  6. movies
    Married To The Mob Is One Of Jonathan Demme’s Most Remarkable FilmsDemme stays true to a cartoonish premise while also crafting a story of a woman finding herself again.
    By Keith Phipps
  7. looking back
    Revisiting the Beatles’ Cartoon LSD Utopia Yellow SubmarineA children’s film about pacifism winning out over imperialist annihilation might seem odd, but after the Summer of Love, it made perfect sense.
    By Charles Bramesco
  8. the obama years
    Considering the Novel in the Age of ObamaWhat the standout fiction of the last eight years can tell us about an art form, and a country, in flux.
    By Christian Lorentzen
  9. oscars 2016
    What It’s Like to Win an OscarEight winners reflect on the humdrum and the surreal.  
    By Dan Reilly
  10. looking back
    What Critics Said When Jon Stewart Took Over The Daily Show in 1999“Stewart, in the words of the common grade-school assessment, plays well with others.”
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  11. looking back
    Stephen Colbert Was Late Night’s Most Passionate Book-NerdFor nine years, Colbert enlisted roughly two writers a week into a bizarre form of theater.
    By Boris Kachka
  12. looking back
    Colbert’s First Head Writer on the Show’s StartAllison Silverman on developing the character.
    By Allison Silverman
  13. taking stock
    The Highs and Lows of the 2014 Summer Movie SeasonIt’s time to put another summer movie season behind us.
    By Kyle Buchanan, Gilbert Cruz, and Amanda Dobbins
  14. looking back
    The Enduring Uncoolness of the Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesHeroes in a half shell, corny power.
    By Nick Schager
  15. looking back
    Hugh Jackman’s Reviews for the First X-Men MovieRemember the year 2000?
    By E. Alex Jung
  16. looking back
    Gordon Willis Directed a Strange Film, WindowsOne curious corner of Willis’s filmography rarely gets discussed — his 1980 thriller Windows.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  17. looking back
    What Were People Saying About Colbert When His Show Debuted in 2005?“The hard truth is, every show doesn’t merit a spinoff.”
    By Matt Patches
  18. looking back
    To Understand the Modern Crime Thriller, Watch Michael Mann’s ThiefMann’s 1981 debut is the forerunner of dozens of movies and TV shows.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  19. looking back
    Looking Back at Craig Robinson on Def Comedy Jam“It was extremely intimidating. Especially considering my style … Def Jam was mostly high-energy acts.” 
    By Jesse David Fox
  20. looking back
    25 Years After Tipper Gore’s PMRC Hearings, the Opposing Sides Aren’t So Far ApartCyndi Lauper — whose “She Bop” was on the “Filthy Fifteen” — is shocked by what her son is listening to.
    By Bryan Reesman