Maya Phillips
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‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Review: Worlds Wide Web
This charming sequel to the 2018 animated movie expands the multiverse concept, without shamelessly capitalizing on fan service.
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Review: Raccoon Tears and a Final Mixtape
This dour, visually off-putting two-and-a-half-hour A.S.P.C.A. nightmare of a film may only be for completionist fans.
What a Playwright and Tap Dancer Are Teaching Each Other
The playwright and actress doesn’t think of the tap dancer Michela Marino Lerman as a mentee — because she’s learning from her, too.
‘Suzume’ Review: Gods, Spells and Instagram Posts
Makoto Shinkai’s latest animated film, about a girl who accidentally unleashes chaos over Japan, is at once mythical and thoroughly modern.
Michael R. Jackson on the Soap Opera Origins of ‘White Girl in Danger’
The musical’s creator and creative team discuss their influences, including “Days of Our Lives,” “Showgirls” and D’Angelo.
At the Movies, Bagels, Onions and a Side Dish of Nothing
Both “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and the “Knives Out” sequel delve into the abyss, where life has no meaning. What they do next is...
When Black Characters Double-Deal to Make Ends Meet, It’s Never Enough
In three Broadway plays this season, a quest for financial stability can’t undo the trauma of the past or dismantle the architecture that places a...
Fusion? We’ve Seen This Movie Before.
The promise of a new, bountiful energy source, not to mention the giant lasers, may sound familiar to fans of science fiction and comics.
10 Stages and Screens Where I Saw Connection
For our critic-at-large, “Fat Ham,” “Severance,” “A Strange Loop” and “Sandman” were some of the places she found truth and transcendence.
How ‘Black Panther’ Builds Complex Characters From the Politics of Colonization
In the original and in “Wakanda Forever,” heroes and villains are deeply layered, reflecting real-life issues facing people of color around the world.