Wesley Morris
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1999 Was a Great Year for Movies. It Was the Best Year to Write About Them.
At the box office 25 years ago, hits like “Runaway Bride,” “The Sixth Sense” and “Bowfinger” hint at the abundance that overwhelmed a young critic.
Meshell Ndegeocello Could Have Had Stardom but Chose Music Instead
The bassist, singer and composer’s 1993 debut jolted the industry — then she decided to change. Now she is releasing a powerful album inspired by...
‘Glitter & Doom’ Review: Romance With an Indigo Girls Soundtrack
Songs by the Indigo Girls soundtrack a musical romance.
Jennifer Lopez and ‘This Is Me … Now’: Is She for Real?
“This Is Me … Now: A Love Story,” a movie built on her latest album, is a showcase for the exhausting, never-ending, hazardous work of...
‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’ Review: Peak Performance
The concert film offers a comprehensive look at a world-conquering tour and rare insight into the process of one of the world’s biggest stars.
‘Saltburn Review’: Lust, Envy and Toxic Elitism
In the new film from Emerald Fennell, Barry Keoghan plays an Oxford student drawn into a world of lust and envy at a classmate’s estate.
Barbra Streisand Is Ready to Tell All. Pull Up a Seat.
At home in California, Streisand talks about her new memoir, exploring the movies and men of her life, and her determination to control her own...
‘The Holdovers’ Review: Three Sad Souls Stranded for Christmas
Alexander Payne’s jaunt to the past, with Paul Giamatti playing a curmudgeonly instructor at a 1970s boarding school, is crackling with pungent life.
Taylor Swift ‘Eras Tour’ Movie Review: Look What We Made Her Do
Swift’s cultural phenomenon arrives on the big screen with lots of little revelations, along with some what-could-have-beens.
How Hip-Hop Conquered the World
Fifty years ago, a party in the Bronx jumpstarted an essential American artform. For decades the genre has thrived by explaining the country to itself.