The New York Times – Film:
Ghostface and meta commentary are back in this sequel, yet the weight of obligations to the dictates of the franchise ultimately drags it down.
Author: Jason Zinoman
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Review: Chris Rock’s ‘Selective Outrage’ Strikes Back
The New York Times – Film:
A year after Will Smith slapped him at the Oscars, Rock responded fiercely in a new stand-up special, Netflix’s first experiment in live entertainment.
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‘Cocaine Bear’ Review: She Never Forgets Her Lines
The New York Times – Film:
The greatest joke of this blood-spattered horror-comedy from Elizabeth Banks is that it exists.
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In ‘M3gan,’ a Detective’s Guilty Laugh Speaks Volumes About Him (and Us)
The New York Times – Film:
What’s so funny about his inappropriate response to a boy’s injury? The director pushed to keep the bizarre moment in the film, for good reason.
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‘Game Theory’ Host Bomani Jones Calls an Audible
The New York Times – Sports:
“Game Theory,” his HBO talk show, has pulled off the difficult feat of mixing sports and comedy with a political bite. Now he’s trying to up his game by going unscripted.
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‘M3gan’ Review: Wherever I Go, She Goes
The New York Times – Film:
A state-of-the-art robot doll becomes a girl’s best friend, and dangerously more, in this over-the-top horror film.
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When Jewish Artists Wrestle With Antisemitism
The New York Times – Film:
In this unsettling moment, comedians, filmmakers, playwrights and others have been struggling against a long-ingrained American response to look away.
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‘Nocebo’ Review: A Troubled Home and a Sick Mother
The New York Times – Film:
A new horror starring Eva Green has a point to make about economic exploitation but lacks a sense of surprise.