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Arts Reviews
The good, bad and ugly in arts and exhbitions
Monday
Thursday
The new Pinocchio is straight up trash
This reincarnation of a classic chooses pointless nihilism over redemption
Wednesday
Remembering Jean-Luc Godard, one of the great film directors of our time
He was innovative, influential, and, at times, infuriating
Tuesday
The glorious rebirth of Brendan Fraser
With a superb performance in The Whale, his acting career has taken on new life
Saturday
Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series is brimming with ponderous aphorisms
Any pedants watching will have been delighted by the scrupulous observance of old-school linguistic rules
Friday
Is the Don’t Worry Darling drama part of an elaborate publicity campaign?
The mediocre movie is the most talked-about film at Venice thanks to its cast
Thursday
The Rings of Power just might turn Tolkien in his grave
The new Amazon Prime series is an exercise in artistic necrophilia
Tuesday
The time trap of Irma Vep
The HBO Max miniseries shows a rare interest in the present moment
Country music finds its independent streak
New singers are bucking bro-country and reconnecting with their roots
Chroma chameleon
The Met brings out its bread and butter: stunning galleries devoted to Greek and Roman art
Not your average Jo
Joanna Hiffernan is now at the center of The Woman in White, an exhibition at the NGA
Closing the curtain on Norm Macdonald’s comedy
He was willing to pulverize all we hold dear in modern America
Crimes of the Future is David Cronenberg at his best
Which scenes will cause you to walk out or flee in disgust? Caveat emptor
Friday
The dynamic genius of Milton Avery
His work exists on the boundary of abstraction and realism
Wednesday
Beast is a throwaway summer thriller too tame for its own good
Though you do get to see Idris Elba punch a lion
The Hillary and Chelsea Clinton docu-series of your wildest dreams
Thanks for making this, Apple!
Tuesday
Game of Thrones was the last water cooler show
While its prequel seems just another tale of a girlboss girlbossing
Monday
The delight of Only Murders in the Building
In some ways, the series is about itself: the fun of following along with an investigation, however grisly
Friday
Disney’s transgender tampon experts
Why the streaming service is striking out
The quiet end of the Golden Age of television
The Better Call Saul finale wraps up an era