Television
In The Good Place Season 3, God Is a Helicopter ParentThe brilliant NBC sitcom reinvents itself again, but the struggle remains the same.
Movies
In American Dharma, Errol Morris Exposes Steve Bannon by Letting Him Think He WonThe already-controversial documentary gives the white nationalist a platform, then tries to take it out from under him.
Movies
A New Movie Unearths the Illegal Mass Deportation of Hundreds in ’17Robert Greene’s latest blurs the lines between fiction and nonfiction, past and present.
Television
America to Me Is a Worthy Follow-up to Hoop DreamsSteve James’ panoramic portrait of racial inequality at one Illinois high school is no less epic, but you may still want more.
Movies
Sundance Winner Minding the Gap Is About So Much More Than SkateboardingThe new documentary follows three young men trying to skate free of the cycle of abuse.
Brow Beat
The Oscars Are Justly Proud of Their Newly Diverse Membership. Why Don’t They Trust It?If the “popular film” category is instituted and Black Panther wins, it will be hard to see it as anything but a second-class victory.
Brow Beat
MoviePass Announces Revolutionary Plan to Provide Less Service for More MoneyGood news, everyone!
Brow Beat
The Writer-Director of Mission: Impossible—Fallout on Improvising a BlockbusterLike the long-running franchise’s hero, Christopher McQuarrie isn’t afraid of making it up as he goes along.
Brow Beat
Unlike the Sitcom, the Good Place Podcast Might Give You Genuinely Useful Moral AdviceThe official companion to the NBC series offers so much more than behind-the-scenes trivia.
Television
American Vandal Season 2 Is Like a Penis Graffitied on a Brand-New CarHilarious, if not quite as ingenious as the first time you saw it.
Movies
Michael Moore’s New Movie Is a Much-Needed Punch to the GutFahrenheit 11/9 is a rousing piece of propaganda and a worthy successor to the highest-grossing documentary of all time.
Brow Beat
Marco Rubio Should Probably Go See First Man Before He Accuses It of “Total Lunacy”We have to admit, that’s a good moon pun, though.
Movies
Andrew Bujalski’s New Movie About a Hooters-esque Bar Thrives On ModestySupport the Girls is delightfully tacky, yet refined.
Brow Beat
American Vandal’s Second Season Will Ask the Question: “Who Is the Turd Burglar?”They told you who did the dicks. Now they’ll tell you who pooped their pants.
Television
Matt Groening’s New Show Is Basically Futurama in the PastDisenchantment is comfort food for Simpsons and Futurama fans.
Movies
Does the Plot of Mission: Impossible—Fallout Make Any Sense? Does It Matter?Three Slate critics spoil every stunt, mask rip, and shot of Tom Cruise running.
Brow Beat
CBS Sticks With Les Moonves for Now, Despite Sexual Misconduct AllegationsThe network says it will commission an outside investigation, but Moonves will stay in place while it’s conducted.
Brow Beat
Mission: Impossible—Fallout’s Director Explains the One Part of the Movie That’s a Bit of a Cheat