How Dogma Finally Escaped Harvey WeinsteinThe disgraced mogul had kept the film out of theaters and off streaming since its release, until a surprise figure outmaneuvered him.
Where Does Tom Cruise Go From Here?Mission: Impossible might be over. What the actor does next could have enormous consequences — for him and for Hollywood.
Adults Needs More Room to GrowWhere its genre predecessors were given network-size seasons to calibrate their quirks, this streaming-era hangout sitcom has no such luxury.
ByHershal Pandya
1.5x speed
What Keith McNally Is Listening To“Because this is a dangerous time in America, I gravitate to podcasts which concentrate on the lunacy of the Trump administration.”
Gods and Monsters: Eurydice and Bowl EPSarah Ruhl’s 2003 play is lush with language; Nazareth Hassan’s play plunks a skate park and a demon down among the theatergoers.
ByJackson McHenry
the hollywood issue
Michael B. Jordan Did the ImpossibleIn an era of mounting crises in Hollywood, the Sinners star got people off their couches and into theaters for an original film.
Since Dorian DiedTwo years after the death of his son, Ben Kweller doesn’t want to waste any more time.
ByJayson Greene
endings
100 Foot Wave Crashes to ShoreThe surfing docuseries’ wistful third season feels like a definitive ending, if not for the show itself than at least for its mercurial protagonist.
SubwayTakes Is Trying to Squeeze All the JuiceSocial media is more saturated with the series than ever before. Creator Kareem Rahma wants to see how far the audience’s appetite will stretch.
ByHershal Pandya
first person
Pee-wee and MeThe film I made about my childhood hero was four years in the making, and it almost broke me.
ByMatt Wolf
exit interview
‘It’s All a Circle’How The Handmaid’s Tale’s Elisabeth Moss and Bruce Miller brought June Osborne home.