Staff Reviews
Who Made Them Boss?
MSNBC host Christopher Hayes examines America's elites but misses important parts of the picture.
Ruby Sparks and The Watch
An indie gem with Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan, and Hollywood yocks with Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn.
War Is Still a Racket
They say war is a fight between forces seeking victory. But sometimes the conflict is more complicated than that.
The Dark Knight Rises
A surprisingly limp conclusion to Christopher Nolan's celebrated Batman trilogy.
Turning Comic Books Into Art
The world of high art celebrates pioneering comics creator Daniel Clowes.
The Truth About "Deep Throat"
A new book sheds light on the Watergate whistleblower's real motives.
Caitlin Moran Knows How To Be a Woman and You Don't
Popular feminist yuk-fest is really a class-based etiquette book.
Frederick Douglass, Classical Liberal
A fresh look at the political evolution of a great American
Political Animals: The Confusing Adventures of Un-Hillary Non-Clinton
This fictional political miniseries perhaps draws a little too much from the real world.
From Bootlegging to Pot Trafficking
The outlaws of Marion County, Kentucky, defy one Prohibition after another.
Easy Money and The Imposter
A Swedish crime thriller and a dark documentary about a human chameleon
Gail Collins Hates the Lone Star State
Times columnist messes with Texas and loses in laugh-free, fact-challenged airdrop.
The Cure for Abject Poverty
A new book argues that inclusive institutions offer the best path to prosperity.
The Freaky Fetishes of Golden Age Hollywood
A tolerant new tell-all from Tinseltown's sexual fixer
Magic Mike and The Amazing Spider-Man
Channing Tatum in the flesh, Andrew Garfield in a mega-budget mess.
The Newsroom: Finally, a Show About Elitist American Nostalgia!
Aaron Sorkin wants Daddy Newsman to explain to all those stupid Americans what's right and wrong.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and To Rome with Love
An anemic muddle and a good Woody Allen.
