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Published on 7 hours ago
The V.M.A.s Are This Weekend. Does Anybody Care?
It’s been a long time since MTV was appointment viewing. And yet, billions of people are still watching music videos on the regular — on YouTube. Where does that leave a decades-old awards show dedic…
Published on 1 week ago
The Summer Movies That Made Us
Wesley was formed in the glory days of the summer movie: “Total Recall.” “Ghost.” “Pretty Woman.” All from the same epic summer of 1990. He found this year’s slate disappointing by comparison. So in …
Published on 2 weeks ago
Is the New Spike Lee Joint Serving Pound Cake?
“Highest 2 Lowest” is an over-the-top, bougie and unapologetically New York movie. It might also be Spike Lee’s most conservative offering to date. Wesley invites critic Vinson Cunningham to discuss …
Published on 3 weeks ago
‘And Just Like That …’ Is Over Too Soon
Wesley is joined by another unapologetic fan of the “Sex and the City” reboot, Taffy Brodesser-Akner. Together, they celebrate a show about old friendships and middle age. And blame you for its untim…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Beyoncé Isn’t Giving Up on America
Wesley went to the final stop of the Cowboy Carter Tour. He talks through what he saw — the genre of it all, and the quietly powerful politics — with Salamishah Tillet, Times contributing critic and …
Published on 1 month ago
Don't Let the Vampires In
What does Ryan Coogler’s vampire movie “Sinners” have in common with the Drake-Kendrick beef? Wesley has a theory that he’s been sitting with for weeks. He shares it with the writer Rembert Browne, a…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
What NYT’s Top 100 Movies Missed: 2 Former Video Store Clerks Get Real
Twenty-four years ago, Wesley Morris and the film curator Eric Hynes were just a couple of “cooler-than-you” cinephiles working at Kim’s Video, the beloved New York City video store. They recently go…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Has Dining Gotten Too Fine on ‘The Bear’?
Wesley Morris talks with Samin Nosrat, a chef and food writer, about her love-hate relationship with “The Bear,” a show that’s always racing against the clock. She says the best moments, in the show …
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Closet in Pee-wee’s Playhouse
In the new HBO documentary “Pee-wee as Himself,” Paul Reubens, the creator of the iconic character Pee-wee Herman, comes out as gay. Reubens, who spent most of his career in the closet, had already c…
Published on 2 months ago