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“Splitsville” Plays Infidelity for Laughs; “A Little Prayer” Shows What’s Really at Stake
The meticulous shotmaking of Michael Angelo Covino’s film belies a dramatic staleness, whereas Angus MacLachlan orchestrates a powerfully understated catharsis.
By Justin Chang
What It Would Actually Take to End the War in Ukraine
With Ukraine drained by more than three years of fighting, time is on the side of Vladimir Putin.
By Joshua Yaffa
Can a Legendary Coach Transform U.N.C. Football?
From the daily newsletter: Paige Williams reports from the early days of the Belichick era in North Carolina.
By Ian Crouch
Eric Adams’s Kettle-Cooked Administration
A scandal over a bag of chips exemplifies all that has gone wrong at City Hall.
By Eric Lach
“Honey Don’t!” Revives the Spirit of the Coen Brothers’ Movies
Ethan Coen, working with his wife, Tricia Cooke, endows this neo-noir comedy, about a lesbian detective, with dazzle but little more.
By Richard Brody
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, August 21st
A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.
By Brendan Loper
Dear Pepper: I’d Rather Be Drawing
How dare life require so much of you, when what you were born to do is sit in a corner of the room and watch and draw?
By Liana Finck
How to Watch a Movie
The “politique des auteurs” proposed by filmmakers of the French New Wave changed the landscape of cinema. What might they teach us about the directors of today?
With Vinson Cunningham and Richard Brody
Will the MAHA Moms Turn on Trump?
A leaked draft of a White House report on how to “Make Our Children Healthy Again” suggests that the Administration will do little to address food safety or nutrition.
By Jessica Winter