Errol Morris’s documentary of the ever-chuckling, never remorseful former Defense secretary is a spellbinder.
Tom Carson
Tom Carson won two National Magazine Awards during his stint as Esquire’s “Screen” columnist and has been nominated twice more as GQ’s movie reviewer. Formerly a staff writer at LA Weekly and The Village Voice, he is the author of Gilligan’s Wake (a New York Times Notable Book of the Year for 2003) and Daisy Buchanan’s Daughter.
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Middle-Aged White Males: No Longer the Ones Who Knock
As we bid Breaking Bad adieu, a few words about the antiheroes who reigned over the past decade—and are finally going gently into the good night.
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Alec Guinness Gets a Makeover
The classic 1980s John le Carré miniseries Smiley’s People is getting the Blu-ray treatment.
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Not That Exciting
Pedro Almodovar’s latest film, I’m So Excited! is less than thrilling but doesn’t spell the end of the famed Spanish director.
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Bastille Day Blues in the Big Easy
A walk through New Orleans the day after the Zimmerman verdict.
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All the News that’s Fit to Reprint
Aaron Sorkin’s attempts to recycle long-mildewed news stories on The Newsroom—which begins its second season this Sunday—have grown modestly better! Sort of.
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All Tomorrow’s Parties
Gay Equality 1, Civil Rights 0 – join us in wondering how to celebrate this Fourth of July. (Hint: not by seeing Johnny Depp’s new movie, that’s for sure.)
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Burning Down the (White) House
White House Down, when ranked among the other dull offerings of this summer blockbuster season, is worth its weight in kabooms. You will be entertained.
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The Great Gandolfini
The actor’s genius was his knack for humanizing but not sentimentalizing his tough guy characters.
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John Oliver’s Summer Audition
Jon Stewart’s summer Daily Show replacement is doing just fine—but not fine enough that he endangers the Comedy Central king’s reign.