Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell’s new book, The Disaster Artist, basks in the delightful weirdness of The Room and its chief architect.
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Michael Bay Blows Up Detroit
What does the film industry’s relationship with the bankrupt city say about Detroit’s future?
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“Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” Shows Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
Exhibit A: Ted Cruz
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The Last of the Late-Term Abortion Providers
A new documentary, After Tiller, follows the only four doctors in the country who will terminate a pregnancy in its last three months.
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The Known Known of “The Unknown Known”? Rumsfeld Has No Regrets
Errol Morris’s documentary of the ever-chuckling, never remorseful former Defense secretary is a spellbinder.
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“Blue Jasmine” Another Black Mark
Woody Allen’s new movie is the latest evidence of how superficial he is—and how his humor and New York sensibility have lured critics and filmgoers into overlooking his shallowness.
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Morally Compromised Art, on the Big Screen
How do we judge a movie made from a book written by someone with repellent political views?
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More Than a Teenage Dream
The Spectacular Now recalls an era of films that dealt with a complicated adolescent existence.
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Artificial Love
Would it be possible to fall in love with an artificial intelligence? A new film seems to say yes.