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In the Era of Peak Content, Critics Are as Important as Ever
It’s a familiar joke. “57 channels and nothing on.” Of course, these days it’s 1,761 channels, over 50 streaming services, 493 scripted television ...
Movies & TV
Martin Scorsese’s Next Film Is Coming to Apple TV+
Martin Scorsese is keeping it digital despite being one of the biggest supporters of the cinematic experience. After his last film, The Irishman, ...
The Big Picture
Martin Scorsese Versus Himself: Let’s Stop Talking About ‘Real Cinema’ – The Big Picture
The “Martin Scorsese versus Marvel” feud apparently won’t go away — partly because The Irishman director can’t seem to stop doubling down on ...
The Big Picture
Martin Scorsese Versus the Marvel Cinematic Universe – The Big Picture
Martin Scorsese versus the Marvel Cinematic Universe is possibly the dumbest pop culture controversy of 2019 — and it also obscures a bunch ...
In the Frame
Joker Is a Deliberate Perversion of the Superhero Origin Story
This article contains major spoilers for Joker. Joker co-writer and director Todd Phillips doesn’t see the film as a conventional superhero movie but ...
Movies & TV
Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman Trailer Delivers De Niro, Pacino, and Pesci
Netflix has released the first trailer for the upcoming Martin Scorsese mob film The Irishman, starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Al Pacino, ...