The Saga of ‘Detransition, Baby’
U.K. Women’s Prize nomination earns anti-trans backlash
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Three Masterful New Graphic Memoirs
The form reveals uncomfortable truths of which even the authors seem unaware
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Idris Elba Rides the North Philly Range in ‘Concrete Cowboy’
A subculture comes to life in this Netflix urban melodrama
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‘Voyagers’ is All Foreplay, No Fornication
Sexy teens in space on a real snooze cruise
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Jordan Peterson is the Red Skull: Secret Wars
Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates turns Peterson into Captain America’s arch-nemesis
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We Finally Get To See ‘My Salinger Year’
IFC’s reopening in New York City brings adaptation of Joanna Rakoff’s memoir to the world
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The Return of ’31 Days of Oscar’
Turner Classic Movies highlights classics and new favorites this month
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The ALA’s Annual Banned Book List: A Sobering Snapshot of American Censorship
Parents and school boards still want to pull titles from shelves
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Film Critics are Still Cosplaying the Apocalypse
Pretending movie theaters are dangerous places gives them a sense of purpose
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‘The Irregulars’: Sherlock Holmes’ Multicultural Street Helpers
Netflix’s dark adult-themed paranormal mystery series expands the Holmesverse again
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Why are The Droogs in ‘Space Jam 2’?
It’s almost like Warner Brothers doesn’t take its moral posturing seriously
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‘Later’ is Stephen King’s take on ‘The Sixth Sense’
Entertaining, derivative, and occasionally straining for relevance
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The Terrible Reign of Dr. Oz
Jeopardy! contestants go to war with a guest host
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The Astros Cheated
An excellent forthcoming book fully reminds us of their deeply evil 2017 duplicity
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‘Godzilla Vs. Kong’ Finally Brings the Pain
An epic clash of the Titans
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