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The Last Jackass Claims To Be Their Best

June 27, 2026July 1, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments 2026 movies, Adam Ray, American comedy, Bad Grandpa, Bam Margera, Book and Film Globe, Brad Pitt, Busby Berkeley, Buster Keaton, Chris Pontius, comedy films, Corona song, Danger Ehren, Dark Shark, Dave England, Dickhouse Productions, documentary films, film criticism, Jackass, Jackass Best and Last, Jackass Forever, Jasper Dolphin, Jeff Tremaine, Johnny Knoxville, Looney Tunes, Minutemen, movie review, MTV, nostalgia, Oscar Stunt Design, Paramount Pictures, physical comedy, Poopies, Pop Culture, prank movies, Preston Lacy, Rachel Wolfson, Ryan Dunn, skate culture, Steve O, stunt comedy, Wee Man

Johnny Knoxville and crew in a butt-stuffing swansong

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The Cruelty of Nice Minnesota Folks

June 26, 2026July 1, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments African American history, American history, American politics, autoethnography, Black Lives Matter, book criticism, Book Review, civil rights, contemporary nonfiction, George Floyd, George Floyd protests, Harper, health care inequality, housing discrimination, Hubert Humphrey, Justin Ellis, Ku Klux Klan, memoir, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minnesota Nice, nonfiction books, police brutality, political history, public policy, race relations, redlining, segregation, social commentary, social justice, structural racism, systemic racism, The Atlantic, The Cruelty of Nice Folks, The Great Migration, Tim Walz, U.S. history, urban history

Justin Ellis explains why Minneapolis was America’s raw racial nerve

Featured Stories FILM Poetry

Run, Don’t Walk To See a One-Man, Three-Hour Biopic of French Poet Arthur Rimbaud, Really

June 25, 2026June 29, 2026 Kenji Fujishima 1 Comment 2026 films, A Bread Factory, A Rimbaud, A Season in Hell, Amy Williams, art house cinema, arthouse movies, Arthur Rimbaud, avant garde film, biographical films, Blake Draper, cinematic experimentation, cinematography, Dan Schlosberg, experimental cinema, film criticism, Frank Barrera, French poetry, In the Family, independent cinema, independent film, indie filmmaking, literary adaptations, microbudget filmmaking, New York film scene, Patrick Wang, Paul Verlaine, poet biopics, poetry and film, psychological portrait, Roger Ebert, Roxy Cinema, self distribution, The Drunken Boat, The Grief of Others, Tribeca, world cinema

If you’re into risk-taking, boundary-pushing cinema, find and see Patrick Wang’s latest film.

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Thrilling, Funny, and Sad Tales of Modern Manhood

June 25, 2026June 29, 2026 Jake Harris 0 Comments American Fiction, American South, book criticism, Book Review, comedy writing, contemporary fiction, cultural satire, Danny McBride, dark comedy, Divorce, Eastbound and Down, fatherhood, Fight Club, genre fiction, Halloween, humor books, June 2026 books, Kenny Powers, literary fiction, masculinity, mens fiction, midlife crisis, modern manhood, Pop Culture, Random House, satire, short stories, short story collection, Southern literature, Stephen King, television creators, The Exorcist, The Righteous Gemstones, Thrilling Tales of Modern Men, Vice Principals

Danny McBride wonders: Are the men OK?

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Tribeca 2026: The Year of Going to the Cinema

June 24, 2026June 29, 2026 Kaveh Jalinous 0 Comments Al Pacino, Alicia Vikander, American independent film, Billie Lourd, cinema culture, documentary films, documentary review, Elizabeth Cutler, emerging filmmakers, Festival Coverage, festival favorites, Fidel Castro, film criticism, film festivals, Flywheel, Harvey Guillén, independent film, indie cinema, Japanese cinema, Josh Brener, Julie Rice, Killing Castro, Memorizu, mental health, Miiku Sakanishi, motherhood, movie reviews, New York City, Peloton, political thrillers, postpartum depression, relationships, Romantic Drama, Ruth Zuckerman, Seven OClock Breakfast Club from the Brokenhearted, SoulCycle, Spin Wars, streaming movies, That Friend, The Last Day, Tribeca 2026, Tribeca Festival, Tribeca reviews, Victoria Pedretti, world cinema

Subjects ranging from rural Japan to New York spin studios to Cold War Cuba showcased the festival’s eclectic range

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E. Jean Carroll Tells Her Story

June 23, 2026June 29, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments #metoo, 2026 films, advice columnists, American culture, Ask E. Jean, cable television, contemporary politics, court cases, documentary films, documentary review, Donald Trump, E. Jean Carroll, Elle magazine, feminism, film criticism, gonzo journalism, Ivy Meeropol, media criticism, nonfiction film, political documentaries, Roger Ailes, sexual assault, sexual harassment, television history, Trump era, women and media, women's rights

‘Ask E. Jean’ prompts questions it doesn’t answer

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He Managed The Beatles and They Couldn’t Manage Without Him

June 22, 2026June 29, 2026 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1960s music, Allen Klein, Antisemitism, Apple Corps, Beatlemania, Beatles books, Beatles manager, book criticism, Brian Epstein, British Invasion, celebrity biographies, Da Capo Books, Derek Taylor, George Harrison, George Harrison biography, George Martin, homophobia in Britain, Jane Asher, Jewish history, John Lennon, John Lennon biography, LGBTQ history, Liverpool, London music scene, Mr Moonlight, music biographies, music industry, music journalism, Neil Aspinall, Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney biography, Peter Brown, Philip Norman, Philip Norman interview, pop music history, Reggie Kray, rock and roll history, rock history, Shout The Beatles in Their Generation, Swinging London, The Beatles, The Beatles legacy

Q&A with Philip Norman, biographer of Beatles manager Brian Epstein

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‘Gang War: Bandidos’ Paints a Portrait of Danish Bikers at War

June 19, 2026June 29, 2026 Robert Dean 0 Comments

What happens when a country wants to outlaw a group of brothers?

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‘Power Ballads’ Shows How Jams Can Get Sticky

June 4, 2026June 8, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments 2026 movies, authorship, character driven films, comedy drama, contemporary cinema, creative ambition, creativity and art, Dublin, emotional honesty, feel good movies, film review, Havana Rose Liu, independent film, Irish cinema, Jack Reynor, John Carney, Marcella Plunkett, movie review, music and relationships, music comedy, music industry, music movies, musical drama, musicians, Nick Jonas, original songs, Paul Rudd, power ballad, rock music, singer songwriters, wedding bands

Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas star in John Carney’s latest music-themed comedy-drama

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‘Backrooms’ Takes Psychological Horror to the Next Level… Of a Building

June 2, 2026June 6, 2026 Daniel Aaron 0 Comments 2026 movies, A24, A24 films, Backrooms, Chiwetel Ejiofor, creepypasta, cult horror, Curry Barker, David Lynch, film review, Finn Bennett, found footage horror, horror cinema, horror movies, Indie Horror, Internet culture, Kane Parsons, liminal spaces, Lukita Maxwell, Mark Duplass, OBSESSION, psychological horror, Renate Reinsve, science fiction horror, Severance, Smile 2, supernatural horror, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Twin Peaks, X Files, YouTube creators

YouTuber Kane Parsons brings internet creep to Hollywood

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Every Book You Need To Read This Summer Is Out in June

June 2, 2026June 6, 2026 Art McPhail 0 Comments Amitav Ghosh, Andrew Sean Greer, Andrew Wilson, Ann Patchett, book recommendations, book roundup, books, Brandon Sanderson, Caroline Kepnes, Deb Haaland, Fantasy, fiction, Harper, historical fiction, horror novels, Isabel J Kim, Jason Kelce, June 2026 books, Knopf, Lisa See, literary fiction, Maggie OFarrell, Marilyn Monroe, Mary H.K. Choi, memoirs, new books, Paul Tremblay, Peter Orullian, romance novels, science fiction, Scribner, Son Bo mi, summer books, summer reading, Tor Books, Travis Kelce

15 new releases you need: from Maggie O’Farrell to Deb Haaland, from Travis Kelce to Marilyn Monroe

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Everything That’s Streaming in June 2026

June 1, 2026June 6, 2026 Jake Harris 0 Comments Apple TV Plus, Avatar Fire and Ash, Cape Fear, Criterion Channel, Criterion Collection, Disney Plus, Earth Wind and Fire, HBO Max, House of the Dragon, Hulu, James Bond, June 2026, Larry David, Michael Fassbender, movie recommendations, Netflix, Paramount Plus, Peacock, Prime Video, Questlove, Shudder, Streaming Guide, Streaming Television, Sugar, The Agency, TV recommendations

Pride month brings James Bond, Lin-Manuel Miranda, dragons and J Lo falling in love with Ted Lasso’s angry friend

DOCUMENTARY Featured Stories FILM Politics

No Place for Anything, Least of all, Soccer

May 31, 2026June 6, 2026 Dan Friedman 0 Comments Apple TV, B-67, Brandon Scott Smith, Derek Sullivan, documentary, football, Ilulissat, Nicolai Nielsen, No Place for Football, Noah Mølgaard, Nuuk, Patrick Frederiksen, President Trump, soccer

A new documentary about football in Greenland provokes thoughts about sport and politics

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‘I Love Boosters’ Is a Likable Mess With Lots to Say

May 28, 2026June 1, 2026 Daniel Aaron 0 Comments 2026 movies, American cinema, anti capitalism, Boots Riley, cult cinema, Demi Moore, dialectical materialism, Don Cheadle, Eiza Gonzalez, Eric Andre, fashion industry satire, film criticism, heist comedy, I Love Boosters, Keke Palmer, Lakeith Stanfield, movie review, Naomi Ackie, Poppy Liu, satire, science fiction comedy, shoplifting comedy, Sorry To Bother You, Spike Lee, stylized filmmaking, Taylour Paige, The Coup, visual storytelling, Will Poulter

Boots Riley presents Keke Palmer, Don Cheadle, Demi Moore and others in a movie he’d love you to steal

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Winners and Losers of Cannes 2026

May 24, 2026May 28, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Adam Driver, Andrey Zvyagintsev, art house cinema, Cannes 2026, Cannes Film Festival, Cristian Mungiu, European film, Federico Garcia Lorca, Film Awards, Fjord, Glenn Close, international cinema, Ira Sachs, James Gray, Los Javis, Miles Teller, Minotaur, Neon, Netflix, Oscar buzz, Palme D'Or, Paper Tiger, Park Chan-Wook, Paweł Pawlikowski, Penelope Cruz, Rami Malek, Renata Reinsve, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, The Black Ball, world cinema

A jury including Park Chan-wook, Demi Moore, Chloé Zhao, and Stellen Skarsgård choose a worthy slate

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