more by George Sax
published on Aug. 24, 2016 12am
What must SNL’s Lorne Michaels think of his facsimile in this movie?
published on Aug. 17, 2016 12am
One of the most visually impressive films you’re likely to see for some time.
published on Aug. 11, 2016 8am
In which Hugh Grant nearly steals the show from Meryl Streep.
published on Jul. 27, 2016 1am
Woody Allen’s latest suffers from a curious emotional flatness even as it struggles toward a sense of romantic yearning.
published on Jun. 29, 2016 4am
Is now the time to resuscitate one of the founding texts of popular culture’s white triumphalism?
published on Jun. 15, 2016 3am
The unusual relationship—part bromance, part Dutch uncle mentorship—between novelist Thomas Wolfe and editor Max Perkins.
published on May. 25, 2016 12am
A biopic that mixes a heart-tugging personal narrative with a low-key them of national liberation.
published on May. 18, 2016 3am
The kind of movie you watch when you want to watch something, and there’s nothing better available.
published on May. 11, 2016 12am
The future of “reform,” the “calamity” that isn’t, and testing realities.
published on Apr. 27, 2016 4am
There’s a kind of casual Orwellian obscuring of reality in the repetitive misusage of “reform” in the public schools debate.