Kevin Townsend
A Supreme Court Impeachment Fight That’s Already Under Way
A decade ago, West Virginia foreshadowed the influence that money and politics have come to have on state judiciaries. Now it may warn of a worrying new trend.
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Kailey Schwerman / Showtime; Charlie Le Maignan / … Yellowjackets Is So Much More Than a ‘Female Lord of the Flies’
The real horror is the friends we made along the way.
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Netflix / Charlie Le Maignan / The Atlantic A Netflix Movie Echoing the Strain of Pandemic Parenting
The Lost Daughter is the rare film about a struggling mother that doesn’t excuse—or judge—her choices.
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Gale M. Adler / NBC / Getty / … The Classic ’90s Sitcom That’s Actually Worth Rewatching
Frasier is a time capsule of its era—and yet, has aged remarkably well.
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Niko Tavernise / Netflix / Charlie Le Maignan … Why Are People So Mad About Don’t Look Up?
Climate change is a tough subject for any film, let alone a satire.
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Netflix / Charlie Le Maignan / The Atlantic The ‘Meta-emptiness’ of Emily in Paris
Can the joyfully escapist Netflix show also argue for the importance of escapism?
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Sony / Marvel / Charlie Le Maignan / … How Far Can Marvel Keep Pushing Its Own Success?
“There are moments that had me tearing up, and yet, I understand if people want to say this is the end of cinema.”
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Graeme Hunter / HBO / Charlie Le Maignan … Succession Is a Game of Monopoly
Did the finale finally flip over the board?
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Fabio Lovino / Universal and MGM / Charlie … Ridley Scott Still Makes Movies for Adults. Thank Goodness.
Three critics try to decipher House of Gucci—its wild performances, its even wilder accents, and what it shows us about the state of movies.
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Cliff Lipson / Getty / Charlie Le Maignan … Adele’s 30 and the Year of the Breakup Album
“Mommy’s been having a lot of big feelings recently.”
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Apple / Charlie Le Maignan / The Atlantic The Anachronistic Joy of Dickinson
Why is television using old settings to tell modern stories lately?
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Pablo Larraín / Neon / Charlie Le Maignan … Kristen Stewart, Diana Spencer, and the Ghost of Anne Boleyn
Does Spencer portray Princess Diana the person, or just the public image?
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DreamWorks; Charlie Le Maignan; The Atlantic You Won’t Regret Rewatching The Ring
Almost 20 years ago, the modern horror classic offered an eerily prescient warning about viral media.
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Chiabella James / Warner Bros. Entertainment / Charlie … Science Fiction’s Very Special Boys
Luke Skywalker, Paul Atreides, and what the new Dune finally got right.
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Courtesy of HBO; Charlie Le Maignan; The Atlantic ‘It’s a Safe Space for Mean Humor’
The boar is on the floor. The Greggs are in the Tomelettes. And Season 3 of Succession is finally here.
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MGM / Charlie Le Maignon / The Atlantic ‘The Most Influential Action Movies Ever Made’
James Bond has been in theaters across six decades. But with No Time to Die ending Daniel Craig’s run, where will the franchise go next?
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Getty; Charlie Le Maignon; The Atlantic Ted Lasso and the Limits of American Optimism
On the new Culture podcast The Review, our Atlantic staff writers break down the Emmy-winning soccer sitcom and its much-discussed second season.
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AP / Andrew Harnik Listen: John Bresnahan Helps Us Understand What the Hell Just Happened
The veteran congressional reporter shares his firsthand experience of the pro-Trump mob storming the Capitol.
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Jacquelyn Martin / AP The Ticket: Jim Clyburn
The House majority whip from South Carolina gave President-elect Joe Biden the key endorsement of his candidacy. What does the civil-rights veteran want to see from his party—and the new president—in 2021?
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Marco Bello / Reuters Listen: Barton Gellman on How Trump Could Tamper with the Vote
What if Trump refuses to concede?
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Rich Pedroncelli / AP Republicans’ ‘Canary in the Coal Mine’
Once the GOP leader in the largest state in the country, California Assembly Member Chad Mayes left the party—and he has a warning for Republicans around the country.
