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Angelina Jolie
February 1, 2024
Phillip Maciak
The Low-Key Pleasures of
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
If the 2005 film relied on explosive star power, the new TV version works harder for its payoffs.
May 21, 2021
Jo Livingstone
Angelina Jolie’s
Those Who Wish Me Dead
Is a Different Kind of Disaster Movie
Hollywood’s most compelling action star returns to the big screen in a rare movie about wildfire.
March 20, 2018
Jo Livingstone
There’s Something Different About the New Lara Croft
The reboot of the "Tomb Raider" franchise sheds the original movie's camp, but its main character is more recognizably human.
October 13, 2017
Jeet Heer
Hollywood’s Inequality Enabled Harvey Weinstein
Abuse flourishes in hierarchical milieus like the film industry. Only democratic counter-institutions can stop it.
January 27, 2015
Eric Sasson
Parents of Transgender Kids Could Learn a Lot from Brangelina
July 9, 2013
David Thomson
Depp v. Pitt: The Dual Fate of the Leading Man
May 13, 2013
Claudia Wallis
Angelina Jolie's Mastectomy Was the Right Decision for Her, But Not for Everyone
September 26, 2012
Laura Bennett
Mindy Kaling: TV's Smartest Airhead
October 11, 2011
Martin Peretz
A Rally in Somalia Against Al Shabab
July 28, 2011
Eliza Gray
The Butterfly Effect
May 18, 2011
Eli Lake
No Entry
February 27, 2008
Steve LeVine
The End of Big Oil
June 17, 2007
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Frothy Hollywood Humanitarians
June 14, 2007
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