Eric Vilas-Boas

Eric Vilas-Boas was the Entertainment Editor at Observer and has spent decades not shutting up about movies and TV. He has previously worked as an editor at Esquire, Thrillist and Hyperallergic and his writing has been published by New York magazine's Vulture, TV Guide, The Comics Journal, SPIN, Popular Mechanics, ELLE, Town & Country and Good Housekeeping.

An incorrigible fan of cartoons, he co-founded and edited the animation blog The Dot and Line for over four years and guest-edited Vulture's 35,000 word history The 100 Sequences That Shaped Animation in 2020. He lives in New York and tweets at @e_vb_.

The Best New Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend

By Eric Vilas-Boas

The Best New TV and Movies to Watch This Weekend

By Eric Vilas-Boas

The Best TV and Movies to Cure Your New Year’s Hangovers

By Eric Vilas-Boas

The One-Night-Only ‘Ratatouille’ TikTok Musical, Explained

By Eric Vilas-Boas

50 Mentor Names We Could Read on That Wall in ‘Soul’

By Eric Vilas-Boas

The ‘Justice League’ Cartoon Had One of the Best Christmas Episodes Ever

By Eric Vilas-Boas

The Best New Movies and TV to Watch Christmas Weekend

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Your Best New Movies and TV to Watch This Weekend

By Eric Vilas-Boas

Your Best New Weekend Movies and TV to Watch Right Now

By Eric Vilas-Boas

The Movies Coming Out in December That You Can’t Miss

By Eric Vilas-Boas

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