The Rex Reed I Knew (1938–2026) Rex Reed, fearless film critic who elevated the celebrity interview, dies at 87. By Merin Curotto
Jeremy McCarter’s Audiodrama Puts Us Inside Hamlet’s Head The experiment works best when we hear the titular character not foregrounded but embedded in the specificities of his place and time. By Alex Ullman
Everything About Rex Reed Begins With Movies A bittersweet exploration of Rex Reed’s deep affection for cinema and his growing preoccupation with mortality. By Merin Curotto
‘American: An Odyssey to 1947’ Review: The Story of Three Lives, Though One Dominates By Oliver Jones
The Story Behind Orson Welles’ Long-Lost Final Film Reveals the Director’s Tortured Vision By Tim Brinkhof
The Week in DVR: Cameron Crowe’s Maligned Masterpiece, Touch of Evil, Grace Kelly’s Last with Hitch By Christopher Rosen
Manhattan Weekend Box Office: Big Willy Style! Who Didn’t Go to the Movies This Weekend? By Jake Brooks
H Is for Hoax: Tale of Irving’s Hughes Scandal, With Smarmy, Smooth Gere, Disillusioned Davis By Andrew Sarris