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February 20, 2026
“Come to Brazil?” The Oscars Just Might
“I’m Still Here” and “The Secret Agent” have brought Brazil’s exuberant online fan culture to the Academy Awards.
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February 2, 2026
Deepfaking Orson Welles’s Mangled Masterpiece
Will an A.I. restoration of “The Magnificent Ambersons” right a historic wrong or desecrate a classic?
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December 22, 2025
Mona Fastvold Knows Her Way Around a Chair
The director’s new movie, “The Testament of Ann Lee,” stars Amanda Seyfried as the Shakers’ founder. But the film’s furniture alone is worth a trip to the theatre.
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December 16, 2025
The Best Performances of 2025
In a year when the entertainment industry embraced the artificial, extraordinary human acts—from Sarah Snook’s one-woman “Dorian Gray” to Michael B. Jordan’s twin turn in “Sinners”—made their mark.
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December 15, 2025
Stephen Sondheim, Puzzle Maestro
For the late Broadway composer, crafting crosswords and treasure hunts was as thrilling as writing musicals.
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December 7, 2025
Chloé Zhao Has Looked Into the Void
The director of “Hamnet” says that her art has been shaped by her early love of manga, her relationship to the natural world, and her neurodivergence.
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