“M3GAN 2.0” Is a Victim of Inflation

A Joyfully Chaotic Tribute to Pavement in “Pavements”

Rock documentaries and bio-pics have been parodied for nearly as long as they have existed, but there’s a reason for their ingrained absurdity that’s even weightier than fan service: music rights. Without the coöperation of musicians or of their estates, a music-centered movie risks ending up like Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla” and John Ridley’s “Jimi: All […]

The Decades-Long Romance of Las Vegas and Hawaii

Late one recent evening at the California Hotel and Casino, in downtown Las Vegas, a few miles north of the Strip, I tried my luck at a slot machine for the very first time. Fifteen minutes later, I was down by twenty bucks or so—thirty if you count the exorbitant A.T.M. fee I’d been determined […]

The Importance of the I.C.J. Ruling on Israel

On Friday, the International Court of Justice, in The Hague—one of the six principal parts of the United Nations—found that Israel must take action to prevent genocidal violence by its armed forces; “prevent and punish” the incitement to genocide; and insure that humanitarian aid to Gaza is increased. South Africa had accused Israel of committing […]