Film & Stage
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The Lehman Brothers Epic
Were the family and firm made and unmade by capitalism—or by their own choices?
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“Civil War”: A Warning About Violence, Not Partisanship
A new film from A24 is less interested in MAGA-bashing than in the consequences of provoking conflict.
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Macbeth’s Politics—And Ours
Ralph Fiennes and the Shakespeare Theatre Company bring a timely tragedy of succession to the nation’s capital.
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Shogun: A Swashbuckling Show That Cares About History
An FX miniseries about ancient Japan raises the standard for mass-market television.
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Let Us Now Praise Famous Men—Or Not
Napoleon, Oppenheimer, and other historic figures shrink on the silver screen.
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Barbie and the Franken-Feminists
The recent films Barbie and Poor Things try to reinvent the woman—and fail.
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Wes Anderson, Maturing Auteur
In Asteroid City, directorial control competes with the free play that gives life to cinema.
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The Oscars’ Night of the Living Dead
Dead sentiments walking at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony.
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The Djinn and the Bed Trick
A new film about desire fails to satisfy, but a recent production of Shakespeare does.
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Two Hamlets of the 21st Century
The Northman and Fat Ham present tragic and comic reinterpretations of the prince of Denmark’s revenge tale.
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