The Review
Don’t just watch a movie; understand it. Don’t just hear a song; consider what it has to say. On The Review, writers and guests discuss how we entertain ourselves, and how that defines the way we see the world. Join The Atlantic’s writers as they break down a work of pop culture each week, exploring the big questions that great art can provoke, making some recommendations for you, and having a little fun along the way.
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Passing (Bonus from The Experiment)
The American movie industry has a long, problematic history with stories about racial passing. But the actor-writer-director Rebecca Hall is trying to tell a new kind of story.
32 min
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Dickinson
Why is television using period settings to tell contemporary stories lately? Sophie Gilbert, Shirley Li, and Spencer Kornhaber discuss the Apple TV+ show Dickinson.
46 min
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Spencer
Sophie Gilbert, David Sims, and Shirley Li discuss Spencer, the new “fable from a true tragedy” about Princess Diana. After Jackie, director Pablo Larraín turned his attention to another high-profile woman captive to family and publicity.
46 min
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The Ring
Revisiting a modern classic that, despite its almost comically analog story, predicted the horrors of viral media.
45 min
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Dune
David Sims, Shirley Li, and Spencer Kornhaber discuss the new big-budget adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 classic.
44 min
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Succession (Season 3 Premiere)
The boar is on the floor. The Greggs are in the Tomlettes. And season 3 of HBO’s Succession is finally here.
37 min
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No Time to Die
The James Bond series now spans 25 movies, six actors, and six decades—but with the Craig era ending, where does Bond go from here?
42 min
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Ted Lasso
David Sims, Megan Garber, and Sophie Gilbert examine the unlikely success that is Ted Lasso, and ask what the show’s much-discussed second season has to say about the merits (and the limits) of American optimism.
44 min
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Introducing: The Review
Join The Atlantic’s cultural critics and their guests as they go deep, debating the big ideas behind movies, music, and more.
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