

Jim Shepard
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When Remaking a Masterpiece Is Worth the Risk
Robert Eggers confronts the corrosive effects of power through his depiction of an unspeakable erotic bond.

In ‘A Complete Unknown,’ Bob Dylan’s Politics Are Blowin’ in the Wind
The film is the latest of many to reveal the singer-songwriter’s baffling neutrality.

Martin Scorsese’s Unwise Guys
From Travis Bickle to the protagonist of “Killers of the Flower Moon,” the director has excelled at depicting a certain kind of male antihero.