Maya Phillips
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At the Movies, Bagels, Onions and a Side Dish of Nothing
Both “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and the “Knives Out” sequel delve into the abyss, where life has no meaning. What they do next is...
When Black Characters Double-Deal to Make Ends Meet, It’s Never Enough
In three Broadway plays this season, a quest for financial stability can’t undo the trauma of the past or dismantle the architecture that places a...
Fusion? We’ve Seen This Movie Before.
The promise of a new, bountiful energy source, not to mention the giant lasers, may sound familiar to fans of science fiction and comics.
10 Stages and Screens Where I Saw Connection
For our critic-at-large, “Fat Ham,” “Severance,” “A Strange Loop” and “Sandman” were some of the places she found truth and transcendence.
How ‘Black Panther’ Builds Complex Characters From the Politics of Colonization
In the original and in “Wakanda Forever,” heroes and villains are deeply layered, reflecting real-life issues facing people of color around the world.
‘Spirited’ Review: A Whole Lot of Humbug
Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell star in this musical spin on “A Christmas Carol” from Apple TV+.
‘Wendell and Wild’ Review: Not Wild Enough
This devilish stop-motion horror comedy from Henry Selick and Jordan Peele can’t quite breathe life into its narrative.
‘Black Adam’ Review: Heroism, but Paint It Black
Dwayne Johnson stars in this overstuffed superhero film about an ancient figure granted god powers.
‘The School for Good and Evil’ Review: Ever Afters and Never Afters
Two best friends have princess dreams and witchy nightmares in this adaptation of Soman Chainani’s book series.
‘The Piano Lesson’ Review: August Wilson’s Phantom Notes
John David Washington, Danielle Brooks and Samuel L. Jackson star in the first Broadway revival of Wilson’s haunting family drama set in 1936.