Matt Zoller Seitz
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Tom Sizemore Made You Uncomfortable
During his career, the prolific actor inhabited an array of troubled characters. Offscreen, he was one himself. → Read More
Steven Soderbergh on Why He Just Can’t Quit Magic Mike
There was “no compelling reason” to make a third “Magic Mike” movie with Channing Tatum, yet he directed, edited, and shot one “Magic Mike’s Last Dance” anyway. → Read More
Barbara Walters’s Superpower Was Fairness
Obituary for Barbara Walters, pioneering TV journalist, who died last week at 93. Her superpower was to make subjects believe they were getting an openminded hearing—and thus let them loosen up and talk. → Read More
Angelo Badalamenti Was the Beating Heart of David Lynch’s Films
Without Angelo Badalamenti’s music, it’s uncertain whether audiences would have understood the utter sincerity of ‘Blue Velvet,’ ‘Twin Peaks,’ and more. → Read More
The Making of Silent Bruce
Bruce Willis was a fast-talking lead who became a man-of-few-words star, which made his aphasia diagnosis (and subsequent retirement) that much harder to notice. Matt Zoller Seitz analyzes how the Die Hard actor’s stoic archetype masked his decline. → Read More
The Opera in Paul Sorvino
The late actor, known for playing paragons of retrograde masculinity, drew from a well of tenderness unreachable to most. → Read More
‘The Lowest Form of Conversation’
Tony Sirico died last week at 82 after nearly five decades as a screen actor. ‘The Sopranos’ creator David Chase asked if he could share some stories about him. → Read More
‘The Human Race Is Truly Flawed,’ and Barry Levinson Can’t Quit Making Movies About It
After 40 years of making movies, Barry Levinson — director of Diner; Tin Men; Good Morning, Vietnam; Rain Man; Avalon; Bugsy; Wag the Dog, and more recently, The Survivor — is still fascinated by the emotional oddities of real, ordinary people. → Read More
The Sublime Narcissism of Euphoria
Lexi unveiling her masterpiece is Euphoria at its best, which is inextricably bound up with Euphoria at its worst. → Read More
Honoring His Mother Was Louie Anderson’s Life’s Work
A tribute to the late comedian, actor, writer, and game-show host Louie Anderson and the way his life and career was ultimately a celebration of his loving mother. → Read More
A Guide to Rewatching Sidney Poitier’s Most Memorable Films
His image evolved and adapted over decades as the central contradiction of the actor and director’s life played out on screens. → Read More
Betty White Was Always on TV
Betty White (1922-2021), star of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls and a pioneering actor throughout the entire history of television, has died at 99. → Read More
Out of Time: The Life’s Work of Jean-Marc Vallée
As a director and editor, filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée, who died on December 26, was resolutely committed to immersive, subjective storytelling, as seen in his best film and TV projects like Wild, Big Little Lies, Sharp Objects, and Dallas Buyers Club. → Read More
Join Us In Deadwood
Deadwood is a show no one ever needs an excuse to revisit, or watch for the first time. The series premiered in March of 2004 and became one of the greatest-of-all-time dramas despite having been cut short just three years into its run. → Read More
The 12 Days of Deadwood
Happy Hooplehead-days to one and all. → Read More
Under the Tuscan Sun
Succession director Mark Mylod discusses the process of directing actors as they perform emotionally wrenching scenes, filming the season three finale in Tuscany, and that notorious ‘New Yorker’ profile of series co-star Jeremy Strong. → Read More
Deadwood Recap: Pardon My French
Al Swearengen has shown us many sides up until now, but this is the first episode where he’s seemed in over his head. A retrospective recap and analysis by Matt Zoller Seitz of “Reconnoitering the Rim,” episode three of the HBO drama ‘Deadwood.’ → Read More
The 101 Best New York City Movies, Ranked
The greatest New York City movies, including West Side Story, Wall Street, The Warriors, Funny Girl, Saturday Night Fever, Midnight Cowboy, If Beale Street Could Talk, The French Connection, Working Girl, When Harry Met Sally, Shaft, and many more. → Read More
‘God, I’m crying over Kendall?’
‘Hustlers’ and ‘The Meddler’ director Lorene Scafaria breaks down her first episode of ‘Succession,’ ”Too Much Birthday,” from working on Kendall’s pathos with Jeremy Strong to crafting a Roy extravaganza at Hudson Yard’s the Shed. → Read More
Decoding Seven Parallels Between The Sopranos and The Many Saints of Newark
Unpacking the new ‘Sopranos’-prequel-spinoff film, ‘The Many Saints of Newark,’ now streaming on HBO Max, and its parallels and connections to the original series, including who killed Dickie Moltisanti. → Read More