Kyle Smith
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Past articles by Kyle:
How Much Do the 1990s Matter?
What to make of our shared spring break from history. → Read More
The MCU vs. ‘The Boys’
Prime Video’s TV series is daring, fresh, surprising and funny. → Read More
America & Fourth of July: States Allow for Diversity
We should all be proud to live in a country that honors freedom so thoroughly. → Read More
The New Yorker Accidentally Makes Ron DeSantis Look Awesome
‘He’s so f***ing smart,’ says someone about the governor, which is supposed to make him look — bad? → Read More
What Is Top Gun: Maverick Really About? [Spoilers]
Why a certain ‘theory’ about a supposed subtext in Top Gun: Maverick is off the mark. → Read More
McCartney at 80
Will Paul McCartney ever get his due? As the leading creative artist of his time in any field, perhaps not. Until there’s a Macca statue on every corner, until schools and hospitals are renamed after him en masse, he will remain sadly underrated. → Read More
The Most Important Character in the Star Wars Universe
Without R2-D2, there is no Star Wars. R2-D2 kicks off the entire story in A New Hope by resisting Luke’s attempt to erase his memory and instead projecting the hologram of Leia’s urgent message asking Obi-Wan for help. → Read More
Hollywood’s China Breakup Is Long Overdue
Restrictions on American imports to the Chinese theatrical motion-picture market are getting so absurd that Hollywood is starting, albeit with great sorrow and reluctance, to detach its tongue from the Chinese Communist Party’s boots. → Read More
The Lethal Joke That Was Punk Rock
Filth, fury, and murder define the Sex Pistols in the punchy miniseries Pistol. → Read More
Thanks, Tom Cruise
We want to see Tom Cruise being completely awesome on the screen, and since what he loves most is to be completely awesome on the screen, "Top Gun: Maverick" is the ideal cultural landmark to announce that we are well and truly done with Covid. → Read More
Who Among Us Has Not Chased Down an Unarmed Black Jogger with a Shotgun?
Senate candidate John Fetterman chased down a black jogger with a loaded shotgun in 2013. → Read More
What They’re Not Telling You about the Buffalo Shooter
The suspect’s manifesto, while certainly political, is ideologically all over the map. → Read More
Has Johnny Depp Changed the #MeToo Game?
Depp’s sensational war with Amber Heard is causing millions to rethink the logic of #MeToo. → Read More
New York’s Insane Plan to Fund Abortion Tourism
A breathtakingly extreme abortion-funding proposal is being discussed in Albany. → Read More
Child Molestation Doesn’t Age Well
Mainly what the play has to offer is a sort of twisted, voyeuristic appeal, along with some catharsis for women in the audience who may have endured similar experiences with an older man. → Read More
Fast-Forwarding through Life
Debra Messing does strong work playing a woman from 17 to 101 in Broadway’s gimmicky new play, Birthday Candles. → Read More
Everybody Loves Bob
Bob Odenkirk has turned the moral corkscrew that is Jimmy McGill into one of the most memorable characters in television history for the 13 years he’s been playing him on "Breaking Bad" and now "Better Call Saul," which has just returned for a feverishly anticipated final season. → Read More
Bob Odenkirk’s Origin Story
It’s pleasing to learn that the Better Call Saul star is as grounded as you’d guess. → Read More
The Democrats Have a Principal Skinner Problem
‘We can’t possibly be out of touch,’ area party tells itself. → Read More
Can Twitter Be Saved?
There’s a lot of malevolent energy on Twitter, but it’s also a comedy smorgasbord. → Read More