Emma Stone
Culture Desk
At the “Oppenheimer” Oscars, Hollywood Went in Search of Lost Time
After the pandemic, the strikes, and years of small-scale pictures in the spotlight, the triumph of a brainy blockbuster seemed like a nod to a bygone heyday.
By Justin Chang
The Front Row
A Fuller Picture of the Oscars’ Best Picture Race
I put off reviewing these three films. Now the Academy has forced my hand.
By Richard Brody
Cultural Comment
“The Curse” and the Magical Thinking of the Speculative Economy
The Nathan Fielder–Emma Stone series is about whose predictions about the future go unchallenged and whose fates are decided as consequence.
By Jennifer Wilson
On Television
The Horrifying and Humanistic Ending of “The Curse”
In its surreal final episode, the Showtime series reaches great new heights.
By Naomi Fry
Critics at Large
The Year of the Doll
From Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” to Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla,” narratives about cloistered women contending with a new political reality have dominated the cultural landscape. Why do these stories hit so hard?
2023 in Review
The Best Performances of 2023
These were the standout performances of the year.
By Michael Schulman
The Current Cinema
Why Movies Love Kids’ Books
Craig Gillespie’s “Cruella,” starring Emma Stone, and the Finnish bio-pic “Tove” illustrate the pitfalls and the possibilities of cinema’s fixation on children’s classics and their authors.
By Anthony Lane
The Current Cinema
Fun in “La La Land”
Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling create dynamic thrills out of simple things in this grownup musical.
By Anthony Lane