Latest articles by Greg Cwik
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Mel Gibson just made the most violent American film of the year. And it's sublime.
The Explainer In Hacksaw Ridge, Gibson once again reveals his heart of darkness
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The scariest '80s horror villain isn't named Freddy, Michael, or Jason. His name is Henry.
feature John McNaughton and Michael Rooker discuss their squalid classic 30 years later
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Iggy Pop is a work of modern art
feature Iggy Pop is the creation of James Osterberg, a trailer-dwelling teenager from Michigan who hated the commercialism of music made in corporate committee meetings
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Robert Caro to receive the National Book Award for lifetime achievement
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America has a horror movie problem
opinion We're tired of boring horror movies. Give us something new, please.
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The chaotic brilliance of Gene Wilder
feature Remembering one of American cinema's most prodigious comedic talents
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The Seinfeld of superhero TV
The Explainer The Tick was a superhero show about nothing — and it was glorious
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7 theories for why Twitter loves lists
The Explainer Our love for short and shapely opinions seems to know no bounds
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Adults need animated movies, too
opinion But the flaccid Sausage Party doesn't satisfy our needs
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Viola Davis is one of the most enthralling actresses of this or any generation
opinion She's so much better than Suicide Squad
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Why this ridiculous 1966 Batman movie is the most important Batman movie ever
opinion How Adam West's camp classic saved the Caped Crusader
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Why Stephen King failed to make a great Stephen King movie
The Explainer Maximum Overdrive is really bad. But it's 100 percent Stephen King's movie.
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The most existential show on television is a cartoon about an alcoholic horse
The Explainer BoJack Horseman continues its singular exploration of empty, hollow lives
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Why is the greatest cinematographer on Earth stuck making lousy movies?
opinion Two (two!) atrocious Exorcist prequels? Come on...
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The undeniable sadness of Zac Efron
The Explainer It almost makes you feel bad for a guy who could crush you like a beer can in the crevice between his pecs
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The Purge: Election Year is the dumb political horror movie America deserves
opinion This movie has a lot to say, but none of it is particularly profound, and its points are lost amidst all the utterly unrepentant violence
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Why don't we have more great sea monster movies?
opinion What the shark schlocks of Hollywood could learn from Herman Melville
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa's frighteningly obsolete return to horror
The Explainer Japan's master of disquiet has finally made another movie
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The Neon Demon is the salacious antidote to our summer blockbuster disease
opinion This is gaudy, grotesque fun
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How Swans became modern rock's greatest re-invention tale
opinion With The Glowing Man, Swans just scored its third straight masterpiece
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The Michelangelo of Murder
The Explainer Brian De Palma vivisects his decadent career in an enthralling new documentary
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A cinematic history of farting
The Explainer Swiss Army Man, the 'farting corpse movie,' has filled us with thoughts on farts
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The beautiful contradiction of Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool
opinion Radiohead's new album is a gorgeous marriage of past and present anxieties
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Superhero movies have a villain problem
opinion Hollywood has managed to make world-destroying villains utterly banal
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