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Noel Murray

Contributing Writer

Noel Murray is a freelance writer, living in Arkansas with his wife and two kids. He was one of the co-founders of the late, lamented movie/culture website The Dissolve, and his articles about film, TV, music, and comics currently appear regularly in The A.V. Club, Rolling Stone, Vulture, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times.

Park City.

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Analysis

Sundance reckons with the streaming revolution

Rick and Morty.

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Analysis

The refreshing awfulness of Rick and Morty

Knives Out.

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Analysis

Knives Out does what so many of the best mysteries do: Carve up the rich

Feature

Welcome back, Eddie Murphy

Jojo Rabbit.

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Analysis

So many Hitlers: On the biggest trends from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival

Woodstock commemorations.

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Opinion

A Gen Xer reckons with Woodstock ... again

The Farewell.

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Analysis

The Farewell is one of 2019's best movies

A TV.

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Analysis

The tantalizing time-suck of the reality TV marathon

A scene from Catch-22.

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Feature

The rise of the literary miniseries

Kellie Martin.

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Analysis

The overlooked feminism of the Hallmark channel

Lena Headey and Ted Danson.

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Feature

Will Game of Thrones be ruined if it doesn't stick the landing?

A scene from The Good Fight.

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Opinion

The Good Fight is the only TV show that makes sense in 2019

Movie characters.

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Analysis

Will these superhero and fantasy blockbusters ever get made? 2019 edition.

Captain Marvel.

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Analysis

Who is Captain Marvel? A complete history of The Avengers' all-powerful super woman.

The Sundance Film Festival.

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Analysis

The biggest trends from the second half of Sundance

The Sundance Film Festival.

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Analysis

The biggest trends from the first half of Sundance

Scenes from 2018 movies.

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Analysis

The new identity politics of Hollywood

Natalie Portman.

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Analysis

Natalie Portman to the max

A scene from Outlander.

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Analysis

Outlander is the real TV novel

Ryan Gosling.

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Analysis

First Man is a different kind of NASA movie

Analysis

A Star Is Born and our ongoing fascination with 'the star-maker machinery'

A scene from Roma.

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Analysis

The Toronto International Film Festival's uncommonly great year

Lady Gaga.

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Feature

What everyone is talking about at the Toronto International Film Festival

John Krasinski.

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Opinion

What does a Trump-era Jack Ryan look like? That guy from The Office.

Disenchantment is Simpson creator Matt Groenings new Netflix animated series

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Analysis

Disenchantment isn't a masterpiece. But it's still the work of a master.

Elsie Fisher.

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Analysis

Middle school is the worst. Eighth Grade gets it.

The hosts of The Great British Baking Show.

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Analysis

Reality TV is getting nice

The cast of Hereditary.

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Analysis

Hereditary is the best scary movie of the year

Michelle Wolf and Roseanne Barr.

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Opinion

Why political comedians will always let you down

Scenes from current crime dramas.

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Analysis

Why is TV so obsessed with crimes from the '90s?

Yara Shahidi.

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Analysis

Why Grown-ish has been 2018's best new sitcom

Fred Rogers.

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Analysis

It's a beautiful day to talk about Mister Rogers

Scenes from 'Dunkirk,' 'Shape of Water,' and 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.'

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Analysis

Why this year's Best Picture race is a total crapshoot

Michael B. Jordan and Chadwick Boseman in 'Black Panther.'

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Analysis

The complicated history of the black superhero

Helena Howard and Molly Parker in 'Madeline's Madeline.'

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Analysis

What the best movies of Sundance 2018 had in common

Nadia Murad appears in 'On Her Shoulders.'

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Analysis

How the biggest movies of Sundance 2018 went small