
Scott Meslow
Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.
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Director Jeff Nichols on the refreshingly stripped-down sci-fi drama of Midnight Specialfeature The director talks about his stripped-down throwback to a bygone era of Hollywood filmmaking
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A movie gem to stream this weekend: Blood Pulls a Gunfeature A short film with all the elements of a traditional film noir, except for its jaded, teenaged protagonist
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The People vs. O.J. recap: If it doesn't fit...feature The FX drama takes on the most iconic moment of the O.J. Simpson trial, but adds a few vaguely troubling implications along the way
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Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford will re-team for another Indiana Jones movieSpeed Read
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Johnny Manziel has been released by the Cleveland BrownsSpeed Read
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The best thing about 10 Cloverfield Lane? Not knowing anything about it.The Explainer At a time when every Hollywood movie gets a months-long promotional blitz, J.J. Abrams is smart enough to realize that less is more
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A movie gem to stream this weekend: The Gunfighterfeature A clever, crowd-pleasing absurdist comedy short enough to watch on your coffee break
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Meet the new Spider-Man in the latest Captain America: Civil War trailerSpeed Read
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The People vs. O.J. Simpson recap: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia
The Explainer This week's remarkable episode digs into the under-explored layers of one of the trial's most widely reviled figures
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The LAPD is testing a knife reportedly found on O.J. Simpson's propertynews
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A movie gem to stream this weekend: World of Tomorrowfeature Both hilarious and heart-tugging, this animated short about a girl and her adult clone packs complex insight and beauty into its extremely brief runtime
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The sexist, empowering history of the femme fataleThe Explainer SundanceTV's new crime thriller Hap & Leonard draws on an archetype that can be traced all the way to the Bible
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Watch the first trailer for the all-female Ghostbusters rebootSpeed Read
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The People vs. O.J. Simpson: The race card
feature In its deepest and smartest episode yet, The People vs. O.J. dives into the racial dynamics at play for both the defense and the prosecution
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Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey to star in film adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark TowerSpeed Read
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All the movies you should see in Marchfeature Your guide to the biggest and buzziest movies hitting theaters this month
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The 5 best Oscar momentsfeature Missed last night's big show? Catch up here.
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No, Sam Smith isn't the first openly gay man to win an Academy AwardSpeed Read
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Watch Lady Gaga's powerful performance of the Oscar-nominated 'Til It Happens to You'Speed Read
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Arnold Schwarzenegger to Sylvester Stallone: 'To me, you are the best. You are the winner.'Speed Read
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Ex Machina scores huge upset by winning a Best Visual Effects Oscar on a $15 million budgetSpeed Read
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Chris Rock introduces 'shoulda-been nominee' Michael B. JordanSpeed Read
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Confused by Stacey Dash's weird Oscars cameo? This is the backstory.Speed Read
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Chris Rock in fiery Oscars monologue: 'You're damn right Hollywood is racist'Speed Read
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