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March 13, 2026

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Teyana Taylor as Perfidia Beverly Hills at a pay phone

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CANNONBALL WITH WESLEY MORRIS

The Complicated Feelings Over ‘One Battle After Another’

It’s a movie about Black feminist revolutionaries that some Black feminists are calling a 911 emergency.

Guillermo del Toro

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THE BOOK REVIEW PODCAST

Guillermo del Toro on Writing and Directing ‘Frankenstein’

Ahead of the Oscars this weekend, the director talks about his latest film, which has nine nominations.

Timothée Chalamet in a scene from “Marty Supreme.”

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CANNONBALL WITH WESLEY MORRIS

Is the Jewishness of ‘Marty Supreme’ the Point?

Wesley and the culture editor Sasha Weiss talk it out.

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Jessie Buckley

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MODERN LOVE

Jessie Buckley Became a Mother for ‘Hamnet.’ Then She Became One for Real.

The Oscar-nominated actress talks about the primal love and grief of motherhood.

Michael B. Jordan in the Ryan Coogler film “Sinners."

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CANNONBALL WITH WESLEY MORRIS

What ‘Sinners’ Has in Common With the Drake-Kendrick Beef

Wesley sinks his teeth into Ryan Coogler’s vampire movie, which broke the record for the most Oscar nominations.

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