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He Created One of the Best, Most Inescapable Viral Videos Ever. Now He’s Back With a Great New Movie.
4+ hour, 24+ min ago (791+ words) The guy behind Too Many Cooks just premiered his debut feature. It's no less strange, hilarious, or menacing. Although Kelly, at the film's midnight premiere in Park City, described the movie as "Barney horror," the world its forcibly cheery children…...
Which Cartoon Short Introduced Mickey Mouse?
3+ week, 3+ day ago (83+ words) Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Dec. 30, 2025. More Games From Slate Slate Mini Crossword for Dec. 30, 2025 Slate Pears Game 135: Dec. 29, 2025 Which Kind of Person Is the Subject of a Hagiography? Slate Mini Crossword for Dec. 29, 2025 We need to…...
With Rob Reiner Dies a Whole Tradition of Hollywood Filmmaking
3+ week, 6+ day ago (45+ words) In Slate's annual Movie Club, film critic Dana Stevens emails with fellow critics'for 2025, Justin Chang, Alison Willmore, and Bilge Ebiri'about the year in cinema. Dear (but for real, dear) colleagues, Read all of the entries in Slate's 2025 Movie Club....
The Annual Conundrums Episode, With Stephen Colbert
4+ week, 22+ hour ago (367+ words) Emily, John, David, and special guest Stephen Colbert close 2025 by answering listeners" questions of all kinds. This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, David Plotz, and special guest Stephen Colbert answer listeners" conundrums of all kinds: the meaningful, the trivial, and…...
Yes, Timothée Chalamet’s Latest Creation Is Loathsome. I Loved It.
4+ week, 2+ day ago (611+ words) In Slate's annual Movie Club, film critic Dana Stevens emails with fellow critics'for 2025, Justin Chang, Alison Willmore, and Bilge Ebiri'about the year in cinema. Dana, I enjoyed the eloquent case you've mounted against the formation of the Safdie school of…...
Watch the Political Gabfest’s 20th Anniversary Show with Stephen Colbert
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (260+ words) He sang, answered listener conundrums, and a whole lot more. Stephen Colbert joined Political Gabfest on stage in New York City for their 20th anniversary show. He sang. He explained why he'd slip into Trump's skin for a day (to resign,…...
It Might Be the Most Popular TV Show in the World. It Keeps Getting Worse and Worse.
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1059+ words) There's a pretty glaring problem with Stranger Things' final season. Greetings, it is I, a traveler from the year 2016. I have come to your strange time not to see how things worked out with that Donald Trump character or even…...
Tig Notaro’s Documentary About Her Friend’s Death Is Also Really Funny
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (247+ words) When poet Andrea Gibson's cancer became incurable, Tig helped organize a film crew to document her final days. Some scenes will have you crying" with laughter. In this episode, Tig describes meeting Andrea, what made them click creatively, and how…...
I Went to Fox News HQ to Watch the New “King of Late Night” at Work
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (1004+ words) Costco's the best," said one. The VA's got 'em," said the other. These were wise men, and they had followed a star, a rising star over the News Corp. building. It had led them into a basement of Fox News…...
One of the Most Bonkers Shows on TV Is Back. It’s Somehow Gotten Worse.
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1071+ words) Taylor Sheridan's Landman has a woman problem. There's a viral clip from the series premiere of the Taylor Sheridan creation Landman that gets dragged up whenever a habitu" wants to explain to the uninitiated how bonkers this show can be....