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Critics at Large | The New Yorker
Critics at Large | The New Yorker
The New Yorker

Critics at Large is a weekly culture podcast from The New Yorker. Every Thursday, the staff writers Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and... more

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Critics at Large Live: The Year of the Flop

This year, high-profile failures abounded. Take, for example, Francis Ford Coppola’s passion project “Megalopolis,” which cost a hundred and forty... more

19 Dec 2024 · 45 minutes
After “Wicked,” What Do We Want from the Musical?

The American musical is in a state of flux. Today’s Broadway offerings are mostly jukebox musicals and blatant I.P. grabs;... more

12 Dec 2024 · 47 minutes
The Modern-Day Fight for Ancient Rome

Artists owe a great debt to ancient Rome. Over the years, it’s provided a backdrop for countless films and novels,... more

05 Dec 2024 · 43 minutes
Will Kids Online, In Fact, Be All Right?

In her new FX docuseries “Social Studies,” the artist and filmmaker Lauren Greenfield delves into the post-pandemic lives—and phones—of a... more

21 Nov 2024 · 48 minutes
The Value—and Limits—of Seeking Comfort in Art

One of the most fundamental features of art is its ability to meet us during times of distress. In the... more

14 Nov 2024 · 44 minutes
Critics at Large Live: Julio Torres’s Dreamy Surrealism

Since the comedian Julio Torres came to America from El Salvador, more than a decade ago, his fantastical style has... more

31 Oct 2024 · 43 minutes
Help, I Need a Critic!

The art of advice-giving, championed over the years by such figures as Ann Landers and Cheryl Strayed, has lately undergone... more

24 Oct 2024 · 53 minutes
A Controversial Trump Bio-pic and the Villains We Make

“The Apprentice,” a new film directed by Ali Abbasi, depicts the rise of a young Donald Trump under the wing... more

10 Oct 2024 · 50 minutes
“The Substance” and the New Horror of the Modified Body

In “The Substance,” a darkly satirical horror movie directed by Coralie Fargeat, Demi Moore plays an aging Hollywood actress who... more

03 Oct 2024 · 48 minutes
The Fate of the Finance Bro

From classic eighties films like “Wall Street” to Bret Easton Ellis’s 1991 novel “American Psycho,” the world of finance has... more

26 Sep 2024 · 49 minutes
Critics at Large | The New Yorker
Critics at Large Live: The Year of the Flop
Critics at Large | The New Yorker