At the peak of her fame, she exuded total control on screen. According to her new memoir, a different story played out behind the scenes.

A new collection of stories edited by R.O. Kwon and Garth Greenwell explores the line between good taste and desire fulfilled.

A new book frames this country’s tendency toward state-sanctioned murder as a unique cultural inheritance.

Chelsea G. Summers’s “A Certain Hunger” is a toothsome morsel.

Christopher Chitty’s “Sexual Hegemony” is a galaxy-brain examination of the ways in which markets and sexuality intersect.

“The Secret Life of Groceries” exposes the dark secrets of America’s food supply.

I’ve always kind of enjoyed being swindled, or letting people try to do it.

"Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood" finds the filmmaker at his most self-aware.

A new book about the medieval holy wars exposes a crisis in the field of history.

It's been a half-century since Gloria Steinem exposed the outrageous working conditions at Hugh Hefner's club. Playboy has changed--but have we?

Food culture has never been bigger. It's also never been more controversial.

A new Netflix documentary makes the case that the serial killer is a mirror for our darkest selves.

Her new book is a brilliant autopsy of print journalism. But she stumbles when she takes on the new digital wave.

As the groundbreaking show celebrates its 20th anniversary, prestige TV has never been more ubiquitous--or insipid. What happened?

Two new movies reveal the strengths and weaknesses of the film industry's attempts to tackle America's addiction crisis.

Tavi Gevinson talks authenticity, digital publishing, and the pervasive creep of the lifestyle brand.

A new biopic of Marie Colvin raises questions about Hollywood's penchant for turning reporters into heroes.

The sequel to the slasher classic is a gory examination of the anxieties of the Trump era.

Do we control our genetic information, or is it controlling us?

The outrage surrounding their aborted interview goes well beyond the issue of elevating controversial speakers.

HBO's new take on Arthur Conan Doyle's detective sees two young women solving crimes in present-day Japan.

What a pair of scandals says about a movement that is now being accused of hypocrisy.

On the subtle horror of Refinery29.

British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen finds humor, outrage, and offense in the United States under Trump.

A new movie about the Paris branch of ACT UP is a milestone in HIV/AIDS film.

The author has now won the Nobel Prize. But critics are still struggling to understand him.

Le Carré’s thrillers promise us something today’s politics lacks: complexity and logic.

The producers of the porn documentary have been accused of handling the identities of several performers with gross recklessness.