Latest articles by Esther Zuckerman
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So…Are We All Afraid of Commitment Now?This season’s most talked-about releases suggest saying “I do” might be the scariest plot twist of all.
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'Love Story' Wants to Explain Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy. Princess Diana Shows Why That’s Impossible.The eighth episode of the FX series shows the limits of trying to dramatize iconic women.
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Motherhood Is Filled With Agony. So Are the Best Films of the YearFilmmakers on the simmering maternal trauma that dominates this year's awards frontrunners.
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How Lorde, Taylor Swift, and 'The Crucible' Tell a Story of Teen Girl Angst in Broadway's 'John Proctor Is the Villain'Playwright Kimberly Belflower breaks down the significance of the Tony-nominated show's killer needle drops.
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19 Costume Changes, 6 LED Screens, and Lucky Blue Smith Inspo: How Sarah Snook Transforms Over and Over on BroadwayIn 'The Picture of Dorian Gray,' the actress plays over two dozen gender-bending characters; scenic and costume designer Marg Horwell shares how her looks come to life.
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Cinematographer Alice Brooks on Creating the Chromatic Spectacle of ‘Wicked’The ‘Wicked’ director of photography had an extensive process for creating an Oz like movie audiences have never seen before.
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Tommy Dorfman’s Return to Acting Is Anything But TragicThe actress makes her Broadway debut in 'Romeo + Juliet' playing two distinct characters, but for Dorfman, the roles are a manifestation of her own coming-of-age.
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There’s a New, Nicer Regina George on Broadway—But Is That Better?She's definitely still a Mean Girl, but she's also not a one-dimensional "scum-sucking road whore" either.
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Is Jennifer Lawrence's New Movie an Over-the-Top Piece of Torture Porn?Maybe. Maybe not. Either way, Red Sparrow presents sex as a grim business.
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May We Present: 10 Glorious Minutes with Jessica Williams and Phoebe RobinsonThe 2 Dope Queens stars talk their hilarious texts, raging vs "gently hanging out," and how to pronounce Marie Claire.
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Being an Eighth Grade Girl Sucks—and Sundance's Best Movie Knows ItEighth Grade captures with excruciating and beautiful detail the pain of being a middle school girl.
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Maggie Gyllenhaal on the Complicated Nuances of Being Asked About #MeToo on the Red CarpetShe shouldn't have to answer for her co-stars.
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'The Greatest Showman' Is a Lovable Mess, but That Doesn't Redeem Its FaultsThe movie is essentially about a charming white guy who used people who were "different" for his own financial gain.
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Let's Be Clear: 'The Last Jedi' Is Fantastic and Not Just Because Women Are the LeadersCome for the Porgs, stay for just about everything else.
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Not Even Wonder Woman Can Save 'Justice League' from ItselfThe movie isn't insidious. It's just dumb.
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That's It, Thor Shouldn't Be the Star of His Own Movies AnymoreValkyrie should.
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'Battle of the Sexes' Will Make You Feel Marginally Better About Trump Winning the ElectionWomen have beaten chauvinistic men before, and they will again.
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If You Buy Tickets for 'I, Tonya' Expecting Nancy Kerrigan Drama, Sell ThemThat's not what this movie is about.
