Looked at one way, they’re companion pieces: One tells the story of a father who leaves, and the other stays with the family he left behind.By A.A. Dowd
movie reviewHustle Is Pure Adam Sandler Wish Fulfillment Sandler’s sincere performance helps sell this Netflix sports drama, which sometimes feels like a party the actor gave so he could meet his heroes.By Bilge Ebiri
profileHot Joel Summer Joel Kim Booster’s deliciously bawdy debut film, Fire Island, maps Pride and Prejudice’s class tensions onto the vacation hideaway for gay men.By E. Alex Jung
community theater‘We Should Hate It, But It Works’ An oral history of the inexplicably star-studded, hallucinogenic ending of Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again.By Rachel Handler
featureThe Undoing of Joss Whedon The Buffy creator, once an icon of Hollywood feminism, is now an outcast accused of misogyny. How did he get here?By Lila Shapiro
close readsHanya’s Boys The novelist tends to torture her gay male characters — but only so she can swoop in to save them.By Andrea Long Chu
profileSimon Rex Doesn’t Want to Be That Guy Anymore The former MTV VJ partied his way through the early aughts, lost his career for a decade, and now, improbably, is being lauded by the Hollywood elite.By Nate Jones
