ALL ABOUT THE O
Natalie Portman
‘搁滨笔翱贵贵’
Vili Fualaau, who was raped by and later had children with Mary Kay Letourneau, says that Todd Haynes should have consulted with him for his latest film.
YOU’LL LAUGH, YOU’LL CRY
Is it a tragicomedy? Is it immoral to laugh? Are we reading it wrong? The answer: All of the above.
SEE/SKIP
A guide to the week’s best and worst TV shows and movies from The Daily Beast’s Obsessed critics.
BREAKOUT STAR
The new film stars Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman, but it’s the stunning, complicated work by former “Riverdale” actor Charles Melton that everyone should be buzzing about.
THE JUDY GARLAND SCALE
The pioneering director has made the queer film of the year in the juicy “May December.” How does it stack up against “Carol,” “Far From Heaven,” and the rest of his work?
FLIPPING THE SCRIPT
The two buzzy award-season contenders are remarkable for how they thwart the problematic ways Hollywood often handles monstrous characters and their behavior.
TALK THAT TALK
Now that actors can do press again, brace yourself for the busiest, silliest, and possibly most chaotic awards season you have ever survived—or hoped to.