Mr. Nguyen’s contributions have appeared in Quillette, the Spectator World and the Spectator Australia, the Washington Examiner, and the Critic, among many other publications. He runs a Substack called Lack of Taste.
Japanese anime is a surprisingly bright — and floridly violent — spot in an otherwise miserable film landscape.
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Following his interview with President Trump, we increasingly see a frustrating side of the world’s biggest podcaster.
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Indie filmmakers got their moment in the spotlight, but it’s their dominance of the awards show that could be the end of it.
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This unique podcast specializes in pop history and compares the present to the past.
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Last year, it was easy to foresee the ‘Oppenheimer’ steamroller. This year, the race for top awards is far closer.
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No artist felt more American than this mysterious surrealist.
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Trump has denounced the film as ‘a politically disgusting hatchet job’, but perhaps he should watch it before rendering judgement.
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The show’s third season showed the show evolve from a send-up of the City of London to deeply nuanced portraits of its characters.
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The new definition of ‘brat’ is someone ‘messy’ who ‘maybe says some dumb things all the time,’ rather than a spoiled, vapid woman. Sound like anyone familiar?
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The joke rate is quite rapid and the humor derives from the weirdness that’s captivated a generation raised by the internet.
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To some extent the film, while enormously influential, has become a victim of its own self-indulgence.
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‘Late Night With the Devil’ is not your ordinary found footage horror film.
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