The Oscars are usually a mess, but this year’s Best Picture nominees are strong. Here’s who should win

The quality of this year’s nominees suggests they are. For the first time in a while, most of the nominated films are ...

10 Great Books That Inspired This Year’s Best Movies

From Thomas Pynchon’s chaotic landscapes to Han Kang’s Nobel-winning prose, these films translate complex literary themes such as generational trauma, political resistance, and corporate greed into ...

10 Books to Pair With This Year’s Oscar-Nominated Films

Great films spark bigger questions. Pair this year’s Oscar-nominated movies with books that echo their themes of ambition, love, memory and power., Books, Times Now ...