Noel Murray
Noel Murray is a freelance writer, living in Arkansas with his wife and two kids. He was one of the co-founders of the late, lamented movie/culture website The Dissolve, and his articles about film, TV, music, and comics currently appear regularly in The A.V. Club, Rolling Stone, Vulture, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times.
Sundance reckons with the streaming revolution
The refreshing awfulness of Rick and Morty
Knives Out does what so many of the best mysteries do: Carve up the rich
Welcome back, Eddie Murphy
So many Hitlers: On the biggest trends from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival
A Gen Xer reckons with Woodstock ... again
The Farewell is one of 2019's best movies
The tantalizing time-suck of the reality TV marathon
The rise of the literary miniseries
The overlooked feminism of the Hallmark channel
Will Game of Thrones be ruined if it doesn't stick the landing?
The Good Fight is the only TV show that makes sense in 2019
Will these superhero and fantasy blockbusters ever get made? 2019 edition.
Who is Captain Marvel? A complete history of The Avengers' all-powerful super woman.
The biggest trends from the second half of Sundance
The biggest trends from the first half of Sundance
The new identity politics of Hollywood
Natalie Portman to the max
Outlander is the real TV novel
First Man is a different kind of NASA movie
A Star Is Born and our ongoing fascination with 'the star-maker machinery'
The Toronto International Film Festival's uncommonly great year
What everyone is talking about at the Toronto International Film Festival
What does a Trump-era Jack Ryan look like? That guy from The Office.
Disenchantment isn't a masterpiece. But it's still the work of a master.
Middle school is the worst. Eighth Grade gets it.
Reality TV is getting nice
Hereditary is the best scary movie of the year
Why political comedians will always let you down
Why is TV so obsessed with crimes from the '90s?
Why Grown-ish has been 2018's best new sitcom
It's a beautiful day to talk about Mister Rogers
Why this year's Best Picture race is a total crapshoot
The complicated history of the black superhero
What the best movies of Sundance 2018 had in common
How the biggest movies of Sundance 2018 went small