Stephen Metcalf

Stephen Metcalf is Slate’s critic at large. He is working on a book about the 1980s.

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Will Green Book’s Controversies Matter to Oscar Voters?

Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner

Jan 16, 2019 11:48 AM
Roma, The Favourite, and How the Way We Watch Has Changed

Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner

Jan 09, 2019 1:22 PM
The Process (and Pain) of Writing a Book

Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner

Jan 02, 2019 11:31 AM
Does Your Relationship With Culture Change After Parenthood? The Gabfest Weighs In.

Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner

Dec 26, 2018 1:24 PM
What Sets Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Apart

Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner

Dec 19, 2018 2:28 PM
The Tail-Wagging, Floppy-Eared Cynicism of Dogs

Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner

Dec 12, 2018 10:57 AM
The Awards-Worthy Performance We Overlooked in 2018

Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner

Dec 05, 2018 11:10 AM
Can My Brilliant Friend Escape the Shadow of Its Source?

Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner

Nov 28, 2018 11:42 AM
Widows Sneaks Big Ideas Into Genre-Film Form

Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner

Nov 21, 2018 10:24 AM
Big Mouth Uses Gross-Out Humor for the Greater Good

Laura Bennett, Stephen Metcalf, and Dana Stevens

Nov 14, 2018 11:21 AM
Who Does Orson Welles’ Final Film Really Belong To?

Stephen Metcalf, David Sims, and Dana Stevens

Nov 07, 2018 11:07 AM
Does The Haunting of Hill House Skimp on the Scares?

Isaac Butler, Stephen Metcalf, and Dana Stevens

Oct 31, 2018 10:53 AM
Salt Fat Acid Heat Has a Secret Ingredient of Its Own

Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner

Oct 24, 2018 2:02 PM
The Counterintuitive Coziness of Doctor Who

Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner

Oct 17, 2018 1:15 PM
The Mythic Melodrama of A Star Is Born

Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner

Oct 10, 2018 11:16 AM
Toward a Unified Theory of Dad Jokes

Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner

Oct 03, 2018 12:06 PM
The Elegant Artistry of the Tabloid Headline Pun

Sam Anderson, Stephen Metcalf, and Dana Stevens

Sept 19, 2018 12:42 PM
Is Searching’s Gimmick Contrived or Clever?

Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner

Sept 12, 2018 12:46 PM
How Memories Could Help Keep Brazil’s National Museum Alive

Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner

Sept 05, 2018 2:49 PM
Is Insatiable Smarter Than Its Critics Give It Credit For?

Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner

Aug 29, 2018 10:31 AM