Watkins' home, in the Mojave Desert near Death Valley, is staggeringly beautiful — and brutal. Justin Chang reviews Filipiñana. Greengrass talks about The Uprising and the "great rage" of history.

Abdul-Mateen II shares his theory about Marvel's Wonder Man cancellation. Ken Tucker reviews albums by the Womack Sisters and Margaret Glaspy. We celebrate jazz great John Coltrane with his son Ravi.

Segel plays a widowed therapist who offers very blunt advice on Shrinking. Book critic Maureen Corrigan recommends three suspense thrillers. Kudrow reflects on The Comeback and revisiting Friends.

Domingo describes himself as a "say yes" person who's up for new challenges. Ken Tucker revisits Aretha Franklin's Sparkle soundtrack. I'll Take the Fire is the third book in Slimani's trilogy.

Spider-Man director Destin Daniel Cretton grew up in Maui, and says he found his connection to the world through movies. And Harriet Clark's novel The Hill was informed by visits to her mom in prison.

Jia Tolentino considers how beauty standards have dovetailed with AI. Lee Sung Jin talks about the breakthrough that led him to BEEF. And I Want Your Sex urges Gen Z to get a little more X-rated.

Classics scholar Emily Wilson says Christopher Nolan shouldn't have written The Odyssey himself. Whether he's appearing in Spider-Man, The Odyssey or The Bear, Jon Bernthal loves to "take it too far."

De Shields won a Tony in 2019 for Hadestown and now co-stars in the new film of last year's London revival. Craig says cooking Native food saved his life. His memoir is Our Knives Will Save Us.

Writers Rashida Jones and Will McCormack describe The Invite as a sex comedy that's not really about sex. Kaye began working with Patti Smith in 1971. His new solo album is Goin' Local.

Everywhere Man traces the trajectory of music producer Peter Asher. David Bianculli reviews Little House on the Prairie on Netflix. Kennedy Ryan believes happily-ever-after is for everyone.