In “Monkey Man,” the actor and filmmaker Dev Patel channels his persistent irritations about Hollywood into a stylish thriller, Shirley Li writes: theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

As a Girls State alumna I can't tell if I want to watch this more than anything or if it would be too overwhelming — great piece from Shirley Li theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

At Sundance, I spoke to the filmmakers behind the documentary GIRLS STATE, their follow-up to BOYS STATE. It's a great look at the question every ambitious teenage girl eventually asks herself: What *is* female empowerment anyway? For The Atlantic: theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

In 1910, an unknown writer foreshadowed the Titanic disaster. For the latest edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, Shan Wang digs into The Atlantic’s archives and solves the mystery behind his byline: theatln.tc/iCPxPAvx

Maybe it’s time to let Godzilla and Kong rest, Shirley Li writes. theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

In adapting a sweeping and cerebral trilogy for TV, Netflix’s “3 Body Problem” forgets one of the original story’s biggest themes, Shirley Li writes: theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

A memoir of grief.

Chuffed to have contributed a crumb of thoughts to The Atlantic's list of the ✨Great American Novels✨ of the past century. I spent a fair amount of time this morning perusing it. You should, too! theatlantic.com/books/archive/…

for the past many months I have had the distinct pleasure of sitting on zooms arguing with my genius colleagues about books. Here's THE GREAT AMERICAN NOVELS!

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In The Atlantic Daily, Lora Kelley and Shirley Li discuss the thankless task of hosting an awards show. “It’s a lot of attention paid to one person who, at the end of the night, doesn’t ever walk away with a trophy.” theatlantic.com/newsletters/ar…

Ryan Gosling really is 'great at doing stuff' ❤️theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

The mission of this year’s Academy Awards was to avoid catastrophe—and they succeeded, writes David Sims: theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

“Our film shows where dehumanization leads at its worst.”

The director of “The Zone of Interest” accepted his Academy Award with an anti-war speech that was surprisingly pointed for the Oscars stage, Shirley Li writes: theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

miyazaki after finding out he won an oscar

What made Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s #Oscars speech more than a memorable moment was something she said toward the end, writes Shirley Li: “I pray to God that I get to do this more than once.” theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

FX's #Shogun is an excellent, sophisticated epic. For The Atlantic, I wrote about what I think is the secret to the show's success: its thoughtful reconsideration of the samurai, one of the most influential—and most misunderstood—hero types in pop culture. theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

Psst... David Sims and I are doing a Reddit AMA (AUA?) today over at r/movies about this year's Oscars. Join us! Ask us questions! Be nice! reddit.com/r/movies/comme… The Atlantic

Julio Torres's weird existential comedy 'Problemista' lovingly skewers the absurdities of chasing the American dream, Shirley Li writes: theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

I wrote about Shane Gillis's return to 'Saturday Night Live' — and some other stuff about being funny, the culture wars, and the possibility of growth theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

If you only watch one episode of the Hong Kong–based drama 'Expats,' make it the latest one, Shirley Li writes: theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…