Voices

John Anderson is a television critic for The Wall Street Journal and a contributor to The New York Times.
Politics & SocietyFilm
For all Stone’s posturing as a filmmaking maverick, “Snowden” relies on every manner of movie convention and emotional shortcut.
Television
It is hard to say that anything on the small screen has surpassed “Dekalog” since it first aired in 1989.
Film
Among one group of nuns at the end of World War II, the shadow of the cross is impossible to escape.
Film
"Finding Dory” might be a more interesting movie than “Nemo” without being any better.
Film
A convergence of belief and fact; this is the key to two new films about Jesus.
Arts & CultureFilm
“Race” is a movie about personal victory and national guilt—neither Hitler nor Franklin Roosevelt ever shook Owens’s hand.
Film
While ostensibly a comedy, “The Lady in the Van” is also a profoundly serious movie.
Film
Examine the meaning of truth in politics and broadcast news.