Stephanie Goodman

New York

Film Editor at The New York Times

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The best movies of 2025, so far

3 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Stephanie Goodman

Michael B. Jordan plays twin brothers, Smoke and Stack, in Sinners, set in 1930s Mississippi. Ten films to add to your watch list. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning and the live-action Lilo & Stitch are flooding theatres, but if you don’t want to follow the crowd, it’s also a good time to catch up on some terrific films you may have missed earlier in the year. I asked New York Times chief film critic Manohla Dargis and movie critic Alissa Wilkinson to recommend releases worth your time.
Las mejores pelĂculas de 2025 hasta ahora

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Stephanie Goodman

Nuestros críticos han elegido 10 películas que quizá te hayas perdido, pero que merecen tu tiempo este fin de semana largo. Misión imposible: sentencia final y la película de acción real Lilo y Stitch están inundando los cines este fin de semana del Día de los Caídos. Pero si no quieres seguir a la multitud, también es un buen momento para ponerte al día con algunas películas estupendas que quizá te perdiste a principios de año.
The Best Movies of 2025, So Far

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Stephanie Goodman

“Playing the blues isn’t about scales… it’s pattern music. You need to learn the right patterns”: Sue Foley is a master at turning scales into solos – here are her 6 essential licks that all blues fans should knowHello everyone, and welcome to my new column for Guitar World! Over the course of these lessons, I will be demonstrating many of my approaches to …
The Best Movies of 2025, So Far

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Stephanie Goodman

Our critics picked 10 films that you might have missed but that are worth your time on this long holiday weekend. "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" and the live-action "Lilo & Stitch" are flooding theaters this Memorial Day weekend. But if you don't want to follow the crowd, it's also a good time to catch up on some terrific films you may have missed earlier in the year.
Best and Worst Moments From the 2025 Golden Globes

Jan 6, 2025 | myheraldreview.com | Stephanie Goodman

The bar wasn’t set very high for the Golden Globes on Sunday night. After last year’s host, Jo Koy, memorably bombed, the emcee this year, Nikki Glaser, could hardly do worse. But she wasn’t content to merely do better. After workshopping her opening monologue in dozens of club appearances over the holidays, she killed when it counted, cracking up the stars on hand at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, and winning over viewers on social media.
Nikki Glaser's Monologue and Other Moments From the 2025 Globes

Jan 6, 2025 | nytimes.com | Stephanie Goodman

The bar wasn't set very high for the Golden Globes on Sunday night. After last year's host, Jo Koy, memorably bombed, the emcee this year, Nikki Glaser, could hardly do worse. But she wasn't content to merely do better. After workshopping her opening monologue in dozens of club appearances over the holidays, she killed when it counted, cracking up the stars on hand at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., and winning over viewers on social media.
'Emilia PĂ©rez,' 'Wicked' Make the Oscar Shortlists

Dec 17, 2024 | nytimes.com | Stephanie Goodman

Major names from the music world could figure prominently at the Oscars in March if the shortlists that the academy released Tuesday are any indication. Alongside expected nominations for the Disney entries "Moana 2" and "Mufasa: The Lion King," tunes from documentaries about Elton John ("Never Too Late") and Pharrell Williams ("Piece by Piece"), as well as from a biopic about Robbie Williams ("Better Man"), made the cut for best original song.
What's Your Favorite Soundtrack? We Want to Know.

May 10, 2024 | nytimes.com | Stephanie Goodman

In my tween years, the soundtrack to "Saturday Night Fever" was on repeat for months in my bedroom. This was via, ahem, an eight-track tape player. So, three or four cuts, clunky pause, three or four more, and so on. Listening this way was work, that's how much I loved this music. Too young to see the R-rated movie itself, I only had a hazy - and, as it turned out, completely incorrect - idea of what it was about.
These Oscar Snubs Still Rile Up Readers

Mar 9, 2024 | nytimes.com | Stephanie Goodman

You can't forgive the Academy for passing up "Brokeback Mountain" or omitting Amy Adams in "Arrival," among other oversights that still sting. Some things will always stick in your craw. When I asked readers, ahead of the Academy Awards on Sunday, if they were still mad about an Oscar snub, boy, did I get an earful. Technically a snub involves a film or an artist (or a song or any other possible contender) that was overlooked altogether at the awards.
Kevin Hart to Receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Nov 15, 2023 | nytimes.com | Stephanie Goodman

In his rise to the very top of the comedy world, Kevin Hart has done everything from delivering hit specials to selling out a football stadium to starring in box office smashes like “Jumanji.”On Wednesday, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts recognized that versatility and announced that it would award its 25th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to Hart at a ceremony on March 24.