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Wesley Morris

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Critic-at-Large at The New York Times

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  • Wesley Morris on 'Sinners,' Drake and Letting the Vampires In

    1 week ago | nytimes.com | Wesley Morris |Rembert Browne |Elyssa Dudley |Janelle Anderson |John White |Kate LoPresti | +2 more

    If you've seen Ryan Coogler's movie "Sinners," then you're probably still talking about "the scene." You know the one. Our critic Wesley Morris talks with the writer Rembert Browne about vampires, juke joints, Coogler's unprecedented movie deal, and a theory on how it all comes back to the beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar. Image The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity.

  • ‘Sinners’ and Beyoncé Battle the Vampires. And the Gatekeepers, Too.

    1 month ago | flipboard.com | Wesley Morris

    NowAfter more than 100 days of President Trump marked by overreach and economic self-immolation, congressional Republicans need a reset to save their political fortunes. Representative Mike Johnson, the House speaker, is banking on a spending and tax cut package to provide that jolt, and numerous …

  • 'Sinners' and BeyoncĂ© Battle the Vampires. And the Gatekeepers, Too.

    1 month ago | nytimes.com | Wesley Morris

    This moment might call for excessive, imaginative Black art that wants to be gobbled up. That's Ryan Coogler's new movie. That's "Cowboy Carter." Let's throw in some Kendrick, too. When Beyoncé wails, in the opening moments of her " Cowboy Carter" album, that "them big ideas are buried here," I've imagined "big" standing in for "racist" but have never hit pause to wonder about the GPS coordinates. That song's called "Ameriican Requiem," so the cemetery is everywhere.

  • There's Something Weird About the Best Picture Nominees

    Feb 28, 2025 | nytimes.com | Wesley Morris

    It's entirely probable that scandal, gossip, politics and a general sense of "never heard of it before" have obscured something obvious and important about this year's 10 best picture Oscar nominees. They're weird - every single one. They take weird forms. The people in them do weird stuff. They induce weirdness in you.

  • Critic Wesley Morris On the Eight Songs Duking It Out for Record of the Year

    Jan 29, 2025 | nytimes.com | Wesley Morris |Elyssa Dudley |Kate LoPresti |Wendy Dorr |Paula Szuchman |Sophia Lanman

    Wesley Morris sits down with editor Niela Orr to dissect the lyrics, influences and drama behind the eight songs nominated for Record of the Year at the Grammys. Plus, the Beyoncé of it all. Image Credit... Photo Illustration by The New York Times; Photo: David J. Phillip/Associated Press The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity.

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Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris @Wesley_Morris
20 Oct 22

Wait, so the lettuce actually *won*?

Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris @Wesley_Morris
1 Sep 21

RT @timcraigpost: 16! Stories on Washington Post website about Biden Speech/Afghanistan before you get to this story about the suffering of…

Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris @Wesley_Morris
21 Jul 21

Just masterful 🤡 deployment

Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick @dionnewarwick

Why did he make a truly dumb statement like this? I don’t get what he expected from those employed at Amazon! I know it couldn’t have been a YAY!! Shame on you, Mr. Bezos… 🤡 https://t.co/Y2oLUMOaEl