Joshua Rothkopf is film editor of the Los Angeles Times. He most recently served as senior movies editor at Entertainment Weekly. Before then, Rothkopf spent 16 years at Time Out New York, where he was film editor and senior film critic. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Sight and Sound, Empire, Rolling Stone and In These Times, where he was chief film critic from 1999 to 2003.
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Oct. 14, 2024
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Oct. 4, 2024
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Sept. 6, 2024
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Sept. 4, 2024
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Sept. 1, 2024
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Aug. 11, 2024
In Screen Gab No. 142, the actor behind Alyn of Hull stops by to discuss ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2, our editor devours ‘Presumed Innocent’ and more.
Aug. 2, 2024
In Screen Gab No. 140, rooftoppers Ivan Beerkus and Angela Nikolau say they’re planning their next climb, plus more movies and TV shows to stream this weekend.
July 19, 2024
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