State Beacon John Podhoretz

John Podhoretz is the editor of Commentary Magazine. He was the co-founder and movie critic of the Weekly Standard.

Culture

REVIEW: ‘Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass’

It’s idiotic on purpose and will make you stupid with laughter

John Podhoretz
July 10, 2026
Culture

REVIEW: 'The Invite'

This is not what the world needs now

John Podhoretz
July 3, 2026
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REVIEW: 'Supergirl'

This is the real endgame, and not in a good way

John Podhoretz
June 26, 2026
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REVIEW: ‘Toy Story 5’

How the mighty Pixar has fallen!

John Podhoretz
June 19, 2026
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REVIEW: ‘Disclosure Day’

It’s Spielberg’s first movie-of-the-week in a half century!

John Podhoretz
June 12, 2026
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REVIEW: ‘Tuner’

The best movie of the year so far

John Podhoretz
May 26, 2026
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REVIEW: ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’

For the sequel to a beloved working-girl comedy, everybody forgot to find a plot

John Podhoretz
May 1, 2026
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REVIEW: ‘Michael’

The Michael Jackson biopic gives new meaning to the word 'sanitizing'

John Podhoretz
April 25, 2026
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REVIEW: ‘Eddington’

An astonishing satirical portrait of an America gone mad

John Podhoretz
July 26, 2025
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REVIEW: ‘The Brutalist’

Very brilliant. Very important. Very bad.

John Podhoretz
February 28, 2025