Angela Watercutter
Senior Editor
Angela Watercutter is a senior editor at WIRED covering pop culture. She also serves as the publication's deputy bureau chief in New York. Prior to joining WIRED she was a reporter for the Associated Press. Watercutter was also a senior editor of Longshot magazine and a contributor to Pop-Up Magazine. She received a bachelor of science degree in journalism from Ohio University.
Film Festivals Are Evolving for the Better
Covid-19 is making big, weeklong gatherings of cinephiles complicated, if not impossible. What emerges in their place could change the cinema landscape.
Yellowjackets Is the Internet's Favorite Anti-Internet Show
Its story begins in the halcyon days before smartphones took over teens’ lives. Of course, everyone on social media is obsessed.
Maybe the Internet Shouldn’t Pick an Oscars Host
Though having Elmo run the show would be fun.
Spider-Man: No Way Home, Piracy, and the End of the Box Office
Money-wise, the movie trounced The Matrix: Resurrections, but that’s a poor indicator of either film’s success.
The Matrix Resurrections Review: The Wachowskis Were the True Oracles
Directors Lana and Lilly Wachowski warned about the dangers of trusting tech 22 years ago. With the latest sequel, Lana is back with another harbinger.
2021 Was Bound to Be a Year of Pop Culture Disappointments
Despite high points like Dune and Squid Game, the year was full of letdowns. Perhaps we wanted too much.
The Best Holiday Movie Is the One You Want to Watch
It’s time to stop fighting over Die Hard vs. Home Alone vs. Love Actually. This year, just pick what you like—even if it’s Carol, which totally counts.
HBO Max Might Have Outsmarted the Streaming Wars
The play to put all Warner Bros. theatrical movies on the service in 2021 was a big gamble. It paid off.
2021’s Spotify Wrapped Is a Haunting, Hilarious Time Capsule
There's a lot to be gleaned from people’s listening patterns in the past year.
Netflix’s New Top 10 Lists Feel Like a Grasp for Relevance
As the market gets more and more crowded, the streaming giant seems to be fighting to stay in the conversation.
In Celebration of Adele’s Finsta
The singer told Rolling Stone she knows how to “trace something online like no one’s business.”
The Real Problem With Eternals
Director Chloé Zhao’s foray into the Marvel Cinematic Universe was simply asked to do too much.
Chloé Zhao Upends the Marvel Formula With Eternals
Reimagined characters, practical effects, intimate storytelling—the Oscar-winning director wants to alter what fans see in comic book movies.
The Genius Behind the Best Metaverse Twitter Thread
Kathryn Yu’s homework is the best thing you’ll read this week.
How Dune’s VFX and Sound Teams Made Sandworms From Scratch
The visual effects team invented a process called “sandscreen” to produce epic desert shots. Another group made the worms sound more like god than Godzilla.
The Troubled Fate of Y: The Last Man
It took more than a decade to get the comics series adapted. Now it’s been canceled before even finishing its first season.
Dune Is an Exercise in Delayed Gratification
Denis Villeneuve’s take on Frank Herbert’s classic novel is a long time coming—and also incomplete.
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With Dune, Frank Herbert Designed the Maxi Pad of the Future
Don’t tell him, but the legendary sci-fi writer came up with a pretty creative way to pull moisture away from you.
Dave Chappelle and the Problem of Popularity
Maybe the most surprising thing about The Closer is how many people are watching it.