#TikTok’s Former Head of Product Says Creator Fund Wasn’t Launched to “Help Creators Monetize”

#TikTok’s Former Head of Product Says Creator Fund Wasn’t Launched to “Help Creators Monetize”

TikTok’s Former Head of Product Says Creator Fund Wasn’t Launched to “Help Creators Monetize” Sean Kim, the former head of product for TikTok’s U.S. operations, said the company’s $2 billion creator fund was not launched with the altruistic goal of helping creators monetize on the platform. Instead, according to the executive, TikTok created the fund…

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#‘Wild Life’ Review: ‘Free Solo’ Directors Deliver a Stirring Depiction of Conservationism Tinged With Loss

#‘Wild Life’ Review: ‘Free Solo’ Directors Deliver a Stirring Depiction of Conservationism Tinged With Loss

‘Wild Life’ Review: ‘Free Solo’ Directors Deliver a Stirring Depiction of Conservationism Tinged With Loss With Sara Dosa’s Fire of Love earning a well-deserved Oscar nomination and Laura McGann’s The Deepest Breath getting a buzzy Sundance bow, the documentary subgenre of romances forged against photogenic and death-defying backdrops (sometimes featuring real-life tragedy) continues to thrive….

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#‘Mustache’ Review: A Gently Humorous Comedy Set in Silicon Valley’s Pakistani-American Community

#‘Mustache’ Review: A Gently Humorous Comedy Set in Silicon Valley’s Pakistani-American Community

‘Mustache’ Review: A Gently Humorous Comedy Set in Silicon Valley’s Pakistani-American Community After the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last week, it’s perhaps worth noting that with the failure of tech-sector lenders and startups alike, an entire constellation of associated industries suffers as well. The pain trickles down throughout the community, impacting the likes…

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#‘Being Mary Tyler Moore’ Review: A Reverent HBO Doc Honors a TV Trailblazer’s Contradictions

#‘Being Mary Tyler Moore’ Review: A Reverent HBO Doc Honors a TV Trailblazer’s Contradictions

‘Being Mary Tyler Moore’ Review: A Reverent HBO Doc Honors a TV Trailblazer’s Contradictions James Adolphus’ new HBO documentary Being Mary Tyler Moore begins with an awkward 1966 interview of Moore by producer and talk show host David Susskind. As Susskind rambles about how Laura Petrie, Moore’s character from The Dick Van Dyke Show, was…

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#‘John Wick 4’ Surprise Screening Reactions: “Greatest Action Sequences I’ve Ever Seen”

#‘John Wick 4’ Surprise Screening Reactions: “Greatest Action Sequences I’ve Ever Seen”

‘John Wick 4’ Surprise Screening Reactions: “Greatest Action Sequences I’ve Ever Seen” The code name on the invite: “Baba Yaga.” Which as John Wick fans know, is the nickname of Keanu Reeves’ weary and unstoppable gun-fu assassin in Lionsgate’s hugely popular action franchise. The studio held a not-so-secret screening of the upcoming John Wick: Chapter…

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#‘Bottoms’ Review: Emma Seligman’s ‘Shiva Baby’ Follow-Up Is Acerbic, Airy and Less Subversive Than It Thinks

#‘Bottoms’ Review: Emma Seligman’s ‘Shiva Baby’ Follow-Up Is Acerbic, Airy and Less Subversive Than It Thinks

‘Bottoms’ Review: Emma Seligman’s ‘Shiva Baby’ Follow-Up Is Acerbic, Airy and Less Subversive Than It Thinks A term I hear a lot to describe slick, antic-driven movies with airy narratives is “fun.” (I’ve used it, too, about smooth-brain films I realize after a few days I didn’t really like but had to say something about.)…

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