Film

"There is only one thing that can kill the Movies, and that is education." — Will Rogers

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  Longing for Moor

  Emerald Fennell’s sexed-up take on Emily Brontë’s gothic romance feels empty.

  Eric NewmanMar 14

  • Film

  • Fiction

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  To Be, or Not to Be, Misunderstood

  The most famous line in literature doesn’t mean what ‘Hamnet’ thinks it means.

  Robert N. WatsonMar 13

  • Film

  • Literary Criticism

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  Perhaps You’re Not Yourself, But Her

  German director Mascha Schilinski’s visually evocative 2025 film suggests the influence of Francesca Woodman’s photographic work.

  Marya E. GatesMar 7

  • Film

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  It’s Bad Out There

  Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ takes an ax to the job-search grind.

  Zosha MillmanFeb 23

  • Film

  • Economics and Finance

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  God and the Unconscious

  Joan Copjec’s new book charts the conceptual affinities and historical convergences between psychoanalysis and Islamic philosophy.

  Henry ClementsFeb 17

  • Philosophy & Religion

  • Film

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  The End of Cinema?

  Amid cinema’s decline, two new books by A. S. Hamrah resist defeatism.

  Georgie CarrFeb 15

  • Film

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  A Cyberpunk Blueprint for Hollywood’s AI Dreams

  Revisiting Pat Cadigan’s 1991 novel “Synners” in light of dystopian developments in Los Angeles.

  Jeff HewittFeb 12

  • SF

  • Film

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  Monsters of the Anthropocene

  Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ reduces Mary Shelley’s novel to a one-dimensional warning about technological hubris.

  Deborah R. CoenFeb 9

  • SF

  • Science & Technology

  • Film

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  Hold Me Too Close

  Writer-director Bradley Cooper’s ‘evangelizing’ new film ‘Is This Thing On?’ explores human connection in marriage and stand-up comedy.

  Frank FalisiFeb 2

  • Film

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  Toward a More Creative Vampirism

  Radu Jude’s ‘Dracula’ shines sunlight on the vampirism of cinematic AI and the ways studios have bled the vampire IP dry.

  Ryan BedsaulJan 26

  • Film

  • Cultural Studies

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  Sounds of Freedom: The Biden Years On-Screen, Part Three

  The third installment of ‘The Biden Years On-Screen’ considers the cinematic fallout of cancel culture, the overruling of Roe v. Wade, and the 2022 midterm elections.

  Brendan Boyle, Adam NaymanJan 21

  • Film

  • Television

  • Politics

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  A New Cinematic Language for Trans Life

  Chris Shields speaks with filmmaker Louise Weard about her ‘Castration Movie’ series.

  Chris ShieldsJan 10

  • Film

  • Gender & Sexuality