FILM

Viruses on Film: From the Pandemic Procedural to the Lockdown Comedy to the Activist Documentary

Steven W. Thrasher surveys the onscreen evolution of viruses in the wake of our collective experience with COVID-19....

FILM

Trick of the Light: On Martin McDonagh’s “The Banshees of Inisherin”

Frank Falisi writes about Martin McDonagh’s treatment of art and politics in “The Banshees of Inisherin” and his other works....

FRANK FALISI

FILM

Back, Scoundrels: Eating the Rich on Film

Pat Cassels considers a spate of new class-conscious popular films, including “Triangle of Sadness,” “The Menu,” and “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.”...

PAT CASSELS

FILM

Kalokohan!: On Martika Ramirez Escobar’s “Leonor Will Never Die”

Katarina O’Briain reviews Martika Ramirez Escobar’s “Leonor Will Never Die.”...

KATARINA O’BRIAIN

FILM

Identifications and Their Refusal: On Alice Diop’s “Saint Omer”

Francey Russell reviews Alice Diop’s film “Saint Omer.”...

FRANCEY RUSSELL

FILM

Fatal Flâneur: On Joel Schumacher’s “Falling Down” and the Sidewalks of Los Angeles

Carl Abbott revisits Joel Schumacher’s “Falling Down,” starring Michael Douglas, for the film’s 30th anniversary....

CARL ABBOTT

FILM

The Content House: On Bo Burnham’s “Inside” and “The Inside Outtakes”

Sophia Stewart thinks about the relationship between art and content through Bo Burnham’s twin specials, “Inside” and “The Inside Outtakes.”...

SOPHIA STEWART

FILM

On the Gender Trouble of “Loving Highsmith”

Rox Samer reviews the documentary “Loving Highsmith” and highlights the trans resonances in Patricia Highsmith’s life and work....

ROX SAMER

FILM

GENDER & SEXUALITY

Not Just a Daughter: On Stephanie LaCava’s Short Film “Based On, If Any”

Sarah Fensom reviews Stephanie LaCava’s “Based On, If Any.”...

SARAH FENSOM

FILM

Going Klear: A Glass Onion Franchise in the Wild

J. D. Connor asks why Netflix spent $450 million to acquire the “Glass Onion” franchise....

J. D. CONNOR

FILM

Tell Me About Yourself: On Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “Cure”

Greg Cwik reviews Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s film “Cure” on the occasion of its 25th anniversary last year....

GREG CWIK

FILM

Extraordinary Hustle: A Profile of Laure Calamy

Eileen G’Sell interviews Laure Calamy, star of the film “Full Time.”...

EILEEN G’SELL

FILM

The Half-Century in Bullshit: On Peter Bogdanovich’s “Paper Moon” and Robert Greene’s “The 48 Laws of Power”

Paul Thompson examines the metabolization of bullshit into our lives, by way of analyzing Peter Bogdanovich’s film “Paper Moon” and Robert Greene’s book “The 48 Laws of Power.”...

PAUL THOMPSON

FILM

LITERARY CRITICISM

VoiceNotesCore: On Joanna Hogg’s “The Eternal Daughter”

Greta Rainbow writes about Joanna Hogg’s film “The Eternal Daughter.”...

GRETA RAINBOW

FILM

Fracture and Assembly: On Lizzie Borden’s “Regrouping”

Laura Nelson reviews Lizzie Borden’s “Regrouping.”...

LAURA NELSON

FILM

Bludgeoning Process: On Serge Daney’s “The Cinema House and the World”

Greg Gerke reviews Serge Daney’s “The Cinema House and the World.”...

GREG GERKE

FILM

PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION

Toxic Streaming Event: On Noah Baumbach’s “White Noise”

A. M. Gittlitz reviews Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of “White Noise.”...

A. M. GITTLITZ

FICTION

FILM

Clean Slate: On Ricky D’Ambrose’s “The Cathedral”

Max Levin writes about Ricky D’Ambrose’s autobiographical feature film, “The Cathedral.”...

MAX LEVIN

FILM

Is Rock the Real Thing?: On John Scanlan’s “Rock ’n’ Roll Plays Itself”

Alex Harvey reviews John Scanlan’s “Rock ’n’ Roll Plays Itself: A Screen History.”...

ALEX HARVEY

FILM

MUSIC

The Talking Cure: On Ruth Beckermann’s “Mutzenbacher”

J. Hoberman reviews Ruth Beckermann’s film, “Mutzenbacher,” loosely adapted from the 1906 novel....

J. HOBERMAN

FILM

How Do You Know What To Shoot?: On William Wyler and John Sturges’s “Thunderbolt”

On its 75th anniversary, Jason Resnikoff revisits the World War II documentary “Thunderbolt” and how it captures the relationship between filmmaking and war-making....

JASON RESNIKOFF

FILM

HISTORY

CULTURAL STUDIES

Transpacific Connections and Competitions: On Ying Zhu’s “Hollywood in China” and Daryl Joji Maeda’s “Like Water”

Aynne Kokas reviews two recent books about the intersection of China and Hollywood: Ying Zhu’s “Hollywood in China: Behind the Scenes of the World’s Largest Movie Market” and Daryl Joji Maeda’s “Like Water: A Cultural History of Bruce Lee.”...

AYNNE KOKAS

AROUND THE WORLD

FILM

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Witness to Atrocity: On Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking”

Ryan Coleman reviews Sarah Polley’s film adaptation of Miriam Toews’s “Women Talking.”...

RYAN COLEMAN

FILM

GENDER & SEXUALITY

Jeremy Strong Theory: On Acting and Talking About Acting

R. Colin Tait discusses Michael Schulman’s profile of Jeremy Strong....

R. COLIN TAIT

TELEVISION

FILM

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