Viruses on Film: From the Pandemic Procedural to the Lockdown Comedy to the Activist DocumentarySteven W. Thrasher surveys the onscreen evolution of viruses in the wake of our collective experience with COVID-19....STEVEN W. THRASHERFILM
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 FALISIFILM
Back, Scoundrels: Eating the Rich on FilmPat Cassels considers a spate of new class-conscious popular films, including “Triangle of Sadness,” “The Menu,” and “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.”...PAT CASSELSFILM
Kalokohan!: On Martika Ramirez Escobar’s “Leonor Will Never Die”Katarina O’Briain reviews Martika Ramirez Escobar’s “Leonor Will Never Die.”...KATARINA O’BRIAINFILM
Identifications and Their Refusal: On Alice Diop’s “Saint Omer”Francey Russell reviews Alice Diop’s film “Saint Omer.”...FRANCEY RUSSELLFILM
Fatal Flâneur: On Joel Schumacher’s “Falling Down” and the Sidewalks of Los AngelesCarl Abbott revisits Joel Schumacher’s “Falling Down,” starring Michael Douglas, for the film’s 30th anniversary....CARL ABBOTTFILM
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 STEWARTFILM
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 SAMERFILMGENDER & 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 FENSOMFILM
Going Klear: A Glass Onion Franchise in the WildJ. D. Connor asks why Netflix spent $450 million to acquire the “Glass Onion” franchise....J. D. CONNORFILM
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 CWIKFILM
Extraordinary Hustle: A Profile of Laure CalamyEileen G’Sell interviews Laure Calamy, star of the film “Full Time.”...EILEEN G’SELLFILM
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 THOMPSONFILMLITERARY CRITICISM
VoiceNotesCore: On Joanna Hogg’s “The Eternal Daughter”Greta Rainbow writes about Joanna Hogg’s film “The Eternal Daughter.”...GRETA RAINBOWFILM
Fracture and Assembly: On Lizzie Borden’s “Regrouping”Laura Nelson reviews Lizzie Borden’s “Regrouping.”...LAURA NELSONFILM
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 GERKEFILMPHILOSOPHY & RELIGION
Toxic Streaming Event: On Noah Baumbach’s “White Noise”A. M. Gittlitz reviews Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of “White Noise.”...A. M. GITTLITZFICTIONFILM
Clean Slate: On Ricky D’Ambrose’s “The Cathedral”Max Levin writes about Ricky D’Ambrose’s autobiographical feature film, “The Cathedral.”...MAX LEVINFILM
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 HARVEYFILMMUSIC
The Talking Cure: On Ruth Beckermann’s “Mutzenbacher”J. Hoberman reviews Ruth Beckermann’s film, “Mutzenbacher,” loosely adapted from the 1906 novel....J. HOBERMANFILM
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 RESNIKOFFFILMHISTORYCULTURAL 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 KOKASAROUND THE WORLDFILMBIOGRAPHY & 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 COLEMANFILMGENDER & SEXUALITY
Jeremy Strong Theory: On Acting and Talking About ActingR. Colin Tait discusses Michael Schulman’s profile of Jeremy Strong....R. COLIN TAITTELEVISIONFILM