Film

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

Certain, but Not Final
Winnie Wang reviews Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich’s debut feature “The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire.”
Winnie WangAug 25
- Film
- Biography & Autobiography
Televising Decline
Elizabeth Alsop reviews “The Studio,” “The Franchise,” and other recent industry satires.
Elizabeth AlsopAug 17
- Television
- Film
Nature Red (40) in Tooth and Claw
Alison Laurence reviews “Jurassic World Rebirth” in the context of de-extinction developments.
Alison LaurenceAug 16
- Science & Technology
- Film
Preferring the Company of Parrots and Dogs
Nolan Kelly watches two movie adaptations of Sigrid Nunez novels, “The Room Next Door” and “The Friend.”
Nolan KellyAug 13
- Film
- Fiction
You’re Not Anyone
Winnie Code considers Andrew DeYoung’s debut feature film “Friendship.”
Winnie CodeAug 8
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
The Common Man Is Coming into His Own
Michael Kobre considers the Fantastic Four superhero “The Thing” and Jack Kirby’s relationship to his own Judaism.
Michael KobreAug 4
Bringing Back New Concepts to This Mad City
Caroline Hagood explores Jason Weiss’s “Other Lives Our Own,” a collection she hears in spectral conversation with the work of Kendrick Lamar and Agnès Varda.
Caroline HagoodAug 2
In a Language Beyond What Is Given
Tia Glista watches Eva Victor’s directorial debut, “Sorry, Baby.”
Tia GlistaJul 31
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
Dress It Up with Reality
Amelia Anthony aims to separate the art from the artist while reading James Miller’s “The Passion of Pedro Almodóvar: A Self-Portrait in Seven Films.”
Amelia AnthonyJul 31
- Film
Some Women Want to Wear It
Soraya Sebghati outlines a canon of 21st-century Iranian film.
Soraya SebghatiJul 28
- Film
- Cultural Studies
What Do They Want, What Do They Want, What Do They Want?
Kevin Koczwara reminisces on Jim Carrey’s film oeuvre, from “Ace Ventura” and “Man on the Moon” to “Sonic the Hedgehog 3.”
Kevin KoczwaraJul 28
- Film
- Cultural Studies
A Forever for Sally
M. G. Lord watches National Geographic’s new documentary “Sally.”
M. G. LordJul 27
- Film
- Biography & Autobiography