Film

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

Such Little Babies: On Tom Perrotta’s “Tracy Flick Can’t Win”
Annie Berke breaks down the appeal of the title character in Tom Perrotta's "Tracy Flick Can't Win."
Annie BerkeSep 26, 2022
- Fiction
- Film
Silver Screen Diplomacy: On Erich Schwartzel’s “Red Carpet” and Karen Ma's “China’s Millennial Digital Generation”
Susan Blumberg-Kason puts into conversation two books about the intertwined US-Chinese film industries, Erich Schwartzel’s “Red Carpet” and Karen Ma’s “China’s Millennial Digital Generation.”
Susan Blumberg-KasonSep 26, 2022
Weird Wild West: On Jordan Peele’s “Nope”
Jacob Walters discusses Jordan Peele’s “Nope” in the context of Westerns and Black film.
Jacob WaltersSep 24, 2022
- Film
- SF
Masculinity Is the New Prey: On Ander Monson’s “Predator”
Adam Fleming Petty reviews Ander Monson’s memoir-in-criticism, “Predator.”
Adam Fleming PettySep 22, 2022
Tom Cruise’s Late Style
Inspired by the release of “Top Gun: Maverick,” Andrew Key defines Tom Cruise’s late style as one of absent fathers, shocking stunts, and aesthetic voids.
Andrew KeySep 12, 2022
- Film
The Girl and the Outlaw: Jordan Peele’s “Nope” and the End of the Alien
Paul Thompson explores the strangeness of the film industry in L.A. and its reckoning with racist histories and the natural world in Jordan Peele's "Nope."
Paul ThompsonSep 11, 2022
Foregone Conclusion: The Afterword as Preface
Darrell Spencer considers death through the lenses of golf and Robert Altman’s “McCabe and Mrs. Miller.”
Darrell SpencerSep 4, 2022
- Film
- Memoir & Essay
The Bogotá of “Memoria”: Translation and Contemplation 2,600 Meters Closer to the Stars
Juan Camilo Velásquez analyzes how Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s “Memoria” constructs the space of Bogotá.
Juan Camilo VelásquezSep 1, 2022
John Waters on Filmmaking, Felonies, Fox News, and Fucking
Conor Williams gawks at “Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance” by John Waters.
Conor WilliamsAug 31, 2022
- Fiction
- Film
The East Village Detective: On Bill Morrison’s Historical Poetics
Seth Fein considers Bill Morrison’s latest, “The Village Detective: A Song Cycle,” in the context of the filmmaker’s body of work.
Seth FeinAug 30, 2022
- Film
- History
“Summon the Shadows of Ages Past”: Negotiating The Northman’s Antimodernism
Wilson Taylor analyzes the superficial glorification of the premodern in Robert Eggers’s “The Northman.”
Wilson TaylorAug 29, 2022
- Film
- Literary Fiction
Herzog in the Jungle
Anne Goldman untangles the jungle of thoughts in Werner Herzog’s novel, “The Twilight World.”
Anne GoldmanAug 23, 2022