Film

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

Nations of One and “Tokyo Olympiad”
Charles Taylor reviews the restoration and Blu-ray release of the 1965 documentary “Tokyo Olympiad,” centered on the 1964 Olympics.
Charles TaylorJun 29, 2020
- Around the World
- Film
“What’s Actually Happening”: Looking for History in Jordan Peele’s “Get Out”
Ryan Coleman reviews “Get Out: The Complete Annotated Screenplay” and offers an intersecting history of Black horror.
Ryan ColemanJun 24, 2020
- Film
Cinema’s First Epidemic: From Contagious Twitching to Convulsive Laughter
Maggie Hennefeld explores epidemics in early slapstick: as subject, as context, and as commodity.
Maggie HennefeldJun 23, 2020
Our Testament
A 1983 movie about nuclear war has much to say about motherhood, family, and domestic life.
Kyle Raymond FitzpatrickJun 16, 2020
- Film
- Nonfiction
Forgotten Movie Royalty
A new biography of early cinema’s first family, the Costellos.
Chris YogerstJun 12, 2020
The Mother of African Cinema: Sarah Maldoror
Remembering Sarah Maldoror, mother of African cinema.
Celluloid Liberation FrontMay 31, 2020
The Art of Persuasion: On Gilberto Perez’s “The Eloquent Screen: A Rhetoric of Film”
Lanie Presswood on Gilberto Perez’s “The Eloquent Screen” and the limits of identification.
Lanie PresswoodMay 29, 2020
- Film
Freud: A Star Is Born
Elena Comay del Junco (psycho)analyzes the representation of Freud and psychoanalysis in popular media.
Elena Comay del JuncoMay 26, 2020
- Film
- Television
Holocaust Testimony Beyond the Frame
Marianne Hirsch looks at two new books about Claude Lanzmann's "Shoah."
Marianne HirschMay 23, 2020
Less Is More: The Evocative Film Posters of Akiko Stehrenberger
Sophia Stewart talks with movie poster illustrator and designer Akiko Stehrenberger about her work, her creative process, and her book “Akikomatic.”
Sophia StewartMay 21, 2020
- Art & Architecture
- Film
Queer Empire: On the 40th Anniversary of “The Empire Strikes Back”
Rebecca Harrison examines the queer credentials of “The Empire Strikes Back” on its 40th anniversary.
Rebecca HarrisonMay 21, 2020
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
“Don’t Regret. Remember”: Frictions of History and Gender in Céline Sciamma’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire”
The French director’s brilliant 2019 film powerfully captures the paradoxes of female creativity and agency.
Paris A. Spies-GansMay 11, 2020