Film

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

The Passing of Time: On Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s and Luchino Visconti’s “The Leopard”
Melissa Holbrook Pierson is overwhelmed by two great works named “The Leopard.”
Melissa Holbrook PiersonAug 16, 2019
In the Room Where She Happens: On “Late Night”
Annie Berke examines “Late Night” in the contexts of writer-star Mindy Kaling’s public persona and the history of the woman in the writers’ room.
Annie BerkeAug 13, 2019
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
“The Lord of the Rings” as Lodestone: On Dome Karukoski’s “Tolkien”
The new biopic “Tolkien” is perhaps best understood as a prequel to “Lord of the Rings” — that is, to the film adaptations themselves.
Brian KennaAug 11, 2019
- Film
- SF
An Actor Lost in the Background
Andrew Fedorov considers the legacy of prolific Hollywood extra Robert G. Haines.
Andrew FedorovAug 9, 2019
- Film
- Nonfiction
Passion of the Zeitgeist: Judging the Relative Elevation of “Midsommar”
Scout Tafoya indicts the category of “elevated horror,” with a particular emphasis on writer-director Ari Aster’s latest, “Midsommar.”
Scout TafoyaAug 9, 2019
- Film
The Dead Girl Speaks: “Ophelia,” Reviewed
Ted Scheinman revisits “Hamlet” through the eyes of its heroine with “Ophelia,” a film adaptation from director Claire McCarthy and writer Semi Chellas.
Ted ScheinmanAug 4, 2019
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
Getting to Know and Love Yourself Without Regard to Others’ Expectations or Thoughts: On Trisha R. Thomas’s “Nappily Ever After”
Trisha R. Thomas’s “Nappily Ever After” is about much more than hair.
Precious WonJul 30, 2019
- Fiction
- Film
Not in Kansas: On The National’s “I Am Easy to Find”
Cornel Bonca reviews The National’s new album and the Mike Mills movie based on it.
Cornel BoncaJul 18, 2019
- Film
- Music
Confronting the Unwatchable
Maggie Hennefeld and Nicholas Baer on our unwatchable era.
Maggie Hennefeld, Nicholas BaerJul 17, 2019
Cad of the Century: Two New Biographies of Ben Hecht
Liesl Olson digs into two new biographies of Ben Hecht by Adina Hoffman and Julien Gorbach.
Liesl OlsonJul 12, 2019
Francis Ford Coppola and the Shape of Cinema to Come
Coppola imagines what forms digital cinema might take, leaving behind a manual if he is not, at 80 years old, able to realize these forms himself.
Jeff MenneJul 8, 2019
- Film
- Science & Technology
“A Bullet in the Right Place”: On the 50th Anniversary of Lindsay Anderson’s “if....”
Alex Harvey revisits Lindsay Anderson’s groundbreaking film “if....” 50 years after its premiere.
Alex HarveyJul 2, 2019
- Film