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Film

Petro-Menopause in “Borgen: Power & Glory”
Julia Leyda and Anne Marit Waade explore the link between transitioning away from fossil fuels and menopause in the Danish Netflix series “Borgen: Power & Glory.”...
Anne Marit Waade, Julia LeydaOct 18, 2022
When Reality Isn’t: On Nathan Fielder’s “The Rehearsal”
Israel Daramola reviews Nathan Fielder’s “The Rehearsal.”...
Israel DaramolaOct 14, 2022
- Film
- Television
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
- Film
- Translation
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
- Speculative Fiction
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
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
Herzog in the Jungle
Anne Goldman untangles the jungle of thoughts in Werner Herzog’s novel, “The Twilight World.”...
Anne GoldmanAug 23, 2022
Self-Narrative TV in Uncertain Times
Madeline Ullrich examines self-narrative television through the lenses of "Somebody Somewhere" and "Life & Beth."...
Madeline UllrichAug 17, 2022
- Film
- Television
Retroactive Abortion: Time Travel and the Unborn Baby
Lauren Collee shows how time-travel movies of the 1980s reinforced Christian ideals of destiny, presenting abortion as a disruption to a “natural” timeline....
Lauren ColleeAug 13, 2022
- Film
- Speculative Fiction
We Lost It at the Movies
Martha Southgate ponders the formative experiences and changing landscape of going to "The Movies."...
Martha SouthgateAug 10, 2022
Victim of His Own Celebrity: On Richard Schickel’s “The Famous Mr. Fairbanks”
Chris Yogerst reviews Richard Schickel’s “The Famous Mr. Fairbanks: A Story of Celebrity.”...
Chris YogerstAug 7, 2022
The Dark Side of the New Hollywood: On Jon Lewis’s “Road Trip to Nowhere”
Chris Yogerst reviews Jon Lewis’s book about Hollywood in the ’60s and ’70s, “Road Trip to Nowhere.”...
Chris YogerstJul 30, 2022
- Film
The Weather in “Passing”
Bharat Jayram Venkat looks at Nella Larssen’s novella, “Passing,” along with its film adaptation, to articulate a theory of “weather fiction.”...
Bharat Jayram VenkatJul 30, 2022
- Film
Coens in Transition: Two Books on the Coen Brothers
Matthew Sorrento compares two recent books on the work of the Coen brothers....
Matthew SorrentoJul 29, 2022
- Film
On Privacy, Paranoia, and Genre
Harrison Blackman looks at three recent books about privacy, surveillance, and film aesthetics....
Harrison BlackmanJul 12, 2022
- Film
Feeling Like a Feminist with Audrey Diwan’s “Happening”
Lori J. Marso uses Simone De Beauvoir and a feminist phenomenological lens to consider Audrey Diwan’s “Happening,” a film adapted from the work of Annie Ernaux....
Lori MarsoJun 30, 2022
- Film
Tension and Drive: Maya Deren and Gregory Bateson’s Plateau
Vinícius Portella forges the historical and intellectual connection between Maya Deren’s cinema and her reading of Gregory Bateson’s concept of the “plateau.”...
Vinícius PortellaJun 20, 2022
- Film