Film

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

“Hidden Figures”: The True Story of the Black Women at NASA Daring “Fearlessly to Pursue Their Dreams”
Mekeisha Madden Toby talks to Margot Lee Shetterly, author of "Hidden Figures."
Mekeisha Madden TobyJan 19, 2017
A Man in Himself Is a City: Jim Jarmusch’s “Paterson”
Charles Taylor visits Jim Jarmusch's "Paterson."
Charles TaylorJan 19, 2017
- Film
- Poetry
Minimal Care in Kenneth Lonergan’s “Manchester by the Sea”
Alicia Christoff on the politics of grief in "Manchester by the Sea."
Alicia Mireles ChristoffJan 15, 2017
- Film
Pernicious Ambition and Tolstoy’s “War and Peace” on the Silver Screen
Ani Kokobobo laments the muting of Napoleonism in the latest adaptation of “War and Peace.”
Ani KokoboboJan 13, 2017
- Fiction
- Film
Rites of Return
Alex Weintraub finds a queered model of paternity in Xavier Dolan's "It's Only the End of the World."
Alex WeintraubJan 10, 2017
- Film
Raiding the Lost Ark: Molly Haskell on Steven Spielberg’s Jewish Life
When did Steven Spielberg grow up? Dan Erdman looks to Molly Haskell's "Steven Spielberg: A Life in Films" to find out.
Dan ErdmanJan 4, 2017
- Biography & Autobiography
- Film
Art in the Age of Masculinist Hollywood: Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land”
“La La Land” is in all ways a sunny film, and one that wants badly to please.
Morgan Leigh DaviesJan 2, 2017
- Film
“I Haven’t Talked Much About Her Films”: Edward Sorel’s Mary Astor
Christina Newland on Edward Sorel's new biography of Mary Astor.
Christina NewlandDec 31, 2016
The Struggle to Keep the Soul of N’Awlins Alive
Eric Deggans on the documentary "New Orleans Music in Exile," recently released on Blu-ray.
Eric DeggansDec 28, 2016
Less Seeming, More Being: On Robert Bresson
“Robert Bresson is French cinema, as Dostoyevsky is the Russian novel and Mozart is German music.” — Jean-Luc Godard.
Zak SalihDec 27, 2016
- Film
Politicizing Star Wars: Anti-Fascism vs. Nostalgia in “Rogue One”
Dan Hassler-Forest on the latest Star Wars film.
Dan Hassler-ForestDec 26, 2016
- Film
- SF
There Will Be Feelings: On George Toles’s “Paul Thomas Anderson”
Martin Woessner mines the depths of “Paul Thomas Anderson” by George Toles.
Martin WoessnerDec 23, 2016
- Film