Film

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

The Good Man Stanley
Stanley Kubrick's personal assistant reflects on his relationship with the "2001" director. But is it more than just a fawning trip down memory lane?
Zack SigelNov 2, 2016
- Film
- Memoir & Essay
The Network Imaginary
Mary Pappalardo on Patrick Jagoda's "Network Aesthetics" and the need to scrutinize the networks we live in.
Mary PappalardoNov 1, 2016
To Raise a Hue and Cry: “Network” at 40
J. T. Price remembers Paddy Chayefsky and Sidney Lumet's landmark film.
J. T. PriceOct 21, 2016
- Film
The Dunce Gets a Doorstop: A Life of Jean Cocteau
Kevin McMahon takes the measure of “Jean Cocteau: A Life” by Claude Arnaud.
Kevin McMahonOct 17, 2016
Sleeping Through Kiarostami
Xueli Wang remembers the late filmmaking great Abbas Kiarostami.
Xueli WangOct 7, 2016
- Film
Exploitation: The Sixth Stage of Grief
Emmett Rensin on Andrew Dominik's portrait of Nick Cave in "One More Time with Feeling."
Emmett RensinSep 30, 2016
- Film
- Music
“The Battle of Algiers” at 50: From 1960s Radicalism to the Classrooms of West Point
Madeleine Dobie considers what it is that draws national security agencies to "The Battle of Algiers."
Madeleine DobieSep 25, 2016
- Film
- Politics
“Flower Drum Song,” Whitewashing, and Operation Wetback: A Message from 1961
Heidi Kim looks back on "Flower Drum Song" and Hollywood's brief foray in casting Asian American actors to play Asian American characters.
Heidi KimSep 22, 2016
- Film
- Music
Losing My VR-ginity, and Other Disappointments at the World’s First Virtual Reality Cinema
Alex Weintraub on the many shortcomings of Virtual Reality Cinema.
Alex WeintraubSep 22, 2016
- Film
The Queen of the Night Sings Hamlet
Wai Chee Dimock Stephen Frears's "Florence Foster Jenkins."
Wai Chee DimockSep 14, 2016
- Film
What Is Wrong with Movie Violence?
Alessandro Camon reflects on the cultural impact of movie violence.
Alessandro CamonSep 6, 2016
- Film
Red Clowns of the Avant-Garde: On Owen Hatherley’s “The Chaplin Machine”
Tom Kohut appreciates “The Chaplin Machine” by Owen Hatherley, which offers a reevaluation of the Soviet avant-garde.
Tom KohutSep 3, 2016