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Here, There, Everywhere
Michelle Cohn explores Mati Diop’s recent film “Dahomey.”
Film
"There is only one thing that can kill the Movies, and that is education." — Will Rogers
The Ghosts of Copacabana
Gisela Salim-Peyer explores the Oscar-nominated chronicle of one family’s encounter with military dictatorship in Brazil.
Defining “Lynchian”
Abe Beame traces the history of a curious term.
Law, Lies, and Hollywood: Stanley Fish’s Cinematic Jurisprudence
Julie Stone Peters examines “Law at the Movies: Turning Legal Doctrine into Art” by Stanley Fish.
The Real Pain of “A Real Pain”
Adam Sobsey analyzes the new film “A Real Pain” and his own search for his Jewish roots.
The Irishman and the Empty Man: The Biden Years On-Screen, Part One
In the first installment of a quarterly series, Brendan Boyle and Adam Nayman use two films as a lens on the Biden years.
Cinema and the Screen of the Self
Philip Sorenson reviews Laura Henriksen’s “Laura’s Desires.”
The False Promises of Indian Community
Romy Rajan considers Payal Kapadia’s new film “All We Imagine as Light.”
The Power of the Moving Image
Peter B. Kaufman argues that video has become our dominant cultural medium, yet we lack reliable archives for the audiovisual record.
“Here” and Now: Hollywood’s Dubious AI Wager
Joshua Glick explores how Robert Zemeckis’s unsatisfying dependence on AI in “Here” reflects the state of our culture.
The Last Laugh
Maureen Holloway considers Elizabeth Alsop’s “Elaine May.”
That’s Nature for You
Annie Berke reviews Jenny Slate’s new motherhood meditation, “Lifeform.”
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