Film

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Tighten Up
Brendan Boyle considers Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance.”
Brendan BoyleNov 10, 2024
Real Dolls
Kara Rota reviews Coralie Fargeat’s film “The Substance.”
Kara RotaNov 10, 2024
It’s Time for My Voice to Be Deferred
In the latest installment of Screen Shots, Michael Szalay reviews Alfonso Cuarón’s new Apple TV+ series “Disclaimer.”
Michael SzalayNov 9, 2024
- Television
- Film
The Elizabeth Strout Formula
Annie Berke considers adaptation, crossovers, and genre in her review of the novelist’s latest, “Tell Me Everything.”
Annie BerkeNov 7, 2024
The Art of Solipsism
Ellena Basada considers Zia Anger’s “My First Film.”
Ellena BasadaNov 4, 2024
- Film
- Cultural Studies
Dicking Around: Origins
Winnie Code considers Conner O’Malley and Danny Scharar’s “Rap World.”
Winnie CodeOct 30, 2024
- Film
If You Can’t Change the World
Sam Bodrojan considers Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis.”
Sam BodrojanOct 27, 2024
- Film
A Technicolor Key to Trump’s Desires
Bill Lattanzi illuminates Trump’s dark fantasies through the lens of a Hollywood classic, Melville Shavelson’s “Houseboat.”
Bill LattanziOct 26, 2024
On Cat Memes, Cannibalism, and Election Lead-Up Laughter
Maggie Hennefeld writes on the powers and perils of satirical laughter in the run-up to the 2024 US elections.
Maggie HennefeldOct 20, 2024
Cockfighter of the Year
Dylan Adamson reviews Kier-La Janisse’s “Cockfight: A Fable of Failure,” a book about the 1974 film “Cockfighter.”
Dylan AdamsonOct 17, 2024
- Film
More Than an Object of Vardolatry
Conor Williams reviews Carrie Rickey’s “A Complicated Passion: The Life and Work of Agnès Varda.”
Conor WilliamsOct 14, 2024
Blessed Are the Forgetful
In the latest installment of Screen Shots, Annie Berke recalls Michel Gondry’s “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” a love story about memory loss, for its 20th anniversary.
Annie BerkeOct 13, 2024
- Film