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<em>Butcher’s Crossing</em> Betrays the Brilliant Novel That Inspired It

Butcher’s Crossing Betrays the Brilliant Novel That Inspired It

Michelle Nijhuis on the New Adaptation of John Williams’s Novel

By Michelle Nijhuis | October 18, 2023

An Extraordinary Partnership: <em>Turn Every Page</em> Illustrates the Rare Ideal of Artistic Collaboration

An Extraordinary Partnership: Turn Every Page Illustrates the Rare Ideal of Artistic Collaboration

Michelle Nijhuis Considers the New Documentary About Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb

By Michelle Nijhuis | January 13, 2023

In <em>Women Talking</em>, Acts of Imagination Are Acts of Resistance

In Women Talking, Acts of Imagination Are Acts of Resistance

Michelle Nijhuis Considers Sarah Polley’s New Film Adaptation of Miriam Toews’s Novel

By Michelle Nijhuis | January 6, 2023

In Sebastián Lelio’s Adaptation of <em>The Wonder</em>, Stories Can Kill

In Sebastián Lelio’s Adaptation of The Wonder, Stories Can Kill

Florence Pugh Carries the New Film Based on Emma Donoghue’s Novel

By Michelle Nijhuis | November 18, 2022

Nature Writing is Survival Writing: On Rethinking a Genre

Nature Writing is Survival Writing: On Rethinking a Genre

Michelle Nijhuis Thinks It’s Time for Some New Perspectives

By Michelle Nijhuis | April 12, 2022

In the Resurgence of Folk Horror, We Are the Villains

In the Resurgence of Folk Horror, We Are the Villains

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By Michelle Nijhuis | February 14, 2022

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