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Taylor Swift has announced a new album, entitled <em>The Tortured Poets Department</em>.

Taylor Swift has announced a new album, entitled The Tortured Poets Department.

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 5, 2024

Paul Giamatti, <br>This One’s For You: In Praise of the King of Pathos

Paul Giamatti,
This One’s For You: In Praise of the King of Pathos

Olivia Rutigliano on the Actor Who Has Never Once Phoned in a Performance

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 2, 2024

More Than a Satire: <em>American Fiction</em> is a Poignant Reflection on Existence

More Than a Satire: American Fiction is a Poignant Reflection on Existence

Olivia Rutigliano on the New Film from Cord Jefferson

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 15, 2023

<em>Poor Things</em> is a Curious Phantasmagoria

Poor Things is a Curious Phantasmagoria

Olivia Rutigliano on Yorgos Lanthimos’s (Best) New Film

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 5, 2023

<em>Leave the World Behind</em> is a Tense, Uneasy Thriller

Leave the World Behind is a Tense, Uneasy Thriller

Olivia Rutigliano on Sam Esmail’s Adaptation of Rumaan Alam’s National Book Award-Nominated Novel

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 17, 2023

Illustrator Neil Packer Goes Behind-the-Scenes of Folio's <em>Complete Plays of Shakespeare</em>.

Illustrator Neil Packer Goes Behind-the-Scenes of Folio's Complete Plays of Shakespeare.

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 13, 2023

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Dream Scenario is a Worthwhile Head Trip

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The Holdovers is a Revelation

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Despite Some Pitfalls, Killers of the Flower Moon Swells with Humanity and Heart

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Did J.D. Salinger Wield Copyright as Self-Protection?

Did J.D. Salinger Wield Copyright as Self-Protection?

"Copyright protections can stop a work from being copied, pirated, poached. They can't stop it from being misunderstood."

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 30, 2023

<em>The Last Voyage of the Demeter</em> is a Creative <em>Dracula</em> Adaptation That Bites Off a Bit More Than It Can Chew

The Last Voyage of the Demeter is a Creative Dracula Adaptation That Bites Off a Bit More Than It Can Chew

Olivia Rutigliano Grades André Øvredal's New Film on a Curve

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 11, 2023

Greta Gerwig’s <em>Barbie</em> is a Fascinating, Spectacular Philosophical Experiment

Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is a Fascinating, Spectacular Philosophical Experiment

Barbie Literalizes the Abstract and Abstracts the Literal in an Engaging, Thought-Provoking Inquiry into the Female Experience

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 21, 2023

This summer, read a screenplay.

This summer, read a screenplay.

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 6, 2023

Indiana Jones: Here We Go Again

Indiana Jones: Here We Go Again

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is a Rousing, Genuinely Entertaining Return to the Franchise

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 30, 2023

Beyond the Road Not Taken: <em>Past Lives</em> is a Love Story of Thoughtful Restraint

Beyond the Road Not Taken: Past Lives is a Love Story of Thoughtful Restraint

Olivia Rutigliano Reviews Celine Song's "Devastatingly Subtle" New Film

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 23, 2023

<em>Asteroid City</em> is Wes Anderson’s Metaphysical Masterpiece

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A Lovely Meditation on Unknowable Phenomena of All Kinds: Love, Death, and Aliens

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 16, 2023

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