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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

Asteroid City is Wes Anderson’s Metaphysical Masterpiece

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

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 16, 2023

<em>You Hurt My Feelings</em> is a Sincere, Satisfying Relationship Comedy

You Hurt My Feelings is a Sincere, Satisfying Relationship Comedy

On Nicole Holofcener’s New Film About the Little Lies That Help Us Maintain Loving Relationships

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 9, 2023

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Paul Schrader’s Master Gardener Doesn’t See the Forest for the Trees

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 26, 2023

Take a Sigh of Relief: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. is Wonderful

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 21, 2023

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman is an Uncanny, Stirring Film and a Worthy Tribute to Haruki Murakami

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 14, 2023

<em>Renfield</em> Doesn’t Know What to Do With Itself

Renfield Doesn’t Know What to Do With Itself

The Dracula Relationship Comedy Starts Off Strong, and Then Lowers Its Stakes to Become... a Buddy Cop Movie

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 14, 2023

<em>How to Blow Up a Pipeline</em> is a Brisk Thriller and a Passionate Argument for Revolution

How to Blow Up a Pipeline is a Brisk Thriller and a Passionate Argument for Revolution

The Fictionalization of Andreas Malm’s 2021 Manifesto Asks How Far We Should Go to Fight Climate Destruction and Injustice

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 7, 2023

<em>The Lost King</em> is a Jubilant Story of Historical Discovery and Overdue Recognition

The Lost King is a Jubilant Story of Historical Discovery and Overdue Recognition

The New Film From Stephen Frears and Steve Coogan Gives Credit to the Woman Who Found Richard III’s Lost Grave

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 31, 2023

FX’s <em>Great Expectations</em> Doesn’t Measure Up

FX’s Great Expectations Doesn’t Measure Up

Steven Knight’s Miniseries Makes Interesting Points About Empire and Womanhood, but They Get Lost in a Sea of Gratuitous Darkness

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 31, 2023

<em>Lucky Hank</em> is an Exhausted Academic Satire

Lucky Hank is an Exhausted Academic Satire

Olivia Rutigliano on the New AMC Series That Adapts Richard Russo's 1997 novel Straight Man

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 17, 2023

“Today’s Assignment: Kick Some Ass.” <em>Top Gun: Maverick</em>, <em>School of Rock</em>, and the Cool Teacher Movie

“Today’s Assignment: Kick Some Ass.” Top Gun: Maverick, School of Rock, and the Cool Teacher Movie

The Teacher Protagonists of These Movies Don’t Teach Their Students to Excel—They Teach Them to Rebel

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 10, 2023

If you quote a Dickens character in a piece on weight loss drugs, don’t pick one who starves kids?

If you quote a Dickens character in a piece on weight loss drugs, don’t pick one who starves kids?

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 27, 2023

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