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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

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Asteroid City is Wes Anderson’s Metaphysical Masterpiece

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 16, 2023

You Hurt My Feelings is a Sincere, Satisfying Relationship Comedy

By Olivia Rutigliano | June 9, 2023

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

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 26, 2023

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

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

The 53-Year Wait Was Worth It

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 21, 2023

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

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

Pierre Földes’ Animated Film is Based on Six Murakami Stories, and Adeptly Captures Their Eerie, Longing Tones

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

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