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The Slow Reveal of Obvious Things: On Olivia Wilde’s Much Talked-About Film, <em>Don’t Worry Darling</em>

The Slow Reveal of Obvious Things: On Olivia Wilde’s Much Talked-About Film, Don’t Worry Darling

“Who doesn’t enjoy fastidious, detailed-oriented direction?”

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 23, 2022

Two or Three Things I Know About Jean-Luc Godard

Two or Three Things I Know About Jean-Luc Godard

Towards an Obituary of a Cinematic Giant

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 14, 2022

<em>Loving Highsmith</em> Peeks into Patricia Highsmith's Guarded Interior Life

Loving Highsmith Peeks into Patricia Highsmith's Guarded Interior Life

The New Film from Eva Vitija Asks Us to Consider Highsmith’s Vulnerability

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 2, 2022

The 50 Best Fictional Dragons, Ranked

The 50 Best Fictional Dragons, Ranked

Thousands of Years of Dragon Lore, from the Rig Veda to Beowulf to the Hobbit

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 26, 2022

<em>Bodies Bodies Bodies</em> is a Vicious Parody of Online Culture and a Tight Little Murder Mystery

Bodies Bodies Bodies is a Vicious Parody of Online Culture and a Tight Little Murder Mystery

Olivia Rutigliano on the New Film Based on a Story by Kristen Roupenian

By Olivia Rutigliano | August 5, 2022

<em>Nope</em> is a Masterclass on Our Relationship to Entertainment

Nope is a Masterclass on Our Relationship to Entertainment

Olivia Rutigliano on Jordan Peele’s Rich New Sci-fi Film

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 22, 2022

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In Praise of the Simple Beauties of Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 1, 2022

Frances Ha is All Grown Up

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 27, 2022

Was You’ve Got Mail Trying to Warn Us About the Internet? (Or Telling Us to Give Up?)

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 20, 2022

After an uncertain week, <em>The Believer</em> is returning home to <em>McSweeney’s!</em>

After an uncertain week, The Believer is returning home to McSweeney’s!

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 16, 2022

What are these serial killer subplots doing in Nora Ephron movies?

What are these serial killer subplots doing in Nora Ephron movies?

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 13, 2022

Dispatches from this year's New York International Antiquarian Book Fair.

Dispatches from this year's New York International Antiquarian Book Fair.

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 25, 2022

On the High-Flying Self-Actualization of <em>The Flight Attendant</em>’s Second Season

On the High-Flying Self-Actualization of The Flight Attendant’s Second Season

Olivia Rutigliano on the Continuation of HBO Max's Espionage Comedy

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 15, 2022

?BREAKING? Nicolas Cage’s favorite literary character is Dimitri Karamazov.

?BREAKING? Nicolas Cage’s favorite literary character is Dimitri Karamazov.

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 13, 2022

Turns out, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wrote an episode of <em>Veronica Mars</em>.

Turns out, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wrote an episode of Veronica Mars.

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 7, 2022

Charles Dickens was an amateur magician who often performed at his friends' kids' birthday parties.

Charles Dickens was an amateur magician who often performed at his friends' kids' birthday parties.

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 5, 2022

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