With <em>Belfast</em>, Kenneth Branagh Hits Peak Irresistible

With Belfast, Kenneth Branagh Hits Peak Irresistible

Olivia Rutigliano on Branagh’s Sentimental New Film

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 22, 2022

In <em>The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey,</em> Samuel L. Jackson Plays the Role of a Lifetime

In The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, Samuel L. Jackson Plays the Role of a Lifetime

Olivia Rutigliano on the New Adaptation of Walter Mosley’s Novel

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 11, 2022

<em>The Batman</em> is a Dark and Fascinating Riddle

The Batman is a Dark and Fascinating Riddle

Matt Reeves’s New Film is First and Foremost a Detective Story

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 11, 2022

On the Coen Brothers’ Bitter, Brokenhearted Noir, <br><em>Miller’s Crossing</em>

On the Coen Brothers’ Bitter, Brokenhearted Noir,
Miller’s Crossing

Olivia Rutigliano Reflects on the Classic Gangster Film as It Heads to the Criterion Collection

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 9, 2022

On <em>The Afterparty</em> and the Rise of the “Millennial Whodunnit”

On The Afterparty and the Rise of the “Millennial Whodunnit”

Olivia Rutigliano Takes Stock of the Star-Studded New Show

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 28, 2022

<em>The Tragedy of Macbeth</em> is a Breathtaking Exercise in Transformation

The Tragedy of Macbeth is a Breathtaking Exercise in Transformation

Olivia Rutigliano on Joel Coen’s New Shakespearean Adaptation

By Olivia Rutigliano | January 14, 2022

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Could Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley Use More Tricks Up Its Sleeve?

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Watching a Magazine, Reading a Movie: On Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch

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<em>The Chair</em> Castigates Every Academic Archetype, With Good Reason

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Olivia Rutigliano on Hollywood Depictions of the University

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Who Gets to Be a Sympathetic Character in <em>The Undoing</em>?

Who Gets to Be a Sympathetic Character in The Undoing?

On Victimhood as a Privilege of Whiteness

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 4, 2020

The 52 Best Draculas, Ranked

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Edward Gorey designed the sets for the 1970s Broadway production of <em>Dracula</em>.

Edward Gorey designed the sets for the 1970s Broadway production of Dracula.

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Leo Lionni's gorgeous picture books are about what it means to be an artist.

Leo Lionni's gorgeous picture books are about what it means to be an artist.

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Eleanor Roosevelt's son was the author of twenty mysteries in which his mother solves murders.

Eleanor Roosevelt's son was the author of twenty mysteries in which his mother solves murders.

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The phrase

The phrase "e pluribus unum" might have been lifted from Virgil's recipe for pesto.

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 11, 2020

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