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The Philosophy of Romantic Comedy

The Philosophy of Romantic Comedy

From His Girl Friday to Set it Up, Rom-Com is a Language We All Speak

By Eric Thurm | June 29, 2018

In Praise of an Afternoon at the Movies

In Praise of an Afternoon at the Movies

Alone in a Quiet Theater, I Wait to Lose Myself

By Donna Masini | June 11, 2018

How <em>Vanya on 42nd Street</em> Captured a Changing New York City

How Vanya on 42nd Street Captured a Changing New York City

On the Film Adaptation of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya

By Andy Merrifield | June 8, 2018

A Conflicted Feminist Revenge Fantasy for the #MeToo Era

A Conflicted Feminist Revenge Fantasy for the #MeToo Era

Dietland Has Teeth. So Why Is it Afraid to Use Them?

By Eric Thurm | June 5, 2018

A Clockwork Orange Can Corrupt, Why Not Shakespeare and the Bible?"">A Clockwork Orange Can Corrupt, Why Not Shakespeare and the Bible?"">

A Clockwork Orange Can Corrupt, Why Not Shakespeare and the Bible?"">"If A Clockwork Orange Can Corrupt, Why Not Shakespeare and the Bible?"

Anthony Burgess on the Reception of Kubrick's Film Adaptation

By Anthony Burgess | May 30, 2018

The Inherent Anxiety of the

The Inherent Anxiety of the "Good Cop" Show

Brooklyn Nine-Nine is Beloved, but Its Premise Raises a Big Question

By Eric Thurm | May 21, 2018

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The Sublime, Ugly Agony of Patrick Melrose

By Emily Temple | May 14, 2018

The 20 Best Literary Adaptations to Watch on Netflix Tonight

By Emily Temple | May 4, 2018

50 Fictional Writers, Ranked

By Emily Temple | May 1, 2018

If Reality TV is Superficial, Why Does It Make Me Feel So Much?

If Reality TV is Superficial, Why Does It Make Me Feel So Much?

"I Don’t Have the Confidence to Call What I Love Bad and Still Love It"

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The First Film Ever Streamed on the Internet is Kind of Crazy

The First Film Ever Streamed on the Internet is Kind of Crazy

Beekeeping, Alien Planets, and the Limits of Narrative as Technology

By Joshua Wheeler | April 30, 2018

200 Years of <em>Frankenstein</em> On Stage and Onscreen

200 Years of Frankenstein On Stage and Onscreen

How Shelley's Tale Became Inseparable from its Film Incarnation

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The Strange Cinematic History of <em>Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde</em>

The Strange Cinematic History of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

From The Nutty Professor to the Brand New Mrs. Hyde

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The Best 90s Screen Adaptations of Shakespeare, Ranked

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Do You Want This in Iambic Pentameter?

By Emily Temple | April 23, 2018

How Should a Literary Adaptation Be? We Asked the Critics for the Answer

How Should a Literary Adaptation Be? We Asked the Critics for the Answer

On Source Material, Interiority, and the Hazards of Going from Page to Screen

By Kristen Evans | March 29, 2018

It's Time for TV to Eat the Rich

It's Time for TV to Eat the Rich

On FX's Trust and Why We Can't Stop Watching the Wealthy

By Eric Thurm | March 26, 2018

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