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What Does Playing the Devil Incarnate Do to a Young Girl?

What Does Playing the Devil Incarnate Do to a Young Girl?

Marlena Williams on Linda Blair’s Infamous Role in The Exorcist

By Marlena Williams | October 13, 2023

Dorothea Lasky on the Power of Horror

Dorothea Lasky on the Power of Horror

The Poet Considers Kubrick's The Shining and Sylvia Plath's “Tulips”

By Dorothea Lasky | October 13, 2023

The Divided Self is Every Immigrant’s Legacy

The Divided Self is Every Immigrant’s Legacy

Thrity Umrigar on Fitting in in America

By Thrity Umrigar | October 13, 2023

Liberatory Art: What <em>Passages</em> Achieves in the History of Cinema and Desire

Liberatory Art: What Passages Achieves in the History of Cinema and Desire

”Passages can mean so much without us strip-mining its parts for parts.”

By Frank Falisi | October 6, 2023

Iain Reid on Seeing <em>Foe</em> Come to Life on Screen

Iain Reid on Seeing Foe Come to Life on Screen

All Hail Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal

By Iain Reid | October 6, 2023

50 Years Ago, One of the Gutsiest, Strangest Sci-Fi Movie Franchises Came to a Close with <em>Battle for the Planet of the Apes</em>

50 Years Ago, One of the Gutsiest, Strangest Sci-Fi Movie Franchises Came to a Close with Battle for the Planet of the Apes

Matthew Hays on the Literary Adaptation (Yes, Really) That Doubled as a Hate Letter to America

By Matthew Hays | October 4, 2023

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What the WGA’s Historic Contract Means for All Writers in the Fight Against Generative AI

By Alexis Gunderson | October 3, 2023

Check out the first trailer for Leave the World Behind.

By Dan Sheehan | October 2, 2023

How Iowa City, Hub of Literature, Became a Landmark for Cinephiles

How Iowa City, Hub of Literature, Became a Landmark for Cinephiles

Hannah Bonner Formally Introduces the Refocus Film Festival

By Hannah Bonner | September 29, 2023

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in October

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in October

The Spooky Edit

By Emily Temple | September 29, 2023

How <em>Oppenheimer</em> Fails to Unpack the Craft at the Core of Its Drama

How Oppenheimer Fails to Unpack the Craft at the Core of Its Drama

“When it comes to STEM in film, there can be drama in the minutiae.”

By Claire Tuna | September 28, 2023

Anne Applebaum, Robert Kagan, and Evan Osnos on Democracy

Anne Applebaum, Robert Kagan, and Evan Osnos on Democracy

In Conversation on Sun Valley Writers’ Conference’s Beyond the Page

By Sun Valley Writers' Conference | September 28, 2023

How Nora Fussner Turned a Reality TV Job Into a Novel

How Nora Fussner Turned a Reality TV Job Into a Novel

The Author of The Invisible World on Her Life as a Logger

By Nora Fussner | September 26, 2023

When <em>A League of Their Own</em> Started Casting, Actresses Took Over LA's Batting Cages

When A League of Their Own Started Casting, Actresses Took Over LA's Batting Cages

Erin Carlson on the Role of a Lifetime (and the Stars Who Showed Up)

By Erin Carlson | September 22, 2023

Literary Highlights from the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival

Literary Highlights from the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival

Elissa Suh Reviews Wildcat, Gonzo Girl, American Fiction, and More

By Elissa Suh | September 22, 2023

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