In Praise of Midlife Heroines in Film and Fiction

In Praise of Midlife Heroines in Film and Fiction

“This generation of women refuses to put up and shut up just because they’ve reached a certain age.”

By Fran Littlewood | September 15, 2023

Committing to the High Romance of <em>The Notebook</em>

Committing to the High Romance of The Notebook

Annie Berke on Pre-Ken Ryan Gosling and the Campless Excess of the 2004 Adaptation

By Annie Berke | September 15, 2023

Zakiya Dalila Harris on Bringing <em>The Other Black Girl</em> to TV

Zakiya Dalila Harris on Bringing The Other Black Girl to TV

“This story—and all stories—are pliable.”

By Zakiya Dalila Harris | September 13, 2023

Pride, Prejudice, and <em>The Bachelor</em>

Pride, Prejudice, and The Bachelor

Chiara Dello Joio on Reality Television's Marriage Plot

By Chiara Dello Joio | September 8, 2023

30 Years Later, <em>The Age of Innocence</em> Remains Scorsese’s Most Subtle Deconstruction of Misogyny

30 Years Later, The Age of Innocence Remains Scorsese’s Most Subtle Deconstruction of Misogyny

The Storied Director Found His Match in Edith Wharton

By Andrew Quintana | September 8, 2023

<em>The Changeling</em> Brings a Genre-Bending Fable of Family to the Screen

The Changeling Brings a Genre-Bending Fable of Family to the Screen

Rebecca Ackermann on the New Series Adaptation of Victor LaValle’s Literary Horror Novel

By Rebecca Ackermann | September 7, 2023

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The Never-Ending Transgender Talk Show: A Conversation with Framing Agnes Director Chase Joynt

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Tad Friend and the Art of Long-Form Journalism

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Beyond Tortured Genius: Science and Conscience in Two Rediscovered Oppenheimer Films

Beyond Tortured Genius: Science and Conscience in Two Rediscovered Oppenheimer Films

Lauren Carroll Harris on the Sober Spectacle of The Day After Trinity and The Strangest Dream

By Lauren Carroll Harris | August 31, 2023

The Greatest Velmas of History and Fiction

The Greatest Velmas of History and Fiction

Shaenon K. Garrity Takes Roll Call, from Agatha Christie to Harriet the Spy

By Shaenon K. Garrity | August 25, 2023

How <em>From Here to Eternity</em> Contradicted Post-War America’s Wholesome Notions

How From Here to Eternity Contradicted Post-War America’s Wholesome Notions

M. J. Moore on James Jones’s 1951 Novel and Its Film Adaptation

By M. J. Moore | August 24, 2023

On the Death of the Comedy Blockbuster

On the Death of the Comedy Blockbuster

Saul Austerliz Wants to Know: Where Might the Next Will Ferrell Come From?

By Saul Austerlitz | August 23, 2023

Greta Gerwig’s Paradise Lost

Greta Gerwig’s Paradise Lost

Orlando Reade on the Deep Parallels Between Barbie and John Milton’s Late Renaissance Epic

By Orlando Reade | August 23, 2023

We’re Not Promising Anymore: Lizzy Goodman on the Fleeting Amateur Spirit of <em>Meet Me in the Bathroom</em>

We’re Not Promising Anymore: Lizzy Goodman on the Fleeting Amateur Spirit of Meet Me in the Bathroom

“You have to make your story out of what you find.”

By Gyasi Hall | August 18, 2023

The Library is Open: On <em>Party Girl</em>, Budget Cuts, and the Future of Women’s Work

The Library is Open: On Party Girl, Budget Cuts, and the Future of Women’s Work

Victoria Wiet on the 1995 Cult Classic, a Rallying Cry for Libraries

By Victoria Wiet | August 17, 2023

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