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Rumaan Alam on the Surreality of Seeing <em>Leave the World Behind</em> Come to Life on Screen

Rumaan Alam on the Surreality of Seeing Leave the World Behind Come to Life on Screen

“I had a debilitating crush on Ethan Hawke as a teenager and now he’s playing a character I created. Deranged!”

By Rumaan Alam | December 8, 2023

When the Culture Wars Came for <em>Monty Python’s Life of Brian</em>

When the Culture Wars Came for Monty Python’s Life of Brian

“A film so funny they banned it in Norway!”

By Kliph Nesteroff | December 8, 2023

<em>Eileen</em> Complicates the Relationship at the Heart of Ottessa Moshfegh’s Novel

Eileen Complicates the Relationship at the Heart of Ottessa Moshfegh’s Novel

Emmeline Clein Digs in to the New Adaptation, from Page to Screen

By Emmeline Clein | December 6, 2023

<em>Poor Things</em> is a Curious Phantasmagoria

Poor Things is a Curious Phantasmagoria

Olivia Rutigliano on Yorgos Lanthimos’s (Best) New Film

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 5, 2023

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in December

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in December

The End of the Year Approaches

By Emily Temple | December 1, 2023

Feminine Appetites in Todd Haynes’s <em>May December</em>

Feminine Appetites in Todd Haynes’s May December

Hannah Bonner on the Aesthetics of Tabloid Culture

By Hannah Bonner | December 1, 2023

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Graffiti Gentrification: Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore on the Exploitation of Basquiat

By Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore | November 30, 2023

Beyond Poor Things: An Ode to Alasdair Gray’s Lesser-Known, Equally Deserving Books

By Mazin Saleem | November 29, 2023

What Really Went on Between Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Sheen During the Filming of Apocalypse Now?

By Sam Wasson | November 28, 2023

Benny Safdie on Capturing Life on Film

Benny Safdie on Capturing Life on Film

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By Talk Easy | November 28, 2023

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By Karen Tongson | November 22, 2023

<em>Maestro</em> Slips into Easy Conversation with <em>A Star is Born</em>

Maestro Slips into Easy Conversation with A Star is Born

Frank Falisi on the New Leonard Bernstein Biopic and Its Director-Star Bradley Cooper

By Frank Falisi | November 22, 2023

On the Jealous Rivalry Between Nicolas Cage and His Uncle, Francis Ford Coppola

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Zach Schonfeld on a Family Not Unlike the Corleones

By Zach Schonfeld | November 20, 2023

How the Publicity Campaign for <em>Killers of the Flower Moon</em> Recalls Rosebud Yellow Robe’s 1950 Hollywood Tour

How the Publicity Campaign for Killers of the Flower Moon Recalls Rosebud Yellow Robe’s 1950 Hollywood Tour

Paul Morton on the Performance of Authenticity and the Native Stories Left to Tell

By Paul Morton | November 20, 2023

The Pyschedelic Life and Art of David Edward Byrd

The Pyschedelic Life and Art of David Edward Byrd

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By Robert von Goeben | November 20, 2023

<em>Leave the World Behind</em> is a Tense, Uneasy Thriller

Leave the World Behind is a Tense, Uneasy Thriller

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By Olivia Rutigliano | November 17, 2023

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