Read the meanest literary profile of the year (so far) ... and the subject's response.

Read the meanest literary profile of the year (so far) ... and the subject's response.

By Janet Manley | March 24, 2023

13 Adaptations Better Than the Books They’re Based On

13 Adaptations Better Than the Books They’re Based On

(GASP)

By Emily Temple | March 23, 2023

<em>Daisy Jones & the Six</em> Balances Authenticity and Fantasy

Daisy Jones & the Six Balances Authenticity and Fantasy

The Author of Groupies on the Miniseries Adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Hit Novel

By Sarah Priscus | March 23, 2023

You Cannot Protect Your Children From <em>Moana</em>: How Not to Fight Fairy Tales

You Cannot Protect Your Children From Moana: How Not to Fight Fairy Tales

Julia Langbein Channeled Her Parental Anxiety into Better Girlhood Characters

By Julia Langbein | March 21, 2023

How <em>Blazing Saddles</em> Deflated Western and Gentile Notions of Masculinity

How Blazing Saddles Deflated Western and Gentile Notions of Masculinity

On the Political Context and Playfulness of Mel Brooks’s 1974 Parody

By Jeremy Dauber | March 20, 2023

<em>Lucky Hank</em> is an Exhausted Academic Satire

Lucky Hank is an Exhausted Academic Satire

Olivia Rutigliano on the New AMC Series That Adapts Richard Russo's 1997 novel Straight Man

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 17, 2023

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  • Departure(s)
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Kate DiCamillo on Seeing Her Book, The Magician’s Elephant, Adapted for Film

By Kate DiCamillo | March 17, 2023

The Wizardry of Boz: A Brief History of Charles Dickens on Screen

By Robert Douglas-Fairhurst | March 17, 2023

Skeletons in the Closet: On Mad Men and White America’s Willful Amnesia

By Kelly Shetron | March 15, 2023

Oscar Isaac will play a sexy Kurt Vonnegut in a new crime series.

Oscar Isaac will play a sexy Kurt Vonnegut in a new crime series.

By Dan Sheehan | March 14, 2023

Watch the very weird trailer for Haruki Murakami adaptation <em>Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman</em>.

Watch the very weird trailer for Haruki Murakami adaptation Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman.

By Emily Temple | March 14, 2023

Was Nabokov’s Love of the Cinema a Way to Survive Exile?

Was Nabokov’s Love of the Cinema a Way to Survive Exile?

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | March 13, 2023

9 Must-Reads for Lovers (and Haters) of <em>The Last of Us</em>

9 Must-Reads for Lovers (and Haters) of The Last of Us

From the Science of Fungi to the Collapse of Civilization, a Book For Everyone!

By Jonny Diamond | March 10, 2023

Your Literary Guide to the 2023 Oscars

Your Literary Guide to the 2023 Oscars

What to Read (and Watch) After Each Best Picture Contender

By Eliza Smith | March 10, 2023

<em>Everything Everywhere All at Once</em> Offers a Hopeful Vision for Immigrant Families

Everything Everywhere All at Once Offers a Hopeful Vision for Immigrant Families

Frankie Huang on Trauma and Transformation in the Daniels’ Oscar-Nominated Film

By Frankie Huang | March 10, 2023

“Today’s Assignment: Kick Some Ass.” <em>Top Gun: Maverick</em>, <em>School of Rock</em>, and the Cool Teacher Movie

“Today’s Assignment: Kick Some Ass.” Top Gun: Maverick, School of Rock, and the Cool Teacher Movie

The Teacher Protagonists of These Movies Don’t Teach Their Students to Excel—They Teach Them to Rebel

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 10, 2023

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