A New Era for Lena Dunham? Why the Controversial Creator is a Perfect Match for the Middle Ages

A New Era for Lena Dunham? Why the Controversial Creator is a Perfect Match for the Middle Ages

Catherine Called Birdy Is as Thoroughly Medieval as It Is Dunhamesque

By Ryan Coleman | October 14, 2022

<em>Triangle of Sadness</em> is a Satire That Skillfully Goes Overboard

Triangle of Sadness is a Satire That Skillfully Goes Overboard

Olivia Rutigliano on Ruben Östlund’s New Palme d'Or-Winning Comedy

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 14, 2022

Talking to Myself: On <em>The Image Book</em> and the Legacy of Jean-Luc Godard

Talking to Myself: On The Image Book and the Legacy of Jean-Luc Godard

What Godard is saying has always been a matter of how he is saying it."">"What Godard is saying has always been a matter of how he is saying it."

By Nathan Lee | October 14, 2022

Why We Root for the Adaptations of Our Favorite Book Series (Even When They Disappoint Us)

Why We Root for the Adaptations of Our Favorite Book Series (Even When They Disappoint Us)

Tolkien Devotee Jenna Kass and Fantasy Philistine Dylan Roth Recap the First Season Finale of The Rings of Power

By Jenna Kass and Dylan Roth | October 14, 2022

A film scholar uncovered the oldest footage from a Black film company at the Library of Congress.

A film scholar uncovered the oldest footage from a Black film company at the Library of Congress.

By Corinne Segal | October 13, 2022

Dawnie Walton in Praise of <em>Say Anything</em>’s Gangly, Vulnerable Male Lead

Dawnie Walton in Praise of Say Anything’s Gangly, Vulnerable Male Lead

In Conversation with Mychal Denzel Smith on the Open Form Podcast

By Open Form | October 13, 2022

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A Bite for Every Mood: A Guide to October’s Four New Literary Vampire Shows

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Sexy? Scary? The Brutal Loneliness of Blood-Sucking Immortality?

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Do the <em>Rings of Power</em> Creators Care About the Original Text at All? (Should We?)

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<em>Amsterdam</em> is an Overstuffed, Inchoate Whodunnit

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Olivia Rutigliano on David O. Russell's New Film, “a Clown Car of Talent on the Road to Nowhere”

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 7, 2022

Another Dumb <em>Blonde</em>: On the Controversial Adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’s Epic Novel

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By Heidi Seaborn | October 6, 2022

Literary Dispatches from the New York Film Festival

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Why There Are No Clear Heroes or Villains in <em>Princess Mononoke</em>

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Ryan Lee Wong in Conversation with Mychal Denzel Smith on the Open Form Podcast

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