• Film and TV

    TV

    What Was the Writers’ Room Like for The Sopranos?

    By Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa  November 8, 2021
    The Hub

    Gabriel Byrne will play Samuel Beckett in a brand new biopic.

    By Walker Caplan  November 5, 2021
    The Hub

    The first Denis Johnson adaptation in 22 years has found its leads and started filming.

    By Dan Sheehan  November 5, 2021
    Film

    Please Stop Asking How I Wound Up in Fargo

    By Jung Yun  November 5, 2021
    Film

    How Frances Ha Captured the Romance and Precarity of Present-Day New York

    By Jason Bailey  November 5, 2021
    Sexuality

    Learning About Sex from Samantha Jones

    By Rax King  November 4, 2021
    The Virtual Book Channel

    WATCH: Wil Haygood and Michael Schultz on the History of Black Cinema

    By The Virtual Book Channel  November 4, 2021
    The Hub

    Paul Newman’s memoir—which he started writing in the 80s—will finally be released next fall.

    By Vanessa Willoughby  November 3, 2021
    The Quarantine Tapes

    Oliver Stone on America’s Original Lie

    By The Quarantine Tapes  November 3, 2021
    The Hub

    We finally have a release date (and new teaser) for Hiro Murai’s Station Eleven.

    By Eliza Smith  November 2, 2021
    TV

    How David Foster Wallace Anticipated Netflix’s Digital Gatekeeping

    By Stuart Jeffries  November 1, 2021
    The Hub

    Who will play Norman Mailer in this new true crime series?

    By Dan Sheehan  October 29, 2021
    What to Watch

    The Literary Film and TV You Need to Stream in November

    By Emily Temple  October 29, 2021
    Horror

    Do Motives Matter When It Comes to Movie Horror?

    By Tyler Malone  October 29, 2021
    The Hub

    Elizabeth Banks and Margot Robbie are making a live-action The Paper Bag Princess movie.

    By Walker Caplan  October 28, 2021
    The Hub

    Tessa Thompson is bringing Raven Leilani’s Luster to HBO.

    By Dan Sheehan  October 25, 2021
    News and Culture

    Watching a Magazine, Reading a Movie: On Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch

    By Olivia Rutigliano  October 22, 2021
    Film Actors

    Why Samuel L. Jackson Was Expelled From Morehouse College

    By Gavin Edwards  October 22, 2021
    Open Form

    Why Arrival Looks So Different After COVID-19

    By Open Form  October 21, 2021
    The Hub

    Watch the trailer for a new documentary about Kurt Vonnegut, with footage spanning decades.

    By Walker Caplan  October 20, 2021
    Reality TV

    How Survivor Uses the Threat of Hunger to Sow Chaos and Disruption

    By Sallie Tisdale  October 20, 2021
    Literary History

    How the TV Adaptation of Alex Haley’s Roots Sparked a Cultural Awakening

    By Wil Haygood  October 20, 2021
    The Hub

    The new trailer for Elena Ferrante’s The Lost Daughter goes full psychological thriller.

    By Walker Caplan  October 19, 2021
    TV

    “A Glorious Mess.” On Confronting the Complexities of Storytelling with Anthony Bourdain

    By Tom Vitale  October 15, 2021
    Capitalism

    Finding Freedom from the Chokehold of Modern Capitalism in Nomadland

    By Sara Zarr  October 15, 2021
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