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

Amsterdam is an Overstuffed, Inchoate Whodunnit

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

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

“Is the problem with Blonde... Blonde?”

By Heidi Seaborn | October 6, 2022

Literary Dispatches from the New York Film Festival

Literary Dispatches from the New York Film Festival

Or, What’s Worth Seeing in Theaters (and at Home) Over the Next Few Months

By Elissa Suh | October 6, 2022

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

Why There Are No Clear Heroes or Villains in Princess Mononoke

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

By Open Form | October 6, 2022

What Woody Allen’s <em>Manhattan</em> Tells Us About Society’s Relationship With Powerful Men

What Woody Allen’s Manhattan Tells Us About Society’s Relationship With Powerful Men

Erin Keane On Undoing Self-Made Cinematic and Family Myths

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Check out the creepy first trailer for The Wonder.

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Lena Waithe's production company is adapting a Joshua Bennett novella.

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Everything Dies Baby, That’s a Fact: On the Elusive Train Dreams of Claire Denis and Mike Brodie

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<em>The Rings of Power</em>: Great Television or Deflating Entry to the Tolkien Canon?

The Rings of Power: Great Television or Deflating Entry to the Tolkien Canon?

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By Jenna Kass and Dylan Roth | September 30, 2022

What’s the Point of a Prequel When We All Know Things End Badly?

What’s the Point of a Prequel When We All Know Things End Badly?

Matthew Redmond on the Reading Lessons of Better Call Saul and House of the Dragon

By Matthew Redmond | September 30, 2022

Celebrating One-Note Men in <em>Legally Blonde</em>

Celebrating One-Note Men in Legally Blonde

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How Ross McCall Prepared for His Role in <em>Band of Brothers</em>

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David Milch on Language and Obscenity in <em>Deadwood</em>

David Milch on Language and Obscenity in Deadwood

The Series Creator on Westerns, Civility, and Iambic Pentameter

By David Milch | September 28, 2022

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With Three Episodes Left, Can <em>The Rings of Power</em> Maintain its Momentum and Goodwill?

With Three Episodes Left, Can The Rings of Power Maintain its Momentum and Goodwill?

Tolkien Devotee Jenna Kass and Fantasy Philistine Dylan Roth Recap Episode 5

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