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

Sophia Benoit in Conversation with Mychal Denzel Smith on the Open Form Podcast

By Open Form | September 29, 2022

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

How Ross McCall Prepared for His Role in Band of Brothers

From the We Have Ways of Making You Talk Podcast

By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | September 29, 2022

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

The Slow Reveal of Obvious Things: On Olivia Wilde’s Much Talked-About Film, <em>Don’t Worry Darling</em>

The Slow Reveal of Obvious Things: On Olivia Wilde’s Much Talked-About Film, Don’t Worry Darling

“Who doesn’t enjoy fastidious, detailed-oriented direction?”

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 23, 2022

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

By Jenna Kass and Dylan Roth | September 23, 2022

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The Highs and Lows of the Toronto International Film Festival’s Literary Offerings

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Make More Children's Movies Like My Neighbor Totoro, Please

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How Iconic Movie Monster “The Pale Man” Was Created

By David Martí | September 21, 2022

Woody Allen is retiring from </br>filmmaking . . . to work on his novel.

Woody Allen is retiring from
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By Emily Temple | September 19, 2022

Dwarves, the Most Ill-Served of Jackson’s Hero Races, Get an Upgrade in <em>The Rings of Power</em>

Dwarves, the Most Ill-Served of Jackson’s Hero Races, Get an Upgrade in The Rings of Power

Coherent Themes! Complex Characters! Jenna Kass and Dylan Roth Recap Episode 4

By Jenna Kass and Dylan Roth | September 16, 2022

Three Classic Movies to Help Understand Our Conspiratorial Present

Three Classic Movies to Help Understand Our Conspiratorial Present

Andrew Keen Recommends a Little Cinema

By Andrew Keen | September 16, 2022

On Malcolm Lowry’s Yearslong, Fruitless Attempt to Adapt Fitzgerald’s <em>Tender Is the Night</em> for Film

On Malcolm Lowry’s Yearslong, Fruitless Attempt to Adapt Fitzgerald’s Tender Is the Night for Film

Michael Melgaard on the 455-Page Screenplay That Never Was

By Michael Melgaard | September 15, 2022

How MC Hammer Helped a Classic in Asian American Cinema Get Made

How MC Hammer Helped a Classic in Asian American Cinema Get Made

Elaine Hsieh Chou Talks Whitewashing in Hollywood and Better Luck Tomorrow on the Open Form Podcast

By Open Form | September 15, 2022

43 Literary Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Fall

43 Literary Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Fall

Your Essential Book-to-Screen Fall Preview

By Emily Temple | September 14, 2022

Two or Three Things I Know About Jean-Luc Godard

Two or Three Things I Know About Jean-Luc Godard

Towards an Obituary of a Cinematic Giant

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 14, 2022

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