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The Wild, Wonderful, and Poetic World of Ralphie Parker

The Wild, Wonderful, and Poetic World of Ralphie Parker

Matt Mitchell on Midwestern Humorist Jean Shepherd and the Christmas Story Universe

By Matt Mitchell | December 14, 2022

The <em>Kindred</em> Adaptation Reclaims Octavia Butler’s “Grim Fantasy” for a New Era

The Kindred Adaptation Reclaims Octavia Butler’s “Grim Fantasy” for a New Era

Gabrielle Bellot: “No matter how long ago slavery might seem, it is always disquietingly close to us, both in time and memory.”

By Gabrielle Bellot | December 12, 2022

What to Read Before and After <em>The Adventures of Saul Bellow</em>

What to Read Before and After The Adventures of Saul Bellow

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By Literary Hub | December 9, 2022

Damage Control: Why Are We Allowing Hollywood to Codify the #MeToo Movement?

Damage Control: Why Are We Allowing Hollywood to Codify the #MeToo Movement?

Xandra Ellin on She Said and the #MeToo Cinematic Universe

By Xandra Ellin | December 8, 2022

In <em>The Super 8 Years</em>, Annie Ernaux Drifts Between Domesticity and Creativity

In The Super 8 Years, Annie Ernaux Drifts Between Domesticity and Creativity

Julia Sirmons on Maternal Performance and the Growth of an Artist, Captured in Family Home Movies

By Julia Sirmons | December 6, 2022

<em>Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio</em> Imbues the Fairy Tale with Human Frailty and Historical Darkness

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio Imbues the Fairy Tale with Human Frailty and Historical Darkness

Jonathan Russell Clark on Fascists, Fathers, and Federico Fellini

By Jonathan Russell Clark | December 5, 2022

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’Tis the Season: What 80s Mall Movies Tell Us About an Enduring Site of American Tension

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Quentin Tarantino on How He Never Intended to Write a Book of Film History

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The Art of Designing the Graphics For the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beast Films

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MinaLima in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

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Cannibals or Ghouls? The Elusiveness of Language in <em>Bones and All</em>

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Miyako Pleines on the Crucial Distinction Between Choice and Curse

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With the Ancestors: Buki Papillon on African Folklore and <em>Wakanda Forever</em>

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In Netflix’s <em>Lady Chatterley’s Lover</em>, a Controversial Classic Becomes a Glossy Love Story

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