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Impossible Decisions at a Hurricane-Ravaged Hospital in New Orleans

Impossible Decisions at a Hurricane-Ravaged Hospital in New Orleans

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By Sheri Fink | August 12, 2022

Fire up your loins because the Nabokovs are coming to TV.

Fire up your loins because the Nabokovs are coming to TV.

By Dan Sheehan | August 11, 2022

Elif Batuman on the Cult of Family in <em>Get Out</em>

Elif Batuman on the Cult of Family in Get Out

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A Beautiful, Sacred Thing: Megan Giddings on Going to the Movies To Invoke Anger

A Beautiful, Sacred Thing: Megan Giddings on Going to the Movies To Invoke Anger

Or, Finding the Line Between Art and Entertainment

By Megan Giddings | August 11, 2022

Watch the earliest known detective film, featuring a very confused Sherlock Holmes.

Watch the earliest known detective film, featuring a very confused Sherlock Holmes.

By Emily Temple | August 10, 2022

How Novelists Create More “Realistic” Characters Than Those You See on the Screen

How Novelists Create More “Realistic” Characters Than Those You See on the Screen

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The spiritual sequel to In Bruges has arrived.

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By Robert Stinner | August 4, 2022

Noah Baumbach's <em>White Noise</em> will open the 60th New York Film Festival.

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The Exorcist.">The Exorcist.">

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An ode to the grumpy writer in <em>The Princess Diaries</em>.

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The Literary Film and TV You Need to Stream in August

The Literary Film and TV You Need to Stream in August

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The Childfree Effigy: On <em>Network</em>’s Diana and the Tropes That Betray Women

The Childfree Effigy: On Network’s Diana and the Tropes That Betray Women

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Check out the trailer for Joyce Carol Oates/Ana de Armas collab Blonde.

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