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In Praise of the Simple Beauties of <em>Marcel the Shell with Shoes On</em>

In Praise of the Simple Beauties of Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Olivia Rutigliano on the New Movie About the Internet's Favorite Anthropomorphic Mollusk

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 1, 2022

The Literature of <em>Star Wars</em>: Van Lathan Jr. on How American Life Shapes and is Shaped by a Galaxy Far, Far Away

The Literature of Star Wars: Van Lathan Jr. on How American Life Shapes and is Shaped by a Galaxy Far, Far Away

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | June 30, 2022

How a North Korean Kidnapping Inspired My Novel

How a North Korean Kidnapping Inspired My Novel

Ravi Mangla on the Intersections Between Godzilla, Propaganda and South Korean Cinema

By Ravi Mangla | June 27, 2022

Marcy Dermansky on Her Shifting Relationship to Film

Marcy Dermansky on Her Shifting Relationship to Film

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | June 24, 2022

6 literary films to stream on Frances McDormand's 65th birthday.

6 literary films to stream on Frances McDormand's 65th birthday.

By Eliza Smith | June 23, 2022

Why Films Around the World Are Turning to Time Travel to Explore Mothers and Daughters

Why Films Around the World Are Turning to Time Travel to Explore Mothers and Daughters

Meg Walters on Petite Maman, Russian Doll, and Hi, Mom

By Meg Walters | June 22, 2022

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Sera Gamble on Rejection, Writing, and the Surreality of Having 50 Million People Hear Her College Poetry

By Jessie Gaynor | June 21, 2022

Does George Saunders’s Escape From Spiderhead Stand Up on Film?

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Turns Out, 1980s Midwesterners Didn’t Want Their Sitcoms Set in Boston Bars

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Here's the eerie first trailer for Marilyn Monroe biopic <em>Blonde</em>.

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By Dan Sheehan | June 16, 2022

On the Importance of Stories That Take Teenage Girls Seriously

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Harry Styles gets naked in the steamy first trailer for <em>My Policeman</em>.

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There's a trailer for Netflix's new Jane Austen adaptation . . . and the internet haaaaates it.

There's a trailer for Netflix's new Jane Austen adaptation . . . and the internet haaaaates it.

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From <em>Garfield </em>to <em>Black Panther</em>: Nnedi Okorafor on the Power of Comics

From Garfield to Black Panther: Nnedi Okorafor on the Power of Comics

“My path to writing the big black cat started with a fat orange cat.”

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How to Fit Balzac’s Magnificent Universe Onto the Big Screen?

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