• Film and TV

    Criticism

    Can Speculative Short Fiction Really Work on TV?

    By Eric Thurm  January 19, 2018
    Feature

    35 Literary Adaptations to Look Forward to in 2018

    By Emily Temple  January 4, 2018
    Essay

    On the Pain of Being a Secret High School Geek (and Sometime Freak)

    By Sam Graham-Felsen  January 3, 2018
    Deep Dive

    Where Can Hollywood’s Reboot Obsession Go From Here?

    By Eric Thurm  December 28, 2017
    Deep Dive

    Real Gratitude Shouldn’t Be Easy: On It’s a Wonderful Life

    By Emily Harnett  December 22, 2017
    Criticism

    Is the Literary Biopic the Worst Kind of Movie?

    By J.W. McCormack  December 20, 2017
    Did you know?

    W.H. Auden Wrote Poetry For a Beautiful Short Film About Running

    By Nick Ripatrazone  December 14, 2017
    News and Culture

    The Bloody Catharsis of Femme Revenge

    By Emma C. Eisenberg  December 13, 2017
    Essay

    Call Me By Your Name is an Object Lesson in Adapting Interiority

    By Emily Temple  November 20, 2017
    Excerpts

    The Origin Story of an Iconic Adaptation: The Graduate

    By Beverly Gray  November 16, 2017
    Feature

    Documenting a Legendary Publisher’s Final Project

    By Sandy Gotham Meehan  November 15, 2017
    Feature

    This is How to Turn a Great Short Story into a Great TV Show

    By Emily Temple  November 13, 2017
    Essay

    On Horror, Heavy Metal, and Why We Love to Be Scared

    By Steve Almond  October 31, 2017
    Deep Dive

    Why Are We Obsessed with Onscreen Bloodletting?

    By Tyler Malone  October 31, 2017
    Essay

    Learning the Hard Way That Writing a Book is Not Like Writing for TV

    By Evany Rosen  October 25, 2017
    Essay

    I’ll See You in Berlin: Xiaolu Guo on a Fresh Start in a New City

    By Xiaolu Guo  October 12, 2017
    Criticism

    Where Can the Literary Documentary Go From Here?

    By Craig Hubert  September 29, 2017
    Deep Dive

    What Can Comedy News Shows Actually Accomplish?

    By Dawn Herrera Helphand  September 20, 2017
    Personal Essay

    Hanging Out with Pennywise and My Grandmother’s Ghost

    By Kayla Rae Whitaker  September 11, 2017
    Feature

    I Watched the Entire Hot Shakespeare Show So You Don’t Have To

    By Eric Thurm  September 8, 2017
    Criticism

    Rebel in the Rye is Bad for Writers

    By Emily Temple  September 8, 2017
    Excerpts

    Too Smart or Too Pretty? The Anne of Green Gables Paradox

    By Elisa Gabbert  August 29, 2017
    Criticism

    Is The Dark Tower the Worst Stephen King Movie Ever?

    By J.W. McCormack  August 11, 2017
    Film

    Tolkien and Salinger: Basically Twins

    By Emily Temple  July 28, 2017
    News

    Agatha Christie Is Taking Over All Your Screens

    By Emily Temple  July 21, 2017
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