The Best Literary Film and Television of the Year

The Best Literary Film and Television of the Year

Love, Languishing, and What We Watched

By Emily Temple | December 17, 2021

In <em>Licorice Pizza</em>, Everyone is Pretending to Be a Grown-Up. Especially the Grown-Ups.

In Licorice Pizza, Everyone is Pretending to Be a Grown-Up. Especially the Grown-Ups.

Olivia Rutigliano on Paul Thomas Anderson’s Latest Film

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 17, 2021

Don’t Worry, <em>Station Eleven</em> Isn’t Really a Pandemic Story

Don’t Worry, Station Eleven Isn’t Really a Pandemic Story

The Adaptation of Emily St. John Mandel’s Novel is Worth Your (Endless, Bleeding) Time.

By Emily Temple | December 16, 2021

Mel Brooks on the Making of <em>Spaceballs</em>

Mel Brooks on the Making of Spaceballs

“I thought, Science fiction! Now there’s a genre I haven’t wrecked yet…”

By Mel Brooks | December 16, 2021

The creators of <em>Gossip Girl</em> are about to ruin <em>Sweet Valley High</em>.

The creators of Gossip Girl are about to ruin Sweet Valley High.

By Vanessa Willoughby | December 15, 2021

Five Medieval Tales That Should Immediately Be Made Into Movies

Five Medieval Tales That Should Immediately Be Made Into Movies

Preferably with Oscar Isaac, Please

By Matthew Gabriele and David Perry | December 15, 2021

Best Reviewed
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  • The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change
  • Repetition
  • Night Night Fawn
  • El Paso: Five Families and One Hundred Years of Blood, Migration, Race, and Memory
  • Gunk
  • The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary

“Garbo Talks!” On the 1930 Sound Film That Gave Greta a Voice

By Robert Gottlieb | December 15, 2021

David Mikics on Who Stanley Kubrick Really Was

By Keen On | December 13, 2021

Could Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley Use More Tricks Up Its Sleeve?

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 10, 2021

“Lemon, It’s Wednesday.” On the Legacy of <em>30 Rock</em>

“Lemon, It’s Wednesday.” On the Legacy of 30 Rock

Mike Roe Considers the Shows—and Memes—That Followed the Iconic Comedy

By Mike Roe | December 10, 2021

Prayers for the Stolen: How Two Artists Portray the Violence of Human Trafficking in Mexico

Prayers for the Stolen: How Two Artists Portray the Violence of Human Trafficking in Mexico

Jennifer Clement on Her 2014 Novel and Tatiana Huezo's New Film Adaptation

By Jennifer Clement | December 10, 2021

Sonia Manzano on Finding Her Way to <em>Sesame Street</em>

Sonia Manzano on Finding Her Way to Sesame Street

”It exalted me, and others like me, to be on the show.”

By Sonia Manzano | December 8, 2021

Even George R.R. Martin was surprised by HBO’s plan to make four <em>Game of Thrones</em> prequels.

Even George R.R. Martin was surprised by HBO’s plan to make four Game of Thrones prequels.

By Walker Caplan | December 6, 2021

How <em>The Power of the Dog</em> Eviscerates the Myths of the Old Western

How The Power of the Dog Eviscerates the Myths of the Old Western

Michelle Nijhuis on Masculinity and Queerness in the Novel and Jane Campion’s Adaptation

By Michelle Nijhuis | December 3, 2021

The Literary Film and TV You Need to Stream in December

The Literary Film and TV You Need to Stream in December

Home Page for the Holidays

By Emily Temple | December 3, 2021

The Literary Case for Slasher Films and the Horrors of Reality TV

The Literary Case for Slasher Films and the Horrors of Reality TV

Samantha Allen on the Trauma of Elimination, from Black Christmas to Love Island

By Samantha Allen | December 3, 2021

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