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The Stars Are Hollow: On <em>Gilmore Girls</em> as “Normporn”

The Stars Are Hollow: On Gilmore Girls as “Normporn”

Karen Tongson Ventures to the WB Backlot for a “Gilmore Girls Holiday”

By Karen Tongson | November 22, 2023

<em>Maestro</em> Slips into Easy Conversation with <em>A Star is Born</em>

Maestro Slips into Easy Conversation with A Star is Born

Frank Falisi on the New Leonard Bernstein Biopic and Its Director-Star Bradley Cooper

By Frank Falisi | November 22, 2023

On the Jealous Rivalry Between Nicolas Cage and His Uncle, Francis Ford Coppola

On the Jealous Rivalry Between Nicolas Cage and His Uncle, Francis Ford Coppola

Zach Schonfeld on a Family Not Unlike the Corleones

By Zach Schonfeld | November 20, 2023

<em>Leave the World Behind</em> is a Tense, Uneasy Thriller

Leave the World Behind is a Tense, Uneasy Thriller

Olivia Rutigliano on Sam Esmail’s Adaptation of Rumaan Alam’s National Book Award-Nominated Novel

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 17, 2023

How <em>Siskel & Ebert</em> Brought Movies to the People

How Siskel & Ebert Brought Movies to the People

Matt Singer on the Bygone Era Before Movie Clips

By Matt Singer | November 17, 2023

Why <em>Maurice</em> is Still a Resonant Text for the Queer Audience

Why Maurice is Still a Resonant Text for the Queer Audience

David Greven Defends a Merchant Ivory Adaptation

By David Greven | November 15, 2023

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Dream Scenario is a Worthwhile Head Trip

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Sweet Nothings: On the Emptiness of Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla

By Hannah Bonner | November 10, 2023

The Most Unlikable Woman: On Sofia Coppola’s Stymied Quest to Bring Undine Spragg to Screen

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We Almost Got a Superhero Movie from <em>The Exorcist</em> Director William Friedkin

We Almost Got a Superhero Movie from The Exorcist Director William Friedkin

When a New Hollywood Auteur and a Journalist Teamed Up to Adapt Will Eisner

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Kristen Roupenian and Susanna Fogel on Adapting “Cat Person” for Film

Kristen Roupenian and Susanna Fogel on Adapting “Cat Person” for Film

“The movie gets to make a lot of different choices—and has to, to be full and rich.”

By Literary Hub | November 2, 2023

What to Read Before and After Seeing <em>Orlando, My Political Biography</em>

What to Read Before and After Seeing Orlando, My Political Biography

On Virginia Woolf, Orlando, and Trans Lives

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<em>The Holdovers</em> is a Revelation

The Holdovers is a Revelation

Alexander Payne's new film is perfect, full stop.

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 27, 2023

50 Years Later, Terrence Malick’s <em>Badlands</em> Remains a Pure Encapsulation of American Violence

50 Years Later, Terrence Malick’s Badlands Remains a Pure Encapsulation of American Violence

Gus Mitchell on the Singular Director’s Debut Film

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Evan Hughes on Writing the Book Behind <em>Pain Hustlers</em>

Evan Hughes on Writing the Book Behind Pain Hustlers

“The saga I’m obsessed with is getting another life.”

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<em>Goosebumps</em> Remixes Its Source Material to Satisfying Results

Goosebumps Remixes Its Source Material to Satisfying Results

The new Disney+/Hulu adaptation of R.L. Stine’s beloved children’s series is a charming tribute and a fun story on its own.

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