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Oscars Countdown: What to Read (and Watch) After <em>The Fabelmans</em>

Oscars Countdown: What to Read (and Watch) After The Fabelmans

Lit Hub’s Literary Countdown to the 95th Academy Awards

By Literary Hub | March 6, 2023

Can a Movie Both Cause Harm and Have Merit? Reckoning with My Love for <em>The Whale</em>

Can a Movie Both Cause Harm and Have Merit? Reckoning with My Love for The Whale

What Do We Do When We Like a Movie That Causes Pain?

By Laura Valenza | March 3, 2023

Of War and Capitalism: The Debate About <em>All Quiet on the Western Front</em> Goes All the Way Back to the Book

Of War and Capitalism: The Debate About All Quiet on the Western Front Goes All the Way Back to the Book

Bruce Krajewski on the Criticism of Erich Maria Remarque’s 1929 Novel and Its Oscar-Nominated Adaptation

By Bruce Krajewski | March 2, 2023

How a 26-Year-Old Steven Spielberg Made <em>Jaws</em>... and Nearly Lost His Career in the Process

How a 26-Year-Old Steven Spielberg Made Jaws... and Nearly Lost His Career in the Process

Recounting a Chaotic Production (and Mutinous Crew) in Martha’s Vineyard

By Michael Schulman | February 24, 2023

The Poetics of Film: Four Poets on How Cinema Influences Their Work

The Poetics of Film: Four Poets on How Cinema Influences Their Work

On Dracula, Anna May Wong, Secret Sunshine, and “Horror Poetry”

By Christopher Kondrich | February 17, 2023

Why Cate Blanchett’s Lesbian Fandom Matters to <em>TÁR</em>

Why Cate Blanchett’s Lesbian Fandom Matters to TÁR

Victoria Wiet on the Competing Interpretations Enabled by Blanchett’s Sapphic Allure

By Victoria Wiet | February 17, 2023

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10 Horror Movies About Black-White Race Relations Not Named Get Out

By Robin R. Means Coleman and Mark H. Harris | February 13, 2023

Nikole Hannah-Jones on Opposition to the 1619 Project and Teaching Slavery in Schools

By Nikole Hannah-Jones | February 10, 2023

In Knock at the Cabin, M. Night Shyamalan’s Twist is the Lack of a Twist

By Jonathan Russell Clark | February 10, 2023

Ann Napolitano on Seeing Her Book <em>Dear Edward</em> Adapted for TV

Ann Napolitano on Seeing Her Book Dear Edward Adapted for TV

“I was meeting a figment of my imagination—what could be more magical?”

By Ann Napolitano | February 8, 2023

Literary Dispatches from the 2023 Sundance Film Festival

Literary Dispatches from the 2023 Sundance Film Festival

Jihane Bousfiha on Cat Person, Eileen, Shortcomings, and More

By Jihane Bousfiha | February 6, 2023

How <em>The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</em> Tackled the Topic of Black Fatherhood

How The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Tackled the Topic of Black Fatherhood

Chris Palmer Considers the Show’s Lasting Impact and Influence

By Chris Palmer | February 2, 2023

<em>Emily</em> Disregards the Most Compelling Part of the Brontë Sisterhood

Emily Disregards the Most Compelling Part of the Brontë Sisterhood

Iona Glen on What’s Lost in Frances O’Connor’s New Film

By Iona Glen | January 31, 2023

Living Inside the Simulation: Sheila Liming on Authenticity and Being on Reality TV

Living Inside the Simulation: Sheila Liming on Authenticity and Being on Reality TV

“Reality television borrows from a generalized understanding of what life is like.”

By Sheila Liming | January 27, 2023

Daphne Sullivan’s Sunnily Subversive Hedonism is Best Described by Midcentury Writer Rebecca West

Daphne Sullivan’s Sunnily Subversive Hedonism is Best Described by Midcentury Writer Rebecca West

Julia Cooke on the Lauded Character’s Imaginary Vengeance in The White Lotus

By Julia Cooke | January 27, 2023

Watching the Films of Weimar Germany to Understand Our Increasingly Fascistic Present

Watching the Films of Weimar Germany to Understand Our Increasingly Fascistic Present

“My dive into Weimar Germany taught me that authoritarianism doesn’t always follow a linear path.”

By Travis Mushett | January 25, 2023

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