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Must Sex Always Mean Death When it Comes to Horror Movies?

Must Sex Always Mean Death When it Comes to Horror Movies?

Tyler Malone on Carnal (Lack of) Knowledge in Scary Cinema

By Tyler Malone | October 31, 2022

Paul Newman on the “Lusty Time” He Had Filming <em>The Long, Hot Summer</em> with Joanne Woodward

Paul Newman on the “Lusty Time” He Had Filming The Long, Hot Summer with Joanne Woodward

“For us, the promise of everything was there from the beginning.”

By Paul Newman | October 28, 2022

Everything Dies Baby, That’s a Fact: On the Elusive Train Dreams of Claire Denis and Mike Brodie

Everything Dies Baby, That’s a Fact: On the Elusive Train Dreams of Claire Denis and Mike Brodie

“Most memories die and most objects are lost, many by design.”

By Drew Johnson | September 30, 2022

The Slow Reveal of Obvious Things: On Olivia Wilde’s Much Talked-About Film, <em>Don’t Worry Darling</em>

The Slow Reveal of Obvious Things: On Olivia Wilde’s Much Talked-About Film, Don’t Worry Darling

“Who doesn’t enjoy fastidious, detailed-oriented direction?”

By Olivia Rutigliano | September 23, 2022

Jean-Luc Godard disliked e-books before they even existed.

Jean-Luc Godard disliked e-books before they even existed.

By Emily Temple | September 13, 2022

On the Quiet Radical Black Politics of the 1976 Film <em>Car Wash</em>

On the Quiet Radical Black Politics of the 1976 Film Car Wash

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By Open Form | September 8, 2022

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How Novelists Create More “Realistic” Characters Than Those You See on the Screen

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Reckoning with the Memory of Jonas Mekas, Godfather of Avant-Garde Cinema

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“I saw no reason to doubt Mekas’s story: hadn’t he written it all down in his diaries and told it in his films?”

By Peter Delpeut | July 22, 2022

What Does the Harvey Weinstein Story Tell Us About the Culture of Silence in Hollywood and America?

What Does the Harvey Weinstein Story Tell Us About the Culture of Silence in Hollywood and America?

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Robert Gottlieb on the Enigma of Greta Garbo

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How a North Korean Kidnapping Inspired My Novel

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

By Ravi Mangla | June 27, 2022

Marlowe Granados on How <em>Charlie’s Angels</em> Embraced Pure Fun in a Post-Y2K World

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Remembering (And Mourning) The Golden Age of Hollywood and Washington D.C.

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