“With his career on the ropes, Martin Scorsese fought his way back to the top with a low-budget, surreal black comedy, set in New York’s gritty downtown scene.”
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All Ecology Is Queer
“Nature’s networks, fluidity, and diversity are the keys to our future.”
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I Never Called Her Momma
“I always saw crack as the source of my family’s problems. But I learned that addiction went back in our family long before the crack epidemic—as did poverty and neglect.”
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Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ Dream Job
“Mattel wanted a summer blockbuster to kick off its new wave of brand-extension movies. She wanted it to be a work of art.”
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Welcome to the No-Budget Era
“Film’s unlikely hope? A quirky, brilliant wave of directors churning out microbudget features that are pushing what’s possible with minuscule funding.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Showcasing stories from Ryu Spaeth, Kit Chellel, Dave Eggers, Holly Haworth, and John Semley.
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’Tis the Season to Kill the Dead-Mom Holiday Movie Trope
How many more women will festive filmmakers dispatch?
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Fear as a Game
“What can the philosophy of games tell us about our odd impulse to scare ourselves?”
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In the American West, a Clown Motel and a Cemetery Tell a Story of Kitsch and Carnage
“In Tonopah, Nevada, the victims of a ‘Death Harvest’ rest in the shadow of a haunted lodge.”
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A Year in Reading: Inward Journeys
Navigating a world in flux demands some understanding of who you really are, and some of my favorite pieces from this year speak to that need.
