So Much More Than Enough By Soraya Roberts Feature My favorite director, Lynn Shelton, died suddenly this month at the age of 54. Did the spirit of indie filmmaking go with her?
This Week in Books: A B-Movie Storytelling Moment By Dana Snitzky Commentary Give me a Bolaño novel that starts with a guy walking into a bar, and then another guy starts telling him a story, and the rest of that novel is just the second guy telling that story.
25 Movies and the Magazine Stories That Inspired Them By Catherine Cusick Reading List A selection of 25 successful article-to-film adaptations that made it all the way to the box office.
Still Waters By Soraya Roberts Feature The muted response to Todd Haynes’s “Dark Waters” is depressingly similar to our culture’s muted response to climate change
Thumbing a Ride: What I Learned from Siskel and Ebert By Dipti S. Barot Feature Dipti S. Barot pays homage to the two irreplaceable voices who informed her love of good movies.
Korean Director Bong Joon-ho on How to Laugh in the Face of Horror By Krista Stevens Highlight Korean director Bong Joon-ho on his new film, Parasite
Cahiers du Post-Cinéma By Soraya Roberts Feature The movie theater was once a kind of lay church, with festivals like TIFF serving as annual religious holidays — until new houses of worship opened online.
The Art of Acceptance Speech Giving By Michael Musto Feature Michael Musto looks back at some of the best, worst, and weirdest instances of performers expressing gratitude as they received their shiny trophies.
Death Proof By Soraya Roberts Feature With ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood,’ Quentin Tarantino slakes his thirst for nostalgia while he plays god with another piece of history.
First Contact By Longreads Feature Sarah Watts details how science fiction shaped her family, her religion, and her own self-image.
The Erotic Thriller’s Little Death By Soraya Roberts Feature What/If references the celebrated steamy genre of the 80s and 90s, but lacks its guts. Why can’t any of the new neo-noirs go all the way?
The Joy of Watching (and Rewatching) Movies So Bad They’re Good By Michael Musto Feature Michael Musto sings the praises of his favorite cinematic clunkers.
None of the President’s Men By Soraya Roberts Feature Journalism now is a lot more fear and insecurity and a lot less corduroy and Robert Redford, but you’d never know it from what is projected.
‘It Happened to My Father the Way It Happened’: The Truth About Green Book By Cheri Lucas Rowlands Highlight At Vanity Fair, film critic K. Austin Collins explores the shaky “true story” of Green Book, the film by Peter Farrelly starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali.
Carl Weathers, You Deserved Better By Michelle Weber Highlight Maybe with Creed II, a black actor will get the Oscar nod instead of the one white guy.
Let’s Talk About Sex Scenes By Soraya Roberts Feature Countless women have been mistreated ever since sex became common on our screens. Hollywood’s newfound awareness of intimacy choreography can help change things.
Nic and David Sheff on ‘Beautiful Boy’ and Telling Addiction Stories Responsibly By Zachary Siegel Feature Nic and his father David Sheff’s memoirs about grappling with Nic’s addiction are the basis for the new movie ‘Beautiful Boy.’ It was important to them that the movie communicate what addiction really is — an illness.
At the Place Where Marketing and Art Meet, You Get This Profile of Bradley Cooper By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Bradley Cooper’s new film is ultimately about the way commerce can ruin art, which is why he won’t answer the personal questions Taffy Brodesser-Akner asked him.
Great Reviews Of Movies I Have Never Seen: A Reading List By Sara Benincasa Reading List Sometimes, the review is better than the film it reviews.
Twenty-five Years After Breaking Brandon Teena’s Story: An Apology By Katie Kosma Highlight Journalist Donna Minkowitz realizes 25 years later she was victim to her own internalized homophobia and ignorance on trans issues when she broke the story of Brandon Teena, subject of Boys Don’t Cry.
Tangled in the Infinite War By Michelle Weber Highlight Superheroes they used to stick up for the underdog and punch a lot of Nazis. Now, they fight villains who look a lot like themselves. Who are the baddies now?
Why Can’t Female Reporters Stay in the Picture? By Danielle Tcholakian Commentary Journalists who get screen time are most often men—even when the original story was told by a woman.
The Many Acts of Keith Gordon By David Obuchowski Feature How does a young, successful actor become a relatively unknown director of most of the television you watch? And what’s next?
‘The Paper’ is the Most Essential and Overlooked Film About Journalism By Matt Giles Commentary No other film conveys the madness or the fun of deadline journalism.
The Real Refugees of Casablanca By Longreads Feature When it came to gathering refugees, the waiting room of the U.S. consulate was probably the closest thing to Rick’s Café Américain.
Longreads Goes to the Movies: A Reading List By Em Perper Reading List Five stories about movies, for your reading pleasure.
Our Zombies, Ourselves: An Undead Reading List By Erin Blakemore Reading List The zombie movie is more than an easy scare. It’s also become an essential lens through which we can view society.
In a League of His Own: One Man’s Mission to Make Moviegoing Fun Again By Cheri Lucas Rowlands Highlight Alamo Drafthouse creator Tim League wants to make moviegoing fun again.
The Making of ‘Meatballs’: Is Bill Murray Even Going to Show Up? By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight The 1979 summer camp comedy was Bill Murray’s breakout film. It also almost didn’t happen.
The 1972 Movie of the 1969 Musical, “1776” By Pam Mandel Commentary The scene was restored, but thanks to Richard Nixon, a song about conservatism was cut from the 1972 movie “1776.”
