Joys Known Only to the Insane
In Hereditary and Midsommar, Aster's characters search for their place in the world—and can only find it by embracing evil.
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In Hereditary and Midsommar, Aster's characters search for their place in the world—and can only find it by embracing evil.
Before Han Solo and Indiana Jones, there was another Harrison Ford, a star of silent cinema.
From the Iliad to Mission: Impossible, creators have wrestled with the question of how much universe-building is too much.
The Blues Brothers (1980) fostered a renewed appreciation of some of the best music America has ever produced.
Despite serious flaws, ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ is much better than Marvel’s recent offerings. Perhaps the franchise may have turned the corner.
Against long odds and in the face of exclusionary casting, Anna May Wong bequeathed us an extraordinary cinematic legacy.
Like a Hieronymus Bosch painting, it’s chaos alright—but it’s a dazzling chaos.
Chinatown is noir at its bleakest, yet most stylish.
An account of all the lives Corman touched, the careers he helped to jump-start, and the genres he pioneered would fill several books.
Most new movies feature neither good storytelling nor innovative filmmaking. Instead, they rely on the nostalgia of ready-made fan bases.
The French emperor and military commander played a pivotal role in an epochal transformation.
A look back at William Goldman’s bonkers metafictional novel ‘The Princess Bride,’ which later became a much-loved family film.
Neither hagiographers nor haters of the late musician, actor, and activist have managed to get him right.
Meg Smaker’s film about the rehabilitation of former Guantanamo terror suspects was nuanced and sympathetic. But the mob didn’t care.
Dissociative Identity Disorder and the riddle of human responsibility.