• TV & Film

    The Freudian Gothic Fiction of Ira Levin

    "Behind the terse style, there is a poetry to the ironies of Levin’s plots, and there is a brutality that emerges from his intricate imagination."

    September 15, 2023  By James Reich
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    ‘A Face in the Crowd’ Forecast Our Future – If We’d Only Been Paying Attention

    Keith Roysdon on the strange prescience of Elia Kazan's 1957 film starring Andy Griffith.

    September 15, 2023  By Keith Roysdon
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    In These Thrillers, "Best Friends" Are the Biggest Threat

    Jilly Gagnon on toxic friendships in psychological thrillers.

    September 6, 2023  By Jilly Gagnon
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    Bigfoot Is in the Woods, Our Hearts and Our Nightmares

    The legendary mythical beast is a mystery that’ll never be solved – and he’s also toys and board games and festivals

    August 31, 2023  By Keith Roysdon
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    Phonies: J.D. Salinger and Wielding Copyright as Self-Protection

    Salinger spent the second half of his career fighting for authors' right to privacy. Did it do any good?

    August 30, 2023  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    To Film and Thrive in L.A.: Three Lesser-Praised Friedkin Films Are Classics

    A closer look at 'Sorcerer,' 'Cruising,' and 'To Live and Die in L.A.'

    August 25, 2023  By Keith Roysdon
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    Anna May Wong and Chinatown Noir: 4 Essential Films

    "Wong brought authenticity and nuance to her roles...undermining the stereotypes that threatened to define her."

    August 22, 2023  By Yunte Huang
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    A Classic California Mystery: The Life and Times of Lange Lewis

    The author of The Birthday Murder has been mostly forgotten. But her mysteries portray a timeless vision of life and crime in California.

    August 21, 2023  By Randal S. Brandt
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    Running Man: Mission: Impossible–Dead Reckoning Part One and the Exertions of Tom Cruise

    Frank Falisi on when the politics of a boilerplate franchise becomes increasingly illegible

    August 18, 2023  By Frank Falisi
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    The Last Voyage of the Demeter is a Creative Dracula Adaptation That Bites Off a Bit More Than It Can Chew

    Olivia Rutigliano Grades André Øvredal's New Film on a Curve

    August 11, 2023  By Olivia Rutigliano
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