• Essays

    Quentin Tarantino Wrote a "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" Novel—Here's What You Need to Know

    This is not your usual novelization of a movie. It's much stranger.

    July 12, 2021  By Nick Kolakowski
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    The Strange Story of Orson Welles' Lost Film, Mr. Arkadin

    The 1955 film was supposed to be Welles' masterpiece. Or maybe it was just a lark. Or a KGB-funded money laundering enterprise.

    July 9, 2021  By Craig Pittman
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    The Reimagined Mosquito Coast Is a Hitchcockian Chase Thriller With a Social Critique

    The new Apple TV+ series takes on American exceptionalism but delivers it with a stylish story about a family pursued.

    July 9, 2021  By Harrison Blackman
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    Setting a Murder Mystery in the Real Hollywood Canteen Required Piercing a Veil of Myth and Nostalgia

    The Hollywood canteen was where soldiers went to dance and everyone was equal. That was the story, anyway.

    July 9, 2021  By Susan Elia MacNeal
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    Charlotte Philby Remembers Her Paradoxical Grandfather, Kim Philby

    Why are people drawn to espionage fiction? For Philby, the answer has always been personal

    July 8, 2021  By Charlotte Philby
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    In True Crime, We Find a Deep, Elusive Connection

    The best true crime is an invitation to believe that our opinions and our empathy matter.

    July 8, 2021  By Jessica Chiarella
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    The Most Murdered Woman in the World

    How an early form of true crime set the stage for Paula Maxa, the original scream queen.

    July 7, 2021  By April Snellings
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    On Loving, and Leaving, Barcelona

    "If I saw the beauty in Barcelona, I also saw the shadows."

    July 7, 2021  By Rupert Thomson
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    "L’affaire Flactif": How Racist Motivations Were Overlooked in a Family Homicide

    According to the press, David Hotyat murdered an entire family out of jealousy. But his true motivations were much more sinister.

    July 7, 2021  By Samira Sedira
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    The Art of Rejection: How One Author Pushed Through 41 Rejections and Kept on Waiting for Life-Changing News

    To achieve her dream, T.J. Newman first had to cope with the bad news, again and again.

    July 6, 2021  By T.J. Newman
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