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October 3, 2014
David Thomson
In 'Gone Girl,' David Fincher Embraces his Nasty Misanthropy
October 2, 2014
Teo Bugbee
The Juno Director Turned an Outdated Anti-Tech Thinkpiece into a Movie
October 2, 2014
Rebecca Traister
Don't Love or Hate Lena Dunham. Create More of Her.
The pressure on young female celebrities is unsustainable
September 24, 2014
Molly Mirhashem
Study Discovers that Movies Sexualize 13-Year-Old Girls as Much as Women in Their 30s
September 24, 2014
Becca Rothfeld
The New Fairy Tale Is Trying to Escape Its Past
September 20, 2014
David Thomson
The Timeless Charm of Lauren Bacall
September 12, 2014
Helen Alexander and Rhys Blakely
The Triumph of Digital Will Be the Death of Many Movies
The 35mm reel is slowly shuffling off this mortal coil
September 3, 2014
Esther Breger
Whit Stillman: Why I Love Working With Amazon
August 25, 2014
David Thomson
Maggie Smith Isn't Always Wonderful
August 22, 2014
Yo Zushi
How the Market Affects What Horror Makes it to Hollywood
August 20, 2014
Meghan O'Rourke
Twitter Grief Is Real Grief
There's nothing wrong with mourning celebrities online
August 15, 2014
Clancy Sigal
Lauren Bacall Was a Liberal Idol in a Rabidly Anti-Communist Hollywood
August 14, 2014
Christopher Beam
China's Millennial Literary Rivals Are Now Battling at the Box Office Too
Which young author-turned-director speaks more to China's youth?
August 12, 2014
Stanley Kauffmann
This Was Robin Williams's Best Non-Comedic Performance
July 30, 2014
William Giraldi
James Franco's Utterly Misguided Adaptation of Cormac McCarthy
What happens when a selfie-addicted celebrity takes on the darkest of American masters
July 28, 2014
David Thomson
Philip Seymour Hoffman Is Haunting in His Last Major Role
'A Most Wanted Man' showcases the actor's uncompromising talent
July 23, 2014
David Thomson
Woody Allen's Worst Film Yet
The charming 'Blue Jasmine' seems very much in the past
July 10, 2014
David Thomson
What Brought Us to the Planet of the Apes?
The long and messy history of hominids in film
July 9, 2014
Chloe Schama
'Boyhood' Is a Stunning Experiment in Filming Time
July 9, 2014
Jonathan Zimmerman
Americans Think Africa Is One Big Wild Animal Reserve
Delta and 'The Lion King' are part of our long history of stereotyping the continent

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