Saturday, May 31, 2025

Op-eds

Back to School with Teen Witches!

Each decade brings us its own version of youthful scandal, on campus spells, and alluring witchcraft. Read on for some timeless onscreen magic for any generation. The Craft Catholic school outcasts Robin Tunney (Empire...

Op-Ed: How ‘Red Dragon’ Turned Hannibal Lecter Into a Franchise

Lucrative horror franchises almost never happen by design – just ask the Dark Universe. So, when I say that Hannibal Lecter wasn’t supposed to be another Hollywood money spinner, it’s not exactly...

Films That Ended Before They Started

Joaquin Phoenix’s stunning departure days before he was set to shoot his gay romance drama with Todd Haynes brings up a nasty history of sudden cancellations. While the details have not come...

Op-ed: The Year Was 1939

It’s very hard, if not impossible, to declare one year as “the best ever” in the history of film. 1955, 1977, and 1999 are all common candidates for this title holder among...

Op-Ed: The Experience of Watching ‘It Ends With Us’ as a Survivor of Domestic Abuse

***This Op-Ed Contains Both Spoilers and a Frank Discussion of Domestic Abuse*** As a domestic abuse survivor, I often ponder the impact of on-screen portrayals of domestic abuse. Media helps shape and reflect...

Op-Ed: A Tribute to Adrian Lyne, the Director Who Makes Us Swoon

You don’t hear Adrian Lyne’s name being mentioned when it comes time for AFI’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Or Honorary Oscars. Or in articles written by fans about how criminal it is that...

The Raw Kind: Glauber Rocha And His Passions

Upon the Criterion release of Black God, White Devil, I was introduced to the center of Brazil’s “Cinema Novo,” or new cinema, their new wave of filmmaking. Where past Brazilian films were...

Op-Ed: Figure Eights in the Fourth Dimension with Christopher Nolan

Humans generally think of time in a linear fashion. We move forward and we think back. Our existence on this plane is a slow crawl toward both our individual selves and our...

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