• Film and TV

    What to Watch

    On Lessons in Chemistry and the Reign of Extraordinary Women

    Rosalynn Tyo on the New Series Adaptation and the Sidelining of “Average” Women

     
    By Rosalynn Tyo  October 23, 2023
    The Hub

    Marty and Leo are bringing another David Grann book to the big screen.

    By Dan Sheehan  October 19, 2023
    What to Watch

    Highs and Lows from the New York Film Festival’s Literary Fare

    By Elissa Suh  October 19, 2023
    The Hub

    Watch the sinister trailer for the adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s Eileen.

    By Emily Temple  October 18, 2023
    What to Watch

    Butcher’s Crossing Betrays the Brilliant Novel That Inspired It

    By Michelle Nijhuis  October 18, 2023
    America

    How the Iron Horse Spelled Doom for the American Buffalo

    By Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns  October 16, 2023
    Book Marks: What the Critics Are Saying
    Halloween

    Halloween at 45: How Horror’s Scariest Franchise Makes Sense of the Senseless

    By Michael Kraus  October 13, 2023
    What to Watch

    What Does Playing the Devil Incarnate Do to a Young Girl?

    By Marlena Williams  October 13, 2023
    Horror

    Dorothea Lasky on the Power of Horror

    By Dorothea Lasky  October 13, 2023
    What to Watch

    Despite Some Pitfalls, Killers of the Flower Moon Swells with Humanity and Heart

    On Martin Scorsese’s New Adaptation of David Grann’s Monumental Book

    By Olivia Rutigliano  October 20, 2023
    What to Watch

    Liberatory Art: What Passages Achieves in the History of Cinema and Desire

    By Frank Falisi  October 6, 2023
    What to Watch

    Iain Reid on Seeing Foe Come to Life on Screen

    By Iain Reid  October 6, 2023
    What to Watch

    50 Years Ago, One of the Gutsiest, Strangest Sci-Fi Movie Franchises Came to a Close with Battle for the Planet of the Apes

    By Matthew Hays  October 4, 2023
    What to Watch

    More, More, More: Why We Love Author Documentaries

    Jonathan Russell Clark Considers New Docs on Joyce Carol Oates, Stephen King, and Tom Wolfe

    By Jonathan Russell Clark  October 3, 2023
    Labor

    What the WGA’s Historic Contract Means for All Writers in the Fight Against Generative AI

    By Alexis Gunderson  October 3, 2023
    The Hub

    Check out the first trailer for Leave the World Behind.

    By Dan Sheehan  October 2, 2023
    Film & TV

    How Iowa City, Hub of Literature, Became a Landmark for Cinephiles

    By Hannah Bonner  September 29, 2023
    Streaming Guide

    The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in October

    The Spooky Edit

    By Emily Temple  September 29, 2023
    What to Watch

    How Oppenheimer Fails to Unpack the Craft at the Core of Its Drama

    By Claire Tuna  September 28, 2023
    Beyond the Page

    Anne Applebaum, Robert Kagan, and Evan Osnos on Democracy

    By Sun Valley Writers' Conference  September 28, 2023
    Writing the Novel

    How Nora Fussner Turned a Reality TV Job Into a Novel

    By Nora Fussner  September 26, 2023
    Film History

    When A League of Their Own Started Casting, Actresses Took Over LA’s Batting Cages

    Erin Carlson on the Role of a Lifetime (and the Stars Who Showed Up)

    By Erin Carlson  September 22, 2023
    What to Watch

    Literary Highlights from the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival

    By Elissa Suh  September 22, 2023
    What to Watch

    38 Literary Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Fall

    By Emily Temple  September 19, 2023
    Immigrant Stories

    The Divided Self is Every Immigrant’s Legacy

    By Thrity Umrigar  October 13, 2023
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