Essays

Eyes Wide Shut Nicole Kidman And Tom Cruise

Relishing Marital Trauma Both Real and Imaginary in ‘Eyes Wide Shut’

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How We Learned to Stop Worrying And Love The One You’re With.

Red Helmet

Beyond The Infinite: Charting The Music of ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’

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The saga of the soundtrack of Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece is a long one. So grab a cushion.

Blue Velvet Jeffrey Closet

‘Blue Velvet’ and the Blinding Light of Love

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On trauma and sincerity in David Lynch’s 1986 film.

Toy Story

How ‘Toy Story’ Became the ‘Die Hard’ of Animated Movies

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So much of Hollywood’s animated feature output of the last 24 years has followed the formula of Pixar’s first big movie.

Alien

The Quiet Terror of ‘Alien’

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How sound (or lack of it) builds the sci-fi horror film’s seminal scares.

The Witch Anya Taylor Joy

The Devil is in the Details in Robert Eggers’ ‘The Witch’

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Meshing historic milieu with fear of the female body, Eggers incites a horror spectacle with a contemporary reading.

Game Of Thrones Fan Art

The Creative Side of Fandom

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Sure, toxic fandom is destructive, but let’s talk about the other side for a change.

Best Comedy Movies When Harry Met Sally

‘When Harry Met Sally’ Finds Humor in Partnership

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After 30 years, Harry and Sally are the gold standard as far as rom-com duos are concerned. Their chemistry is a feat of collaboration, both onscreen and off.

Best Comedy Movies Groundhog Day

‘Groundhog Day’ and the Tragicomedy of Self-Hatred

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The 1993 comedy classic teaches us how to live with ourselves, over and over and over again.