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The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974) · May 18, 2026
Jes Battis, "It's Only Forever: Labyrinth" (ECW Press, 2026)
Labyrinth (2026) · Apr 25, 2026
A Star Is Born (1937)
A Star Is Born (1937) · Mar 16, 2026
Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry | Filmmaker Q&A
Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry (2016) · Mar 7, 2026
Michael Glover Smith, "Bob Dylan as Filmmaker: No Time to Think" (McNidder and Grace, 2026)
Eat the Document (1972) · Feb 28, 2026
His Girl Friday
His Girl Friday (1940) · Feb 16, 2026
Twentieth Century
Twentieth Century (1934) · Feb 2, 2026
Eric G. Wilson, "Point Blank" (British Film Institute, 2023)
Point Blank (1967) · Dec 29, 2025
The Dead
The Quick and the Dead (1987) · Dec 22, 2025
Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire (1987) · Dec 8, 2025
Julia Wagner, "Hester Street" (Bloomsbury, 2025)
Hester Street (1975) · Dec 2, 2025
The Purple Rose of Cairo
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) · Nov 24, 2025
The Beast
The Gospel of the Beast (2023) · Nov 10, 2025
History Is Made at Night
History Is Made at Night (1937) · Sep 29, 2025
The Straight Story
The Straight Story (1999) · Sep 15, 2025
American Gangster
American Gangster (2007) · Jun 23, 2025
Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) · Jun 3, 2025
The Fisher King
The Fisher King (1991) · May 12, 2025
Woman in the Dunes
Woman in the Dunes (1964) · Mar 24, 2025
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) · Mar 10, 2025
Esha Niyogi De, "Women's Transborder Cinema: Authorship, Stardom, and Filmic Labor in South Asia" (U Illinois Press, 2024)
Women (2024) · Mar 1, 2025
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) · Feb 24, 2025
In “The Beast,” AI Puts Limits on Human Emotion
The Gospel of the Beast (2023) · Feb 22, 2025
Kramer vs. Kramer
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) · Oct 7, 2024
As Good as It Gets
As Good as It Gets (1997) · Sep 30, 2024
L. A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential (1997) · Sep 9, 2024
For a Few Dollars More
For a Few Dollars More (1965) · Sep 2, 2024
Can "Alien: Romulus" Revive the Alien Franchise?
Alien: Romulus (2024) · Aug 19, 2024
Melissa E. Anderson, "Inland Empire" (Fireflies Press, 2021)
Inland Empire (2021) · Jul 16, 2024
Pamela Hutchinson, "The Red Shoes" (Bloomsbury, 2023)
The Red Shoes (2023) · Jul 14, 2024
Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet (1956) · Jul 1, 2024
Bringing Out the Dead
Bringing Out the Dead (1999) · Jun 17, 2024
On Richard Linklater and “Hit Man”
Hit Man (2024) · Jun 14, 2024
American Movie
American Movie (1999) · Jun 3, 2024
First Reformed
First Reformed (2018) · May 13, 2024
Hobson’s Choice
Hobson's Choice (1954) · May 6, 2024
Robert Farley on how "Andor" recreates "The Battle of Algiers" (and it works)
The Battle of Algiers (1966) · May 3, 2024
We Own the Night
We Own the Night (2007) · Apr 29, 2024
The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers (1955) · Apr 15, 2024
Pan’s Labyrinth
Pan's Labyrinth (2006) · Apr 8, 2024
Adapting Liu Cixin’s "Three-Body Problem" for Television
The Three-Body Problem · Apr 2, 2024
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) · Mar 25, 2024
Defending Your Life
Defending Your Life (1991) · Mar 18, 2024
Dune, Part Two: An Interview with Dr. Kara Kennedy
Dune: Part Two (2024) · Mar 8, 2024
Jinying Li, "Anime's Knowledge Cultures: Geek, Otaku, Zhai" (U Minnesota Press, 2024)
Anime (2024) · Mar 3, 2024
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian (1982) · Feb 26, 2024
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) · Feb 19, 2024
Anatomy of a Fall
Anatomy of a Fall (2023) · Jan 29, 2024
"Apocalypto" and Mel Gibson (with Jonathon Fessenden)
Apocalypto (2006) · Jan 18, 2024
Eyes Wide Shut
Eyes Wide Shut (1999) · Jan 15, 2024
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries (1957) · Dec 4, 2023
I Know Where I’m Going!
I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) · Nov 27, 2023
Minority Report
Minority Report (2002) · Nov 13, 2023
Babette’s Feast
Babette's Feast (1987) · Oct 30, 2023
Stephen B. Armstrong, "I Want You Around: The Ramones and the Making of Rock 'n' Roll High School" (Backbeat Books, 2023)
Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979) · Oct 27, 2023
Paul Crenshaw, "Melt with Me: Coming of Age and Other '80s Perils" (Ohio State UP, 2023)
Melt (2023) · Oct 12, 2023
Lost in America
Lost in America (1985) · Oct 9, 2023
Melanie Williams, "A Taste of Honey" (Bloomsbury, 2023)
Tastes Like Honey (2023) · Oct 1, 2023
The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers (1980) · Sep 11, 2023
The Wages of Fear
The Wages of Fear (1953) · Sep 4, 2023
In a Lonely Place
In a Lonely Place (1950) · Aug 28, 2023
PostScript: The Barbie Movie: A Conversation about a Cinematic and Cultural Event
Barbie (2023) · Aug 23, 2023
The French Connection
The French Connection (1971) · Aug 21, 2023
California Split
California Split (1974) · Aug 14, 2023
The Fourth Wise Man (with Jonathon Fessenden)
The Fourth Wise Man (1985) · Aug 4, 2023
The Great Dictator
The Great Dictator (1940) · Jul 31, 2023
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) · Jul 24, 2023
Bombay Talkies
Bombay Talkies (2013) · Jul 20, 2023
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive (2001) · Jul 3, 2023
Elephant Man
The Elephant Man (1980) · Jun 6, 2023
Suzanne Ferriss, "Lost in Translation" (British Film Institute, 2023)
Lost in Translation (2003) · Mar 31, 2023
The Sámi in "Frozen" (Part 2)
Frozen (2013) · Jan 12, 2023
The Sámi in "Frozen" (Part 1)
Frozen (2013) · Jan 11, 2023
The Sámi in "Frozen" (Part 1)
Frozen II (2019) · Jan 11, 2023
Bonus Episode: "Nomadland"
Nomadland (2021) · Jan 1, 2023
Catholic Movies, Part 1: "Silence" and "The Scarlet and the Black"
The Scarlet and the Black (1983) · Dec 30, 2022
Catholic Movies, Part 1: "Silence" and "The Scarlet and the Black"
Silence (2016) · Dec 30, 2022
"Gone with the Wind" Revisited
Gone with the Wind (1939) · Dec 28, 2022
Jon Lewis, "The Godfather, Part II" (Bloomsbury, 2022)
The Godfather Part II (1974) · Nov 21, 2022
Shaken and Stirred
From Russia with Love (1963) · Nov 2, 2022
Shaken and Stirred
For Your Eyes Only (1981) · Nov 2, 2022
It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
The Day After (1983) · Sep 21, 2022
It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
On the Beach (1959) · Sep 21, 2022
Courtenay Stallings, "Laura's Ghost: Women Speak about Twin Peaks" (Fayetteville Mafia Press, 2020)
Laura (2020) · Jan 6, 2021
Rebecca Harrison, "The Empire Strikes Back" (Bloomsbury, 2020)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) · Nov 30, 2020
Joe Street, "Dirty Harry’s America: Clint Eastwood, Harry Callahan, and the Conservative Backlash" (UP of Florida, 2016)
Dirty Harry (1971) · Jan 7, 2019
Discussion with Dahlia Schweitzer (“Going Viral”) and Rob Thomas (“Veronica Mars”)
Veronica Mars (2014) · May 15, 2018
Harlan Lebo, “Citizen Kane: A Filmmakers Journey” (Thomas Dunne Books, 2016)
Citizen Kane (1941) · Apr 19, 2016
Maria Yatskova, “Miss Gulag” (Neihausen-Yatskova & Vodar Films, 2007)
Miss Gulag (2007) · Jun 3, 2011