Bright Wall/Dark Room February 2022: A Down with Love Girl, Level Three! by Merritt Mecham
An essay about Down with Love, as excerpted from the latest issue of Bright Wall/Dark Room.
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NAACP Image Awards Honors 2022 Winners, Led By The Harder They Fall
The list of the 2022 winners at the NAACP Image Awards.
Greed is Good in Showtime’s Compelling Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
A review of the new Showtime series Super Pumped, which premieres on February 27th.
Blood, Sweat & Chrome Offers Full, Fascinating History of Mad Max: Fury Road
A review of the excellent new book about the making of Mad Max: Fury Road.
Final Season of Killing Eve Starts on a Disappointing, Boring Note
A review of the final season of Killing Eve.
Zelda Adams, Toby Poser, and John Adams on their Family Horror Road-Trip Movie, Hellbender
An interview with the filmmaking family behind the new Shudder film, Hellbender.
FX’s Better Things Says Goodbye with Sly, Tearjerking Fifth Season
A review of the final season of FX’s Better Things, premiering on Hulu on February 28th.
A Song Was Only A Breath Away: Joe Wright on Cyrano
An interview with the director of Cyrano.
Vikings: Valhalla Offers an Entertaining Escape from Winter Blues
A review of the new Netflix series, a sequel to History’s Vikings.
The Best South Korean Film of 2021: Lee Tae-gyeom’s I Don’t Fire Myself
A celebration of the best South Korean film from last year, a social drama reminiscent of Ken Loach.
Josephine Minow (1926-2022)
A reprint of Josephine Minow’s obituary published at the Chicago Sun-Times.
College of Media Announces Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies
An article about the Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies at the College of Media at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Life is But a Dream: Albert Birney & Kentucker Audley on Strawberry Mansion
An interview with the directors of Strawberry Mansion.
RACE Unpacks the Challenges and Impact of Bubba Wallace
A review of the new six-part Netflix series about Bubba Wallace.
A Different Perspective: David S. Reynolds on Lincoln’s Dilemma
An interview with Professor David S. Reynolds, whose book inspired the new Apple TV+ series Lincoln’s Dilemma.
Apple Re-Releases Oscar-Nominated CODA for Free In Theaters
An article about Apple re-releasing the Oscar-nominated film, “CODA,” in theaters.
Netflix’s Space Force Focuses More on Great Ensemble in Season Two
A review of season two of Space Force, now playing on Netflix.
How History Moves Through a Life: Dana Stevens on Buster Keaton
An interview with Dana Stevens about Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century.
Painting with John Returns for More Life Lessons
A review of season two of HBO’s Painting with John.
Adam Scott Leads Brilliantly Original Workplace Drama Severance
A review of Apple TV+’s Severance, starring Adam Scott and Patricia Arquette.
