10 Music Documentaries You Should See After The Greatest Night in Pop
From Bob Dylan to the Black Woodstock, here are the concert films and behind-the-scenes portraits that go to 11.
Features
How Will Dakota Johnson Survive Madame Web? The Same Way She Handled Fifty Shades of Grey
A feature on the savvy media management of Dakota Johnson.
9 Underrated Romantic Movies for Valentine’s Day This Year
Some off-the-radar romantic movies for you this week.
Book Excerpt: Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras: A History of Blaxploitation Cinema by Odie Henderson
An excerpt from the new book by the great Odie Henderson.
“He Stood on a Firm Piece of Earth”: John Patrick Shanley on Moonstruck director Norman Jewison
John Patrick Shanley, who won an Oscar for writing “Moonstruck,” talks about working with the film’s director, the late Norman Jewison
Bright Wall/Dark Room January 2024: Making Peace With Our Distractions: On Kelly Reichardt’s Showing Up
An essay by Sarah Welch-Larson about Showing Up, excerpted from the January 2024 edition of online magazine Bright Wall/Dark Room.
2023: The Year of the Teacher
An essay about how the experiences of teachers were memorably portrayed on film in 2023.
Spit On A Griddle: The Return of Francis Ford Coppola’s One from the Heart
A look back at Coppola’s underrated musical, returning this week in a restored re-release.
Bergman’s Hour of the Wolf: Another Look at an Underrated Masterpiece
A reappreciation of one of Bergman’s movies that hasn’t received as much attention as it should.
The Future of the Movies, Part 1
The first essay in a new series about where movies are going.
The List is Life: On the 30th Anniversary of Schindler’s List
A look back at the power and sustained relevance of Steven Spielberg’s Oscar winner.
Where’s My Black Girlhood?: The Whitewashing of the Femme Boom
A feature on the boom of coming-of-age films in 2023 and how few of them reflected the Black experience.
Short Films in Focus: Breaking Silence
A great new short about the deaf community in prison.
The Great Craft of 2023
On some of the best craft of the year in film, including The Boy and the Heron, The Holdovers, All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, Poor Things, and many more.
The Return of Santa Claus: The Movie — The Box Office Bomb Beloved By Brits
A feature on a film that bombed in the States but has become a holiday classic in its home country.
The Great Performances of 2023
On some of our favorite performances of the last year in film.
A Report from the Color Purple Special Screening with Oprah Winfrey
A report from the November screening of The Color Purple, with a very special panel.
The Individual Top Tens of 2023
The individual top ten lists submitted by the writers of this site.
