Bright Wall/Dark Room October 2021: Parenting, The Pandemic, and Paw Patrol: The Movie by Andrew Root
An essay by Andrew Root about Paw Patrol: The Movie, as excerpted from the latest issue of Bright Wall/Dark Room.
Features
Book Review: Fun City Cinema by Jason Bailey
A brief review of the excellent new volume by critic Jason Bailey.
Book Excerpt: Fun City Cinema: New York City and the Movies That Made It by Jason Bailey
An excerpt from the excellent new book about New York on film, this one about Taxi Driver.
Death is Good: The Horror Films of Val Lewton
Bill Ryan celebrates the nine horror films that Val Lewton produced for RKO between 1942 and 1946, like The Seventh Victim and Cat People.
A Tour Through the Brand New Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Jana Monji visits the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, which opened on September 30.
Janus-Faced: The Two Tony Sopranos
Tony’s is a story of modern American masculinity, middle-aged sordidness and sorrow; he is saggy around the gut, bruised at the knuckles, and tender in the heart.
Short Films in Focus: The Diamond
Our monthly series spotlights a new short film by Caitlyn Greene.
Bright Wall/Dark Room September 2021: It’s All Happening by Ethan Warren
An essay by Ethan Warren about Almost Famous, as excerpted from the latest issue of Bright Wall/Dark Room.
Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive: Cinema’s Postmodern Samurai
A look back at the power of Drive on its tenth anniversary.
NYFF 2021: The Tragedy of Macbeth, Festival Highlights
Thoughts on the best of the New York Film Festival, including Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth, starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand.
TIFF 2021: You Are Not My Mother, Zalava, DASHCAM
On three Midnight Madness films from TIFF, including two of the best horror films of the year.
TIFF 2021: Petite Maman, The Power of the Dog, Huda’s Salon
Thoughts on three TIFF films, including the latest from Celine Sciamma and Jane Campion.
Short Films in Focus: Ava’s Dating a Senior!
A presentation of the short film Ava’s Dating a Senior!, and an interview with writer/director Frédéric Da.
Don’t Say Always: On Lisa Joy’s Reminiscence
An appreciation of the themes of Lisa Joy’s Reminiscence, now on HBO Max.
Laughing Until It Hurts: An American Werewolf in London at 40
A masterful negotiation of the horror and comedy genres that’s as effective today as it was 40 years ago.
Out Upon the World’s Stage: Lincoln as History and Tragedy
An appreciation of Lincoln, its theatrical roots, and how it merges the voices of Tony Kushner and Steven Spielberg.
M. Night Shyamalan, Super Storyteller
On M. Night Shyamalan’s Eastrail 177 Trilogy and how it reflects comic book culture.
Book Excerpt: Subjective realities: The art of creative nonfiction film
An excerpt from the new book from Seventh Row Publishing.
Fantasia 2021: What Josiah Saw, Stanleyville, Glasshouse
On three films from this year’s Fantasia, including one fest stand-out.
30 Minutes On: The Graduate
A horror movie without the blood and guts, about how we become our parents.
