Short Films in Focus: How to Be Alone
A presentation of the horror short How to Be Alone, written and directed by Stranger Things writer Kate Trefry, and starring Joe Keery and Maika Monroe.
Features
After Yesterday: A Beatles Film Festival
An ode to the movies starring, about, and influenced by The Beatles in honor of Danny Boyle’s Yesterday.
Fly Me to the Moon: 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 and Man’s Walk on the Moon
The writers at RogerEbert.com share their favorite moon-related songs, movies and events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of man’s walk on the moon.
Bright Wall/Dark Room June 2019: An Essay on Magic Mike XXL by Isabel Cole
An essay about Magic Mike XXL, as excerpted from the Bright Wall/Dark Room issue about thirst traps.
An Ode to Pedro Almodovar’s All About My Mother on Its 20th Anniversary
“All About My Mother” represents a clear apotheosis in Almodóvar’s career.
Franco Zeffirelli: 1923-2019
The famed director of Romeo & Juliet, La Traviata, Jesus of Nazareth and more passed away this weekend at the age of 96.
From Don’t Look Back to Rolling Thunder Revue: The Cinema of Bob Dylan
A look back at the films that complement Bob Dylan’s groundbreaking work as a singer and songwriter.
Quad Cinema Celebrates Pauline Kael with Losing It At the Movies Retrospective
Losing It At the Movies: Pauline Kael at 100 runs at New York’s Quad Cinema from June 7-20.
The Fairy Tale of Homeownership in The Last Black Man in San Francisco
The Last Black Man in San Francisco follows Jimmie and Montgomery’s struggle to retake the former’s family home, and overcome the origins of gentrification.
Thumbnails Special Edition: Our Cannes 2019 Coverage
A special edition of Thumbnails spotlighting our coverage of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
Bethesda’s Rage 2 Struggles to Make It Down the Fury Road
A review of the new post-apocalyptic game, Rage 2.
Short Films in Focus: Guns Found Here
An interview with the director of Guns Found Here, and a presentation of the short film.
An Ode to Mothra, Co-kaiju of Godzilla: King of the Monsters
I don’t think Godzilla: King of the Monsters will give us singing twin fairies, but I hope it remembers that there is power in protection, not just destruction.
How Domino Fits into the Brian De Palma Paradox
There’s something glorious about being freed from the confines of a pretty rote thriller and simply waiting for De Palma to uncork some rococo bit of violent suspense.
Happy Birthday, Ripley: Alien at 40
Alien is both ahead of its time and squarely of its time.
Book Review: Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse: The Ultimate History
The latest Taschen book is an essential companion for lovers of animation.
Thumbnails Special Edition: Cannes 2019
A special edition of Thumbnails spotlighting coverage of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.
Bright Wall/Dark Room May 2019: A Million Little Postcards from the Edge by Lindsey Romain
An essay by Lindsey Romain about Postcards from the Edge, as excerpted from the latest edition of online magazine Bright Wall/Dark Room.
