Presidential Movies: A Flattery Scale
Last month’s Southside With You joins a long line of fawning narratives about American presidents — a list that offers…
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PS Picks: Our Recommendations for What to Watch, Read, and Listen to Right Now
This month: The Mapping Journey Project at the Museum of Modern Art; Mark Lilla's attempt to understand political reactionaries; Nate Parker's gritty new film, The Birth of a Nation; and the documentary Command and Control.
The Female-Driven Blockbuster Isn’t New—It’s Old
Ghostbusters and Ocean’s Eight don’t mark a turning point for Hollywood so much as a return: From the 1920s to the ’50s, women drove box-office revenue—in drama, comedy, and ensemble films.
‘Suicide Squad’ Would Have Been Much Better With a More Accurate Depiction of Mental Illness
Two forensic psychiatrists review DC Comics’ latest blockbuster—and offer advice on writing multidimensional characters.
A Brief History of Increasingly Violent PG-13 Films
Suicide Squad is just the latest installment in an aggressive cinematic trend.
Pacific Standard Picks: Our Recommendations for What to Watch, Read, and Listen to Now
This month: Baz Luhrmann’s new series The Get Down;The West Wing Weekly, an episode-by-episode podcast about the now-classic…
The Only Good Tarzan Is a Bad Tarzan
Nobody wants The Legend of Tarzan—perhaps because Americans aren’t ready for a Tarzan with woke politics. By Aaron…
Don’t Look to the Movies to Learn About Disability
The next time you meet a disabled person, throw the films you’ve watched about them out the window…
Male Dominance in the American Film Industry
A new project measures the gender balance in the dialogue of 2,000 movies. By Lisa Wade Filmgoers queueing…
You Think It’s Great, but It’s Probably Just Familiar
Against the auteur. By Jay Livingston Armageddon. (Photo: Buena Vista Pictures) Despite the maxim about familiarity breeding contempt,…