The Big Screen

Domestic box office earnings are no longer a reliable metric.

The director is so busy preserving all of his scenes that he cuts out crucial, character-building moments.

Scientists have tried to figure out the appeal of axe murderers and creepy dolls, but it mostly remains a spooky mystery.

For male movie stars, earnings steadily rise until age 51, when things level off. For women, the peak comes 17 years earlier, and it's followed by a sudden drop.

The work of genocide researcher Adam Jones suggests that the perception of strength justifies violence against men.

Exploding movie theaters, things being dumped into the Pacific, byzantine corporate bureaucracy—all part of Eddie Muller's efforts to preserve the film noir era.

What’s been described as an “abortion rom-com” has a lot in common with Jane Eyre, Middlemarch, and other Victorian novels that showcase how female friendship can develop the heroine’s positive qualities.

We could all learn a thing or two from our close cousin, the bonobo.

Joseph Campbell's theory of the Monomyth suggests that all mythical and legendary tales told throughout human history share a common structure.

The complicated pleasures of Nicholas Wrathall's hagiographic new documentary.

A new documentary looks at the history of anonymous hotlines, what place they occupy in America today, and where they might fit in going forward.

Sixteen years after a failed American iteration, Godzilla is back, and it's one of the most anticipated movies of the year. There's no superhero, it's not a sequel, and it's not part of a franchise, so what makes a movie about a monster destroying a city so resonant in 2014?

The famed Swiss artist passed away earlier this week, but he leaves behind an alien creature more terrifying than any other.

The new documentary from Tim Beringer, kid brother of Matt Beringer of The National, highlights the difficulties faced by all siblings as they get older.

How a Welsh director made the next great Eastern action film.

New rules at People and other leading gossip outlets could be the first step back to a classic Hollywood system, where celebrities have complete control over their image. The problem? Tabloids, by mapping our anxieties onto celebrity bodies and making the unspeakable speakable, serve an important purpose.

As the screens we watch our movies on get smaller and smaller, we're losing a unique, communal experience.

What began as a creation of Ma Bell and then became a Hollywood staple is now quickly disappearing—as it should.

Brutalism on screen—and its moral repercussions.

More than just a set of plastic bricks, Lego has positioned itself as the perfect toy brand by working to inspire nostalgia, creativity, and wonder. And the hottest film of the year to-date is a celebration of that.

The documentary debuted a year ago, but no one started talking about it until late October. Except, how many people are actually talking about it?

Sociologists at the University of California-Los Angeles have come up with statistical predictors for getting the nod.

Everyone's solution: find somewhere else.

Awards shows are great for women in Hollywood, but they can still do much more.