Criticism
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Criticism
On Emancipation
What Hollywood has done to a much-circulated image of American slavery
December 9, 2022
The Darker Side of Bambi
What Felix Salten's tale teaches us about the lives of men
November 30, 2022
Books
Why So Serious?
Sang Young Park’s angrily funny work charts a new path for gay fiction
May 16, 2022
Film
Making a Home In the Multiverse
Everything Everywhere All At Once reinvents the immigrant family drama
May 9, 2022